Snowstorm Plus Three

I'm originally from Upstate New York and I came to the Big Apple for my undergraduate. I wanted to be away from my small town, and some where that I could fine new experiences. Little did I know that these "new experiences" would include frustration every single time a flake of snow dropped from the sky.

We are prepared for snow Upstate, its part of life. Six inches of snow is nothing. Twelve inches of snow is nothing. I understand that the city rarely gets blanketed in a heavy sheet of the white powder, but come on! How hard is it to clean up the streets three days after the storm?

That's my issue. It's not that the roads are impassable during or immediately following the snowfall. My issue is that three days later, there are still places that are impossible to get to. For example, street parking. I get that there are a lot of cars and not many places to park them, but plowing cars in only perpetuates the problem. Last night I was visiting a friend in Westchester. First of all, the sidewalks still were not shoveled. Second, I had to park on a side street that was still not clear. After visiting with my friend, I came out and my car would not move because there was no traction for the tires. I was shoveling my car out, three days after the snowstorm, for 25 minutes. Granted, maybe I should have parked elsewhere, or should have angled my car differently. But regardless of what I should have done, the streets should be a little clearer than what they are.

I get it, NYC can't function in the snow, and the city becomes paralyzed when the first flake hits the sidewalk. But am I expecting too much to have the street cleared three days after the storm? Or are my expectations too high? Whichever is the case, I'm still angry.

Maybe I should just move back Upstate, or buy a four wheel drive car that can drive over anything.

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