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[oakenguy]

I am ready to riot or loot if that's what it takes to get the path over the BU bridge cleared of snow. Knee-high slush is NOT my friend, and it sucks that my options are to a) walk in it, b) walk in traffic, c) walk a half hour out of my way because the MDC can't spare one person with a snowblower for an hour's work. Hell, loan me a snowblower and I'LL do it.

The really sad thing is that the view from the middle of the bridge is gorgeous: the part of the river directly below me is a smooth floor of light green ice, the shade people used to color Martian skin back when they were making spaceships out of foil. The white geese and yellow boat house show up beautifully against it. If only I didn't have to rupture something in order to see it...

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But I can't feel my toes...

[malterre.livejournal.com]

Beauty in the wilderness is worth a little mud.
Beauty in urbania is a pain in the ass. Worcester has the same attitude about pedestrian ways. Rain coming soon to a sidewalk near you. Hopefully it will help.

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

might just be easier to invest in waterproof boots and some gaiters for your legs...

[aberdeen.livejournal.com]

Where is your personal pedestrian hovercraft? I know they're more fun in the summer, but if you would bother to get the mud cleaned out of the rotors, you'll find that they also work very well over slush.

[badassfaerie.livejournal.com]

Cough Cough. Pictures?

[flynngrrl.livejournal.com]

Amen to that, dude. My least-favorite spot that wasn't shoveled was the area in front of the MIT Sloan Parking lot.

A) Other than going on the other side of the street and then crossing through traffic illegally and then still using part of this walkway, there is no other way to get to my building, much less across the Longfellow bridge.
B) They can fucking afford to snowblow it.
C) They snowblowed the area from the T to the entry, just not beyond that, reasonning that none of their precious B-school kids would be going there.

I hate them *and* their success. ;)

[lemur-catta.livejournal.com]

Would a flamethrower be quicker? ;)