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riverman said:
I've got at least a foot of snow everywhere and my power just came back on at 10:30 after being off all night....I feel lucky it is on so quickly....my sons neighbor in eugene had a tree fall on their house last night....
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damn! Your son should count his blessings
 
HailBlazers said:
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That's what happens when you allow media mergers until all media is owned by a few large corporations who care about nothing more than ever increasing profits.

These workers listened to right wing shock jocks on the radio spewing hate disguised as news all day, every day.
 
HailBlazers said:
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I googled a few articles about that because of your tweet.

A few things...

Many of the drivers are seasonal.

You have to have a CDL to drive a plow. Many states are having a shortage of plow drivers because they can make 2-3x as much driving commercially.

Washington has 1500 snow plow positions. They lost 150 due to the vaccine.

So this is a combination of factors with the primary being economics and the 2nd being the vaccine.

Considering that 67.7% of Washington's population has received at least 2 doses of the vaccine the vaccination rate of plow drivers has considerably higher than the state's average.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I googled a few articles about that because of your tweet.

A few things...

Many of the drivers are seasonal.

You have to have a CDL to drive a plow. Many states are having a shortage of plow drivers because they can make 2-3x as much driving commercially.

Washington has 1500 snow plow positions. They lost 150 due to the vaccine.

So this is a combination of factors with the primary being economics and the 2nd being the vaccine.

Considering that 67.7% of Washington's population has received at least 2 doses of the vaccine the vaccination rate of plow drivers has considerably higher than the state's average.
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WASHDOT

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Two (2) years of experience operating heavy equipment such as large tractors, graders, bulldozer, excavator with the various attachment, snowplows as well as 5-12 yard dump trucks.
• Knowledge of rules of safe operation of equipment, state motor vehicle laws and heavy equipment rules.
• Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) from WA, OR, or ID (depending on your state of residence).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Two (2) winter seasons of experience plowing snow in mountain conditions.
• Ability to work independently with accountability to team and park.
• Ability to respectfully and effectively communicate with the public.
• Excellent organization skills.

Starting wage: $18/hr
 
SlyPokerDog said:
WASHDOT

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Two (2) years of experience operating heavy equipment such as large tractors, graders, bulldozer, excavator with the various attachment, snowplows as well as 5-12 yard dump trucks.
• Knowledge of rules of safe operation of equipment, state motor vehicle laws and heavy equipment rules.
• Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) from WA, OR, or ID (depending on your state of residence).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Two (2) winter seasons of experience plowing snow in mountain conditions.
• Ability to work independently with accountability to team and park.
• Ability to respectfully and effectively communicate with the public.
• Excellent organization skills.

Starting wage: $18/hr
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Lol!
 
riverman said:
I got way more snow than that little California dusting son! The snow on my car's roof was a foot high this morning
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I’ll take THIS amount of snow in exchange for having moonshine stills outside my front door you hillbilly! #BAM
 
This snow is making me want to move to Arizona. I hate it.
 
MickZagger said:
This snow is making me want to move to Arizona. I hate it.
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We barely get snow. You know that growing up here. I know someone who has been spending more time in Texas. They hate it. They say they sweat withing a few minutes mowing their lawn because of the weather in the summer. This snow will all be gone soon and we can look forward to our gorgeous spring, summer, fall seasons.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
I hate snow too. It was awesome as a kid but it so inconvenient here as an adult. Thank goodness for park and rides and the max to get me to and from work in this weather if i need to go into office.
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