Snow and Plowing

By the looks of things in the last 96 hours, winter has arrived early! Rain, wind, sleet, snow and more. Some of you lost power over the weekend for about seven hours (2am to about 9am)a result of a breaker trip on Route 9. The road crew is out plowing and sanding, salting as needed. Thanks to the efforts of Penny, the DOT did some work to the most troubling road, route 180. Aside from the S turns and high hill, 180 receives very little winter sun to melt the ice. The DOT did do some triming, ditching and grading, but without major reconstruction it can still be a dangerous road system. Depending on the time of day, based on the suns movement, the ride up or down Rebel Hill can be somewhat like a roller coaster. As I mentioned there is no one solution to the road problems, short of total reconstruction. A State Trooper was interviewed on the news the other day regarding people going off the road in the winter. The trooper stated he always asks the drivers, if you had been going 15mph slower do you think you would have gone off the road - he said the answer is always no. So when traveling 180 keep your eyes open, watch for other vehicles and take it easy, especially on the S turns from Route 9 to the Spring Pond Road.