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To: tejek who wrote (597036)	1/6/2011 6:54:56 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573215

Ted, there's a big difference between planning for something that happens once every 50 years, and planning for something that happened five times in the past 30 years. The snow storm in NYC was not abnormal. In fact, it's actually quite normal. Not typical, but it's still what most New Yorkers would expect to happen every now and then. At least I would, having experienced several personally. Beyond that, NYC has a reputation for dealing with huge snow storms like these. Back in the 80's, Washington, D.C. was paralyzed by a big snow storm. Metro couldn't operate, and the whole city was paralyzed. Guess who they turned to for help planning for the future? That's right, NYC. I hear other cities, including Seattle, reguarly turn to NYC for advice and consulting services when it comes to beefing up their winter storm response system. So you see, the latest NYC snow storm was not unusual, but the lackluster response by the NYC government was. I would not react the same way if Seattle were hit by such a severe snow storm, since like you said, no one expects Seattle to have to deal with it. But I guarantee you that every single New Yorker expects the local government to deal effectively with huge snow storms. They have in the past and they are expected to in the future. That's why they're pissed off at Bloomberg, among other things. Now tell me, since I've already proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the snow storm wasn't any bigger than what NYC had to deal with before, why was the response so atypical? That's where we have a legitimate difference in opinion. Not this whole "The storm was the biggest NYC had to deal with" nonsense. Tenchusatsu