I unfortunately have been in the hospital and have not had an opportunity to post on the snow issue.
I had to go out of my home via ambulance because I was ill and injured and could not walk at all.
Here is where courtesy regarding snow removal comes in. This does not just pertain to me, but to anyone who has a similar experience, or has to use walkers, wheelchairs, powerchairs or just cannot walk well due to diability or illness.
When I was taken out of my home, the ambulance oeople could not get me into the ambulance anywhere near the front of my home. This was because the walk from the sidewalks to the street had not been shoveled out, or because someone had parked in front of that walkway blocking it's use by anyone. There was plenty of parking, but someone did not want to get their feet wet.
Our's was shoveled but blocked in. Unfortunately it appears some of the patrons at the Valley Inn are just not thinking about this when they come to lunch or dinner. It's a shame because the owners of the Valley Inn are the most courteous people you could know and would not do or condone this kind of thing themselves, it's not something they can really control, if anything they would help shovel you out if you needed the help.
Eventually, the ambulance people had to crawl the mountains of snow left at the corner at the walkway to the street. I know this is a plowing/city issue but if soeone lives on a corner they cshould at least try and at least keep a decent path to the street access. We always try and usually shovel out the corner at the curb.
I'm not looking for snippy comments just to let people know we cannot always depend on what our tax dollars are supposed to pay for, the system just does not always work. We have really nice people living here and would help anyone that needed it. I just asdk for a little more awareness when dealing with that crappy white stuff.
Happy Holidays to Everyone!!!
By Lisa 40th Street
I had to go out of my home via ambulance because I was ill and injured and could not walk at all.
Here is where courtesy regarding snow removal comes in. This does not just pertain to me, but to anyone who has a similar experience, or has to use walkers, wheelchairs, powerchairs or just cannot walk well due to diability or illness.
When I was taken out of my home, the ambulance oeople could not get me into the ambulance anywhere near the front of my home. This was because the walk from the sidewalks to the street had not been shoveled out, or because someone had parked in front of that walkway blocking it's use by anyone. There was plenty of parking, but someone did not want to get their feet wet.
Our's was shoveled but blocked in. Unfortunately it appears some of the patrons at the Valley Inn are just not thinking about this when they come to lunch or dinner. It's a shame because the owners of the Valley Inn are the most courteous people you could know and would not do or condone this kind of thing themselves, it's not something they can really control, if anything they would help shovel you out if you needed the help.
Eventually, the ambulance people had to crawl the mountains of snow left at the corner at the walkway to the street. I know this is a plowing/city issue but if soeone lives on a corner they cshould at least try and at least keep a decent path to the street access. We always try and usually shovel out the corner at the curb.
I'm not looking for snippy comments just to let people know we cannot always depend on what our tax dollars are supposed to pay for, the system just does not always work. We have really nice people living here and would help anyone that needed it. I just asdk for a little more awareness when dealing with that crappy white stuff.
Happy Holidays to Everyone!!!
By Lisa 40th Street
