I realize History matters, The taliban came to power thanks to weapons and aid that America provided during the war with Russia. I ask the question because after fighting a war there for almost 10 years and our economy being in such lousy shape, isn't it time we stopped spending billions of dollars before we end up the same way the Soviet Union did?

So you would condemn the entire Sanitation Dept. on the word of 5 people, who as you stated were told "not to do there jobs". Did it occur to you that perhaps the reason they came forward was to explain why they weren't doing their job. If the majority of the Sanitation Dept. had listened to the "Supervisors" that told them not to do there job New York City would still be buried under 2 feet of snow with drifts over 4 feet.

He knew he was hitting the car but he was being towed backwards by a heavy duty wrecker while he had no traction on ice. There was absolutely nothing that any operator could have done at that point. It's called an accident, that sort of thing happens during a blizzard. Again you are combining two unrelated issues to try and justify your position. Did you watch the entire video or just enough to form an opinion about a topic you are obviously ignorant about?

I'm just curious if anyone in our government or military owns a history book. No one has won a war in Afghanistan in over a thousand years. The Soviet union fought in Afghanistan for 9 years until it bankrupt the country. And now we've been there longer. Secure our borders and let them keep killing each other like they have been doing for longer than the United States have existed. Who are we to invade a country and impose our values on a culture that has existed for thousands of years longer than we have.

Again you are quoting 5 workers out of over a thousand. I was out plowing in that storm, and during the height of the storm from after midnight until almost 8 am you could not keep up with it. With the wind blowing the snow back as fast as you could plow it. Add to that that in NYC there is absolutely no place to put that amount of snow. I think it is incredibly unfair for you or the media to try to blame the death of anyone by an act of nature on Sanitation Workers as a group. If there are a few bad apples they should be investigated and punished accordingly. But you and the media are throwing out generalized accusations at the group as a whole. And the video that you referenced caused all kinds of outrage when it ran on the news and anyone, that knows anything about heavy equipment, knows there was nothing that operator could do.

"Trying to swim in a frozen river"?? That doesn't sound like it's blizzard related. Sounds more like natural selection. lol Keep up the good work. I plow the office parking lot and a few driveways and the idiots out driving in blizzards never ceases to amaze me. At the height of this last storm I saw a guy out driving a Mini Cooper. During a major blizzard if your job isn't a matter of life or death, STAY HOME. You only make things worse and get in the way.

So your basing your opinions on 5 people out of over a thousand. There are lazy people in every profession and there are people who will say anything to get themselves out of trouble when they are caught red handed not doing there job. And since you obviously have no experience whatsoever working in or around heavy equipment, let me clue you in to a few things.

1. When you are in the cab of a machine of that size you can not hear anything except the sound of the machine. Somebody could be screaming at the top of their lungs and unless they are standing on the steps of the machine with the door open you will not hear a thing.

2. No equipment operator in the world would call for a tow truck unless he had exhausted every possibility of getting out of the situation on his own. Those machines are designed for use in dirt not on ice.

3. when you are being towed backwards and the machine starts to slide there is very little you can do about it when you have no traction.

You are making it sound like the operator of the machine intentionally destroyed the SUV. There is only one way that he would have intentionally damaged the vehicle. If the vehicle was parked in a snow emergency route, as hundreds of drivers do.

You are of course entitled to your opinion. But until you know all the facts why don't you stop grouping every sanitation worker into the same category.

Enough of the Monday morning Quaterbacking, unless you'd like to pick up a shovel and dig yourself out next time give the guys who were out there all night trying to clear the roads a break. I hope for your sake nobody that drives a plow in your neighborhood has seen your posts, or next storm you'll be lucky to get out by Memorial Day.

Anyone who has not plowed snow should try it before they open their mouths. The snow was falling and blowing so fast during that storm that it was nearly impossible to keep ahead of it. Add to that the people that were out driving in the storm that had no business being on the road. The minute the snow stopped, giving the plows a chance to catch up, every idiot started driving around. Within an hour of the end of the snow fall, I saw people taking there children sleigh riding on the exit ramp for two major highways making it near impossible to clear the roadways for traffic.

As for the video which everyone has seen by now, that machine was being towed by a " Private contractor" and under the slippery conditions, being towed in reverse that operator didn't have a chance. As for him not stopping "while people were yelling at him", the guy doing the yelling was the guy taking the video from six stories above him. He didn't hear a thing. Perhaps you should keep your mouth shut and give the guys a break. They are out there working long hours in terrible conditions so you can get out and drive to work. Do you think it's easy to take on Mother Nature while having to deal with ungrateful idiots who get in your way and make your job even harder.

I have a safari outfit, a stool and a whip. That's what the circus lion tamers use. Do you think that might help?

I'd prefer to have you on my Facebook. I firmly believe women come first. And sometimes second and third.

With any luck that stunt removed him from the gene pool. LOL Willing to bet there was a lot of alcohol required to make that seem like a good idea.

I can sympathize. I have a daughter, who spends every holiday with my ex. Being alone at family functions has gotten to the point that it is not bearable, seeing everyone with their partner. Add to that the fact that a week ago I spent my birthday alone, which I have done for the last few years. I know exactly how you feel.

Merry Christmas! You are not alone in your solitude, there are others who are going through the same thing.

How do you cope with the holidays alone?

What is the longest you have gone without being in a relationship?

I'd like to be covered in Gossip.

I don't believe this statement. But in my experience, woman seem to be attracted to men that do believe this. The "nice guys" get put in the friend zone and you just run to him when the guy cheats on you. Sorry just got off the phone with a friend.

Took a perfect sunset picture from the exact location we first made love, added an original verse ( that can be found in the creative writing forum under " Friendship's Journey") placed it in a hand made oak frame and gave it to here for Valentines day.

She asked me to reprint the picture without the verse, never displayed it, and within a couple of weeks replaced the picture with one of her and another guy. Who says romance is dead.

I've been called worse.............by better.

Thanks

Thanks to all above.

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