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"Mammoth Snow Storm" Underwhelms
mi (197448) writes You heard the scare-mongering, you heard the governors and mayors closing public transit and declaring driving on public roads a crime. But it turned out to have been a mistake. Boston may have been hit somewhat, but further South — NYC and Philadelphia — the snowfall was rather underwhelming. Promised "2-3 feet" of snow, NYC got only a few inches. Is this an example of "better safe than sorry," or is government's overreach justified by questionable weather models exceeding the threshold of an honest mistake?
This isn't just media. Every decision made can be easily second guessed. The media does it and tons of "savvy" citizens on the Internet do the same thing. There is second guessing even when the call was made right.
If the failure went the other way and thousands were stranded or killed the EXACT SAME group of people would be bitching.
In central mass north of Worcester I have gotten 3 feet and it is continuing to fall.
There is so much snow I have no where to put it.
The storm is highly variable too. 15 miles due north of me they have gotten 6 ".
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.