In Other Words...

It's a Snowday...

...when nature's unpredictable nature stimulates the wackiness centers of bureaucratic brains. Allow me to provide a little context...

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Gary Allen
Mar 14, 2023
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Our house does not have a driveway, so we park on the street.

Simple.

A couple of years ago, the management of our city’s public works department decided that—during snow emergencies—alternate side-of-the-street rules would go into effect if snowfall reached three inches by midnight. On odd days of the month, cars have to be parked on the odd-numbered s…

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