By now, some of you have made it in to work. Others, like me, are thinking about it. What are the roads like? Are the streets plowed in Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton? Did you drive into work and find you have nowhere to park?
Closer you get to Philly, the worse it gets. 309 South through Quakertown still bad. Sun is helping. UPS has put out edict that there will be no Shipping through Pottsville Terminal today because of road conditions. I can tell you that once you get off of main roads in BUX/MONT it is damn near impassable due to drifts and lack of plowing.
Here's the commuter's report for the nation's capital:
- Greater District of Columbia - The roads stink. Mayor Fenty should be ashamed of himself. Their idea of spreading salt is from front porch to the front porch of the other side of the street, lay about 1" thick worth of salt. The roads are horrible. Stay away from Dupont Circle. This is a massive snowball fight ongoing throughout the day. Catholic University of America has canceled classes for a record SIX days in a row.
- P.G. County (Prince George County, Maryland) - Roads are passable, but beware of black ice.
- Montgomery County, Maryland - Ha! Stay home!
- Any road in Northern Virginia - Do they even own a snow plow? When the winds die down, better off chartering a helicopter.
That's it from down this way. This is Topper reporting live. Now back to you in the station.
This is Alex Youseff reporting for France 22 located in Qatar. May peace be with your spirit.
Bethlehem roads are generally bad. Like driving on a washboard. They are improving as the day goes on with the sun and traffic. But you can be driving down a road and it is fine, then it is like a plow never saw that road.
I just looked at a picture on the Express-Times website. It was of a guard shoveling snow on the Free Bridge in Easton. The guard is throwing the snow into the Delaware River. I always wondered where they put the snow from the sidewalks. On the Easton or the P'burg side? I guess the answer is neither.
Bernie, what way did you go to the courthouse? Every road I travelled this morning were clear in Easton. Later in the day I noticed the West Ward was filling up with snow as people shovelled out their cars and threw the snow back into the street. But I had no problems earlier this morning and I work in the courthouse area.
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at 730AM:
22 was excellent.
33 South was so-so.
Streets in Nazareth borough were snow covered but driveable.
The sun will quickly improve things.
GET TO WORK!
I am working from home today but I had to take my fiance to work. she works near coca cola park.
most streets in allentown are passable. side streets are unthinkable. don't go down an alley.
main roads in allentown (7th street, hanover, union) are working well. chew and tilghman are passable.
Geoff
Weird Nazareth,
Thanks for the report from nazareth. I hear all the snowblowers so it is time to sally forth.
Geoff, Thanks for the report from the Queen City. I'll weigh in on Shadtown roads once I make it in.
Western Lehigh County is fine - Brookside Road, Route 100, Hamilton Blvd all fine.
Weird Nazareth is right - Get to work O'Hare!
The Banker
West Street clear. 6 neighbors, Diana, and I shoveled out the alley!
Not going to the gym today.
Michael
Closer you get to Philly, the worse it gets. 309 South through Quakertown still bad. Sun is helping. UPS has put out edict that there will be no Shipping through Pottsville Terminal today because of road conditions. I can tell you that once you get off of main roads in BUX/MONT it is damn near impassable due to drifts and lack of plowing.
Michael, what a nice neighbor you are!
Want to move to Nazareth?
Here's my report:
Nazareth roads are horrible. They are packed snow and ice. No macadam is visible.
Rte 248 from Nazareth to Northampton Crossings is also horrible, as is always the case after a storm.
Rte 248 from Northampton Crossings into Palmer Tp and Wilson Borough is excellent.
Wilson Borough's roads are excellent. They are plowed right down to the macadam and gleam in the sunslight.
From Wilson into Easton, the roads change dramatically. Easton is like Nazareth, hard packed snow and ice.
I've been told Bethlehem is much the same as Easton and Nazareth.
"Weird Nazareth is right - Get to work O'Hare!"
I arrived at the courthouse and there was no power! So I'm at a nearby office, pecking away on the blog until the juice is back on.
The roads in Bangor Borough are clear.
Here's the commuter's report for the nation's capital:
- Greater District of Columbia - The roads stink. Mayor Fenty should be ashamed of himself. Their idea of spreading salt is from front porch to the front porch of the other side of the street, lay about 1" thick worth of salt. The roads are horrible. Stay away from Dupont Circle. This is a massive snowball fight ongoing throughout the day. Catholic University of America has canceled classes for a record SIX days in a row.
- P.G. County (Prince George County, Maryland) - Roads are passable, but beware of black ice.
- Montgomery County, Maryland - Ha! Stay home!
- Any road in Northern Virginia - Do they even own a snow plow? When the winds die down, better off chartering a helicopter.
That's it from down this way. This is Topper reporting live. Now back to you in the station.
This is Alex Youseff reporting for France 22 located in Qatar. May peace be with your spirit.
Fr. Alex, Thanks for your report from the bosom of our nation.
Bethlehem roads are generally bad. Like driving on a washboard. They are improving as the day goes on with the sun and traffic. But you can be driving down a road and it is fine, then it is like a plow never saw that road.
I just looked at a picture on the Express-Times website. It was of a guard shoveling snow on the Free Bridge in Easton. The guard is throwing the snow into the Delaware River. I always wondered where they put the snow from the sidewalks. On the Easton or the P'burg side? I guess the answer is neither.
Peace, ~~Alex
Got word palmer's roads were packed snow and ice, plus the plow trucks there delight in plowing shut driveways that have just been opened.
Bernie, what way did you go to the courthouse? Every road I travelled this morning were clear in Easton. Later in the day I noticed the West Ward was filling up with snow as people shovelled out their cars and threw the snow back into the street. But I had no problems earlier this morning and I work in the courthouse area.
Anon 3:24, I shot in thru Butler St. Once I hit 15th Street, the road conditions worsened all the way to the courthouse.
I was told later that Northampton St was pretty good, and I left using Northampton and Wood. They were in great shape.
I don't think that packed snow and ice is necessarily a bad thing. The salt really does do a number on cars.
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