Not when the Globe constantly farts in my face:
"Boston received more than 6 inches, a record for the date."
"For commuters, timing of storm was everything" by Peter Schworm | Globe Staff, December 19, 2013
Tuesday’s surprisingly potent storm saved its full wrath for the afternoon commute, turning the drive home into a slippery slog that snarled traffic and doubled or tripled the commute for many drivers.
Driving from Brookline to Chelsea took four hours, drivers reported online. Boston to Malden? Three hours.
At the height of the storm, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., the state Transportation Department deployed some 2,800 plows to clear major highways, a typical number for a storm of this size. But with so many cars on the road, the plows found themselves stuck in traffic, too.
“It all comes down to timing,” Michael Verseckes, a department spokesman, said Wednesday. “It’s difficult when our resources have to share the road with the folks who are driving home, while all the while the snow is intensifying.”
With the plows unable to cover much ground, driving conditions continued to deteriorate, causing widespread delays across the region that turned ordinary backups into extended ordeals. On a Boston.com poll of about 1,800 commuters, 26 percent said their trip took at least two hours, with 14 percent saying it took more than three.
Online, people shared nightmarish stories and their frustrations.
It's at times like this, stalled in traffic, that I wonder why I'm even reading a Globe. Online is where it's at; new$papers are pa$$e.
“Every. Single. Major. Highway,” one person posted on the social-media site Reddit, with a map that showed the region’s road system at near paralysis. “I’ve actually never seen it this bad.”
While some commuters left work early to avoid delays, many made their way home as the storm intensified and the roads grew more treacherous. During the worst of it, snow fell fast enough to soon cover freshly plowed stretches of road. When the heaviest band of snow crossed the region, snow was falling as quickly as 2 inches per hour, meteorologists said.
“The delays were sustained because the storm was still overhead,” Verseckes said. “You can only drive as fast as the prevailing speed, and that hinders our ability to aggressively address the accumulation.”
A multitude of spin-outs and minor accidents only worsened the situation, officials said. On the Massachusetts Turnpike near Sturbridge, a tractor-trailer lost control and jackknifed across the road, causing lengthy delays. Various ramps and stretches of highway were temporarily closed for clearing, and Route 2 westbound in Lexington was closed around 8:45 p.m. because of multiple stuck vehicles.
Despite the conditions, there were no major accidents, State Police said.
The storm dropped as much as 8 inches of snow in Essex and Middlesex counties, according to the National Weather Service. Boston received more than 6 inches, a record for the date.
Dawn Zitney had just spent a few days on vacation in Miami, where the temperatures climbed into the 80s. But when she landed in Boston Tuesday evening, she was greeted by an early blast of New England winter....
MBTA trains generally ran smoothly, although....
The antiquated, dilapidated, neglected piece of crap still broke down and had problems, another thing I really don't want to talk about anymore.
For those already weary of winter, some good news: Conditions will remain dry until at least Friday, and temperatures are expected to rise to unseasonably warm levels. Not exactly warm by Miami standards, but a start.
Yeah, except the date at the top of my printed paper says December 19, 2013 -- meaning WINTER has NOT EVEN STARTED YET!
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Meanwhile, my town hasn't plowed any side streets. Such is the state of public service in 21st-century, corporate-serving AmeriKa!
Related: Snow Crew builds community bonds
The Boston Globe Farts in Your Face
And the cause of those California fires that smoked up that piece of shit article?
"Man arrested in deadly California wildfire" Associated Press, December 19, 2013
REDDING, Calif. — A former firefighter has pleaded not guilty to murder and arson in connection with a wildfire that killed one person and destroyed dozens of homes in rural Northern California.
Zane Wallace Peterson of Happy Valley, Calif., entered the plea during his arraignment in Shasta County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Prosecutors said the 29-year-old started two fires that turned into the massive Clover Fire in Shasta County in September. The blaze charred nearly 13 square miles, and destroyed 68 homes and 128 other structures. It also claimed the life of 56-year-old Brian Henry, whose body was found in a mobile home hit by fire.
Peterson’s arrest came after three months of investigation, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Captain Scott McLean said. Peterson is also accused of starting six other fires since September. He faces hundreds of charges related to the fires including arson causing great bodily injury, and arson of inhabited dwellings, and is being held without bail in the Shasta County Jail. He was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
‘‘This is still an ongoing case. There’s still more work to be done on our part to make sure this comes to a positive conclusion,’’ McLean said Wednesday. He declined to go into more specifics about the case, including a motive, citing an ongoing investigation.
The Clover Fire that started in early September destroyed 68 homes and 128 other structures. The fire has been blamed in the death Brian Stanley Henry, 56, whose body was found inside a motor home destroyed by flames in the community of Igo, which is located about 150 miles north of Sacramento.
The blaze was fanned by gusty winds, and spread at about 500 acres an hour at its peak. More than 1,500 firefighters battled the fire that cost more than $7 million to fight.
Shasta County Senior Deputy District Attorney Ben Hanna told the Record Searchlight of Redding that Peterson was a former firefighter in the North State. Records kept by the Forest Service show Peterson worked for the Mendocino National Forest at one time.
If convicted, Peterson faces a 25 years-to-life sentence for the murder charge, and 90 years for the arson charges, Hanna said.
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I'm hot because I'm tired of being burned by lies in my Boston Globe.
Also see: Virginia Still a Hot Topic With Globe
Sure cooled down in a hurry because I never saw another word.
