Oh, we on Magnolia Avenue in historic hamlet of Relay (Baltimore County) are some of the able-bodied SNOWBOUND, who have done the snow plowing ourselves or suffer the consequences. . .1/3 of Magnolia, from UNPLOWED Cedar Ave down to Tulip has been privately snowblown - while the remaining 2/3 of Magnolia, housing two nurses and one dialysis patient, whose cars are ALL clear of snow accummulation, has not seen hide nor hare of a Baltimore County snow plow. . .with the prospect of more snow on the way - we'll not have any energy to assist the snowbound elderly and/or disabled, whom we cannot get to, but, guess all will survive on snow cones, snow slushies, and such!!!
When are Baltimore County elections, again?

Kap - I'm in the same predicament (except Baltimore City). I cleaned my car off yesterday while it was nice and sunny, but there are 3-4 foot drifts all around my vehicle so I have no hope of getting anywhere until they plow. I'm thinking our street might need to band together (with shovels...no one has garages around here to store snowblowers) and dig ourselves out.

Hopefully there are enough people who are no longer snowbound like us to help out the elderly and disabled. Unfortunately it appears its going to get worse the next couple of days before it gets better...I worry about people (particularly elderly) having enough food to get them through next week, especially if their relatives can't safely reach them.

Hey Frank,

How about starting a thread to let readers mention if their street has not been plowed? My neighbors and I can't get straight answers as to when - or if - our street will be plowed.

We live on Southland Road in Woodlawn (Baltimore County). We have dug out our own sidewalks and driveways, and have done our best to look out for our elderly and disabled neighbors, but we are in no shape to dig out our own street with only hand shovels.

Baltimore County gov't has not been forthcoming with info despite our many attempts at asking, and its website says that the plow drivers are following "a priority driven schedule". Would it be too much for them to share that schedule with us taxpayers? (Howard County has a map showing the plow status of its streets).

This is a public safety concern as well as an impediment on our ability to get to work, get food, get to the doctor's, etc.

Thanks

While our block has been plowed several times, the sidewalks are another story. My wife and I live in an apartment building where we are one of three occupied units and we are the ONLY ones who clear the steps and sidewalk. We were out on Saturday and Sunday shoveling and had tenants just walk by like it was our job to clear snow. But we dug out our car and the sidewalk and had it clear and ice free before the snow stopped falling.

But I got my revenge of sorts; I piled a nice 7 foot high mountain of snow in front of one guy's bedroom windows (at street level) so it'll be April before he sees daylight again...that's what he gets for not helping out. I feel like that pile may hit 8 or 9 feet after our next storm. Oh well.

It's like some people just expect someone else to take care of things for them.

After BGE walked into our area on Sunday afternoon power was restored from Friday night's loss. House 40 degrees and frozen goods in the pantry.

Neighbors banded and shoveled to "main street." Private contractors said that plows won't work need back hoe or other mover to take snow away.

Baltimore City nowhere to be found.

A special thanks and shout out to Lou and Paul of Shafer Lane in Bowie. They voluntarily cleaned off the entire street with their personal tractors. We're a lively group that happens to live on a dead-end street, so it's likely we weren't a top priority. Thanks, guys!

We finally got a plow here last night....and then it got stuck. (dead-end hill). So then an hour later another plow came by to tow it.

Our Street (Southland Road) was plowed this morning. Yay! Now to get out and get groceries while we can before the next storm!