Residents on Erie's side streets struggle to keep up with lake-effect snow

[@Wookinpanub235]

I grew up in western Pa. There was always a few guys with personal plow trucks that would volunteer their trucks and time to take care of secondary streets and the neighbors always had volunteers that would shovel people out of their driveways-for free cause it felt good to help the neighbors out. Man I couldn’t wait to grow up and get my own plow truck. I now have two of them.

[@minniemousesvideos]

You're the kind of person making a difference for all of us! 💜🙏🏽

[@debhadfield1994]

Good job to the young man who looks at the snow is a chance to make money and help his neighbors!

[@HalfBackCrack]

Charging people for a service doesn't count as helping them.😂😂

[@Wookinpanub235]

Yeah man as kids we helped our neighbors for free. And we didn’t have fake ghetto accents but I do like his entrepreneurial spirit.

[@marys4565]

​​​@@HalfBackCrackWe are charged every single day for people's services. We even do it to people, Including our employers...we provide a service to work and they pay us lol. I get what your saying though

[@whereswaldo5740]

They forgot about Erie about 30 years ago.

[@elizabethtruscott2888]

Everybody wants the government to do something but nobody wants to pay taxes.

[@razpootis5802]

Erie resident here. Driving on any non main street is a gamble. While most are drivable enough, some can get you caught in unpassable scenarios. Luckily, there's usually somebody nearby who can help get you out of such a mess.

[@Danny-cg8dj]

Stay off the roads unless it's an emergency! The news reports are too sensational. They are so young, they don't know what they don't know. Do some research people you're missing out on so much history! Nothing new here. Lake effects snow has been blasting the Great Lakes area for thousands of years. The first time a child sees a large snowfall they learn fast to adapt. The following years, they are prepared. In today's world, they panic!!!

[@anpdm1]

Thank you Erie for handling all that snow. Last year we got crazy amounts of snow in Alaska but this year it's been very manageable.

[@Seans-Garage]

Would be nice to have one big cartoon vacuum to suck up the snow and send it to other states that needs the water.

[@AStanton1966]

We were suffering through a drought this fall in my state in Northeast. We finally got some rain. Tomorrow snow is forecasted with rain next week. We need it badly. Some people's wells were collapsing.

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

It’s nice that neighbors help neighbors. The bad thing is companies asking people to go out to work in dangerous conditions. If you can’t go, don’t go. They don’t pay you extra for car insurance.

[@fake734]

Living there you people have lost your marbles!

[@HalfBackCrack]

Yea, just potentially lose your source of income because of 3 inches of snow. 😂😂😂

[@fake734]

@HalfBackCrack This is all engineered!🥶🌀🌪️💨⛈️N Carolina.🌀 Florida.... all by design! Now Pennsylvania/New York......🤦🙋

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

@@HalfBackCrack I can ride a bicycle over 3 inches of snow. They mentioned it was 70 inches

[@razpootis5802]

@@HalfBackCrack I don't think you realize just how resilient we are. 3 feet of snow may stop a car, but it won't stop us.

[@omni1omni244]

Beautiful winter wonderland!

[@christianbrother4724]

I am in Texas and dream of having an evening like this. It looks so peaceful.

[@EingefrorenesEisen]

I moved from South Carolina to Massachusetts! It's very refreshing to have seasons again. :]

[@jamesmac6679]

Your out of your fucking ! mind

[@mrhodes3140]

shoveling it sucks

[@SuggieBear-ww1rb]

Looks are very deceiving

[@AustinMichael]

Oh it's nice if you are able to sit inside and not do anything.

[@tomcoryell]

42.5” of snow so far. That’s massive!

[@BAtadCrazy]

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

I despise lake effect snow with every fiber of my being. 😡😡😡

[@connieellerbe-maycock7115]

It is Nature my Guy.

[@zarasbazaar]

Yeah, I don't miss that. We have snow, but not like that.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

4 wheel drive, snow chains. Snow blower, snow shovels, good warm coat, hat, gloves, and a 55 gallon fire barrel.

[@AStanton1966]

You touched all the bases except for hot chocolate/coffee.

[@HalfBackCrack]

Snow chains are illegal in 99% of the country.

[@TaCtiCaL323]

40 year resident, never seen anyone using chains here. Well, I did watch a rookie storm chaser (Brandon Copic) attempt to use them while he was here. He lasted about 20 minutes before taking them off. 😂

[@AStanton1966]

@@HalfBackCrack Un-registered ATV's and snowmobiles are also illegal on the roads. Yet they all come out in bad snow storms.

[@pcvideos100]

Jimmy Griffin: Get a 6 pack and relax.

[@michaelmiddleton9726]

GOBILLS

[@BAtadCrazy]

Make it a 30 and a bag of weed.

[@marshachesbro5969]

Streets are rocky with so much snow.

[@HalfBackCrack]

Who needs big government? 😂😂😂

[@Nobody-of-Cowsequence]

bro.. that shovel fling @ 1:30 looked personal 😂

[@georginaseal8924]

I live in SE Indiana and the side and back roads are always last to be plowed.

[@WilliamBunch-z9s]

Maybe the HOA's should plow the streets oh but that would require them to be useful.

[@kevinnielsen1356]

It is a practical matter that side streets get plowed last. If the side streets and residential roads where to be plowed before the main roads, then there would be a traffic jam of stuck vehicles on the main roads. The premature introduction of heavy traffic on unplowed main roads would make sonw removal much more difficult.

[@briancelidonia8258]

Yeah, I can't believe some of the stupid comments I'm reading on here from people who obviously have never lived in Erie.

[@genocidevirus8986]

Unsafe driving conditions! Oh no! What ever shall they do

[@jameskeim5041]

Jesus H Christ, it's call WINTER!

[@SuggieBear-ww1rb]

Why take the Lord's name in vain to make a point.

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

@@SuggieBear-ww1rb because he voted for trump. They do that around those parts.

[@soulking3k940]

​@michaelsotomayor5001 voted for kamala and say that shit all the time has nothing to do with Trump bum keep politics out of winter snow talk 🤡🤡

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

@@soulking3k940 what England please? 🧐

[@TaCtiCaL323]

​@michaelsotomayor5001 Damn, still triggered that Obamala lost? Get over it Karen.

[@raywalteroutdoors]

It was a fun fishing trip this weekend

[@michaelhenry3794]

Was there someone with a jetpack behind the reported at the beginning.

[@pcvideos100]

“Stay inside, grab a six-pack, and watch a good football game,” Mayor Griffin was caught saying on a Channel 7 camera. “Have a six-pack handy so you can enjoy yourself. Don’t take this too seriously.” “Stay inside, grab a six-pack, and watch a good football game,” Mayor Griffin was caught saying on a Channel 7 camera. “Have a six-pack handy so you can enjoy yourself. Don’t take this too seriously.”

[@aNYCdj]

SO WHAT???????? we lived in sunnyside queens ny. and we lived on a side street 2 blocks long and was plowed very little.

[@DINESH1983WONDERS]

Air Conditioned 5Star Fruits and Vegetables mall, should be made in all districts, to reduce the wastage of food.

[@glennknauer2696]

It would be smart to invest in better road prep. Do they need more plows?

[@briancelidonia8258]

When a hurricane hits and knocks out power do they say "gee, I think the local companies should have more electrical people on hand? " The city budgets for a reasonable number of drivers and trucks for 99% of our snowfalls. The state is sending in extra trucks. It's just that the snow coming down has been unrelenting. We get this kind of snowfall every 15 years. People just have short memories.

[@katherinecollins9636]

Well, if there are cars parked on the sides, it makes it difficult to plow. Don't they have a winter parking ban?

[@briancelidonia8258]

There are odd and even parking days. This generally works because the plows can clear most of the street one day and the rest of the street the next day. The problem is it came down so fast that people didn't have the ability to move their cars.

[@AStanton1966]

Get a set of Z-Cables for your car. They are easy to put on and will help you get through the snow.

[@TaCtiCaL323]

Not even necessary.

[@briancelidonia8258]

All-Wheel drive with good all-season tires. It's working out just fine for me.

[@source-t5j]

Opportunity to make some money

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

This happens every single year, and people willingly live near the lakes, then complain. Go figure.

[@TaCtiCaL323]

What? I live there and I snowblowed twice last year. 😂

[@hypn0c4t]

Most people can't just up and move either. I'd take 5ft of snow instead of my house being destroyed by hurricanes though.

[@briancelidonia8258]

Yeah, we don't get hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, earthquakes, deadly heat waves, power outages,..... So I'll trade a few feet of snow every 15 years if I don't have to put up with those other things.

[@darylb5564]

The main streets get more attention than the side streets? That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard! There needs to be a thorough investigation.😂

[@tomcoryell]

Oh the horror!😂😂

[@briancelidonia8258]

So you would clear this side street so you could get to a main street that you couldn't drive on? I don't think you've thought this through.

[@russwayne2132]

Erie? Erie who? You should post the name of your state.

[@razpootis5802]

This is Erie PA.

[@billiejeanbaccus159]

@@razpootis5802thank you I’m from OHIO but live in ALABAMA now I miss the snow 😢

[@SolarizeYourLife]

HAVE YOU HEARD OF LAKE ERIE???

Don’t know why anyone would even want to live there….

[@AStanton1966]

Apparently that snow machine shuts off once the lakes freeze over.

[@TaCtiCaL323]

This can be said about every location on the planet. It really wasn't that bad lol. Overhyped by the media.

[@briancelidonia8258]

We don't have hurricanes, forest fires, earthquakes, plagues of bugs, volcanoes, crazy heat waves, or tornadoes. So if I have to put up with a couple feet of snow every 10 years that I'm willing to make that trade.

[@briancelidonia8258]

Oh please do tell me about that Utopia that you live in....

[@alvinthomas5393]

Let them get mules to haul supplies to them like NC had to do.

[@TaCtiCaL323]

Or.....just drive to Target like we did.

[@briancelidonia8258]

Yeah, we don't get hurricanes here. Erie is relatively flat. The power is on. The water is working. Most people have all-wheel drive vehicles and can get to the store for food or they know someone who does. We get a big storm like this every 15 years or so. It's not a big deal.

[@davidlang9939]

CHEERS FOR THE YOUNG AND ENTHUSIASTIC!! WE GOT OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY TO SHOVEL OUR WALKS AND DRIVEWAYS, THOSE OF ELDERLY OR INFIRMED NEIGHBORS -- ALL FOR FREE, BUT THEN WE WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR TO SHOVEL FOR MONEY, BUT NEVER THE CRANKS, NASTIES, OR MEAN PPL!!! BUT, WE HAD ONLY ONE TV CHANNEL, NO VIDEOS OR VID GAMES, AND NO DRUGS -- I STILL PREFER HEALTHY, FIT, AND ALTRUISTIC!!

[@wicketuma444]

What in the world

[@MrSesmith11]

Oh, after you vote to pay less taxes you’re suddenly concerned that there’s no snowplows?

[@kriskris998]

Davon mom is white

[@David-t7s6y]

So?

[@SubaStar24]

rip small cars

[@21299]

Erie needs to re think they're entire Amtrak approach. The station is dismal and well just sad. There is no place to park. There is no service what so ever, no busses, no trains, no cabs, no rides ANYWHERE from within the TWIN TIERS and its just GHETTO. Good lulck Erie but if you're going to be so completely isolated and in accessable and you have had years to do something to help the transportation systems across the twin tiers but youve NEVER DONE ANYTHING. So I dont feel sorry for Erie one bit, its a stupid city.

[@escapetherace1943]

I just love the hustle and bustle of the big city. My wife's boyfriend and I feel exactly the same way you do. How the heck am I supposed to get a soy latte in the middle of the sticks? Rednecks are crazy, and they don't even have curry.

[@jeffreyjones8531]

Park your cars some where else off the fing streets so the plows can get the streets clean.

[@briancelidonia8258]

Some people don't have off street parking

[@jeffreyjones8531]

@ they should not be blocking the street plows. Things would be so much easer

[@thewhiteknight02]

Why you drive tiny car where snow 6’ a time every year. 🤦‍♂️

[@briancelidonia8258]

Because some people can only afford a tiny car.

[@elchicano187]

Keep sending money 💰 to Israel!

[@SuggieBear-ww1rb]

Better yet, send it to the crap hole Ukraine 😅

[@phillmckrakin2518]

That race Ist mayor y'all got sure doing a great job.......

[@josephhage8164]

Prayers.

[@davidmerlino2193]

Buffalo didn’t get no snow same with no Tonawanda

[@clark-s1o]

END OF DAYS!!!!

[@npc1374]

Almost like they should have taken the weather into concideration befor deciding where to live.....

[@markm9001]

Ice nucleation. Geoengineering. Watch THE DIMMING

[@briancelidonia8258]

Oh, I can totally believe you watched "the dimming"

[@mikethorson7243]

Get a snowblower

[@povertyspec9651]

Why would anybody live there?

[@briancelidonia8258]

Because we don't have hurricanes, forest fires, tornadoes, plagues of bugs, pollution, and deadly heat waves. I'm willing to put up with a few feet of snow every 10 years.

[@Sjwolosz321]

They don't have the resources or money for plows .. The money was used to pay for weary travelers from Mexico and Honduras .. They need food and shelter in gated communities too !!

[@TaCtiCaL323]

Easily the dumbest things I'll read today. Congratulations

[@Sjwolosz321]

@@TaCtiCaL323 Your Welcomme

[@briancelidonia8258]

Yeah that's entirely not true

[@john-d6l]

if u voted for trump there is no snow plow 😂🤣🤣😅🤣😂