For years I have publicly criticized Kansas City and Jackson County for doing a poor/inadequate/shoddy job of clearing snow from their streets and roads, especially when smaller and poorer Lafayette County could seem to get theirs cleared. I make no apologies for that. However, when I went to work last Wednesday it was Lafayette whose …
Tag: Jackson County
Jan 17
Snowy, blowy
In the book of The Princess Bride, the giant Fezzik attempts to overcome a moment of cognitive dissonance upon seeing the Man in Black leaving the cliffs where he had fought a duel with Inigo. Fezzik couldn’t explain to Vizzini (inconceivable!) the idea that Inigo could have ever been beaten, so he rationalizes something to …
Dec 16
I Hate Jackson County, Missouri
Not all the time, just in the winter. It baffles me how smaller, less populous, and far less wealthy counties can keep their roads clear but Jackson county cannot.
