Rather, as a taxpayer (of significant amounts) to the DC government, I believe we are entitled to some basic, competent public services in return — including keeping the streets clear and operable. That’s a pretty fundamental job of government.

True, this blizzards was a historic occurrence. But that does not explain why 25% of plows were out of commission when the storm struck (if you were running that division of DC goverment, you probably would consider it your job to have your fleet in good repair at this time of year — the fall is the perfect time to do such preparatory work), and a blizzard does not disable people from exercising sound organizational skills to the snow removal effort and directing the plows to clear the important thoroughfares, such as R Street, and 28th Street, first before hitting small cul de sacs such as Cambridge Place (but apparently that did not occur to anybody in charge).

I can give a break for undue circumstances, but regrettably we have witnessed some plain old fashioned, and expensive, incompetence. Six days is just too long to let major roads go untouched, even accounting for special circumstances. I am willing to bet that a neighborhood association could fund and execute a plow job for Georgetown that would cost less and happen faster than the DC goverment is managing it.

I believe that for most people in Georgetown that’s not true (even if they don’t realize it themselves).

At least on my street, the crooked timber of humanity seems to be winning.