Sunday, February 10, 2008

Snow Plow



A selection of Pennsylvania winter photographs would not be complete without a capture of a PennDot (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) snow plow.

In the days of my youth it was not uncommon for snow to block the roadways for days, bringing travel to a standstill while road crews worked around the clock. Today with much improved equipment only a snowfall of three feet or more accompanied with strong winds is capable of getting ahead of these powerful machines.
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9 comments:

  1. DeeMomSun Feb 10, 12:41:00 PM EST

    Thank goodness for Snow plows...
    Neat picture, we are getting a tiny dusting here adn tremendous winds

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  2. imacSun Feb 10, 02:37:00 PM EST

    Good job they are around to clear the roads.
    Nice shot Salty.


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  3. dotSun Feb 10, 02:41:00 PM EST

    That's an amazing scene. I wouldn't want to travel that road in winter.

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  4. TomSun Feb 10, 05:49:00 PM EST

    That backdrop looks great.. fallen trees and all..

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  5. photowannabeMon Feb 11, 02:04:00 AM EST

    Thank Heaven for that equipment. Like the picture. It seems the plows do some dangerous work.

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  6. AnonymousMon Feb 11, 07:45:00 AM EST

    Amazing photograph with the mountain and all.

    I remember, in my youth, a group of men and boys had to shovel out a road so mail, food and other services could get through. Took all day and was hard work.

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  7. MeggieMon Feb 11, 08:00:00 AM EST

    Of course when we were kids, we prayed that the plows wouldn't be able to keep the roads open. Then school would be canceled. Thank heaven for snow plows.

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  8. SharonMon Feb 11, 08:27:00 AM EST

    Once in Kansas a neighbor with a plow attachment for his tractor came along and cleared out everyone's drives and the road to town. it was a particularly bac snow storm.

    Nice picture. Pretty countryside.

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  9. lv2scpbkTue Feb 12, 08:28:00 AM EST

    The plow truck. We're going to see more of them today. It's calling for 2 to 6 inches of the white fluffy stuff. Yuck! Ready for spring here.

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