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In times of storms, be prepared yourself and be ready to help your neighbors "I believe it was John Kennedy who said don't ask what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country or in this case county. While you are complaining, you could be out helping one of your neighbors dig out.' - VICTORIA PIKE By Victoria Pike I don't know how the crews have gotten any of the ice up. I have been all afternoon trying to get about ten inches of snow, sleet, and ice melted in front of my barn doors so I can get the tractor out to help plow some roads close to me. I put a 50 pound bag of salt down and it is still sitting there. I scrapped what I could, which was very little, and even got the big kerosene blow heater out and held it down toward the ground and it didn't budge. So don't guess I will be joining the plowing crew today. Most who haven't actually been out in this icy mess do not understand it is not a matter of just salting and plowing once and it is gone. It has taken several trips of salt and plowing to get to the blacktop. People need to be prepared for this type weather and not expect to be rescued when the priority roads have to be cleared first before they go on to a road with only a few people. I am sure, if you have someone who must get out due to a medical emergency that someone with a plow will assist them. After all, this is Adair County, where most of us were raised to help our neighbors. I believe it was John Kennedy who said don't ask what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country or in this case county. While you are complaining, you could be out helping one of your neighbors dig out. Next time, listen to the warnings and be prepared. I have worked for days trying to be ready for the worst and still ended up with my tractor unavailable to help my neighbors. However, my girls have plenty of hay out to do until the weather breaks but if I didn't I am certain that I could call upon any one of many neighbors who would come and put them some out. So lets all stop all this negative complaining. Our state and county crews have been out long hours for two days working as hard as they possibly can and for that they deserve our gratitude and respect. I guess, what I am trying to say, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything. Another thing that was instilled in most of us at a young age. Thanks again to all our crews who have worked so hard to make the roads passable for the good citizens of Adair County. This was a unusual storm for our area and we can't expect to have everything for everyone in perfect condition in one day. There are priority roads that must be cleared as mandated by the Kentucky Transportation Department. A map of these roads and their priority can be found on the departments website. This story was posted on 2014-03-04 18:07:49
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