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I would rather see this with the snow cut back some more but not right against the curbs.
One out of place curb and the plow could be ruined or broken cost the city a mint to fix

do you agree?

Sandy if they did run the blades right up to the curbs one curb out of place could runin the blade or parts of the truck and cost the city and aka us the tax payers money down the road.
I would rather see a LITTLE snow between the curb and road then have thousands of dollars in damages to the plows or the curbs them self's do you agree?
The snow could be cut back some i agree but not right against the curbs.

I don't expect the plow to be scraping the curb the whole time but a competent driver can get their blade within a few inches of the curb if they care to. Occasionally rubbing the curb with the blade isn't going to damage the truck or the plow I must have driver is going way too fast they're designed to absorb that impact. And damaging a granite curb is incredibly difficult it's like an iceberg, at least two-thirds of it are buried underground for support. Molded asphalt and concrete curbs are another story but there's not much of that in Portland anymore especially on the major streets. Everytime it snows the roads are going to get a little bit an hour you can't push the snow completely off the road but when you start out like this the road gets really narrow really quick if we have another big storm like our first one we're going to lose another foot or two of the roadway, that snow bank has turned into a solid block of ice now and will become the new limit for the plow. I'm just looking for a little better job and some quality control. In general I think Public Works does an okay job with snow removal but there is obvious room for improvement.

Typo in 2nd sentemce above: "I must have" should be "unless the"

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As i am friends with some of the public works drivers a plow blade caught on the curb if going to fast can destroy the blade end or the hydraulics in seconds if the driver does not raise it
blowing the hoses is very easy in that situation.
But i agree with your reply :)
Always room for improvement