Credit: Neighbor Carol
Northshore Rd, Lake Whatcom - 1-20-2024 After subzero temperatures the week before, snow and ice descended on Bellingham and the surrounding cities last Tuesday evening, creating dangerous road conditions that led to many accidents and injuries. But thanks to our county snow plow and sanding trucks diligently plowing and sanding our roads, and making them safe, many more accidents were prevented. But even they aren't immune to the dangers of snow, ice and black ice.
On Saturday as one was plowing the 2600 block of Northshore Rd, it slid into the ditch, posted Neighbor Carol on Nextdoor: "1-20-2024 Update on road conditions on 2600 block of Northshore Rd. Snow plow/sanding truck slides on ice into the ditch. A big THANK YOU to all the Whatcom County Public Works women and men working to remove snow and sand our roads. You all rock and so does that awesome big rig tow truck operator!!! The good news is, after the truck was pulled out of the ditch they continued on with their job sanding and removing ice/snow on Northshore Rd." Now that's the spirit, thanks Carol for sharing your post and pictures, but especially all those brave snow plow and sanding operators who work all hours keeping our roads safe, averting accidents, injuries and deaths.
Credit: Neighbor Carol
By Chief Editor Angelo-Lk-Whatcom-Rider-Writer, originally published in another news site July 2023
About The writer: I've lived in Bellingham since February, 2011, and love the beautiful trees & greenery producing all that oxygen, and of course, the lake, bay, hills and mountains too. I've also been in the lovely Anacortes area for part of that time, going back and forth, since moving here.
Educational/Professional Background: Economics & Political Science Degrees at UCF. Attended Graduate School of Economics at FSU, and have worked for the FL Labor Dept as well as consulted for the FL Labor Dept on behalf of the US Labor Dept. I've been happily working in my own businesses since 1993.