Come on, these guys do a good job, at least in Washington Twp

The issue is not with the guys who drive the trucks, it's with whoever makes the decision to send the trucks out when there's only an inch of snow on the road, and it'll probably be melted by the next day. Same goes for those who decide to close the schools before one snowflake of snow has even fallen.

http://youtu.be/i6zaVYWLTkU - better get out there NOW! (Bread and milk)

@Status Quo. I'm a little surprised you feel this way. I understand the criticism of DPW workers but I feel like the WO ones work pretty hard. With the amount of trees we have in this town, leaf removal is a colossal effort. Yes, they have ripped up my lawn with their machinery and I have gone out there complaining on a few occasions, but I still can't deny them the effort it takes to do a clean up. We also have a lot of parks and they are pretty well maintained. Our garbage cans are never overflowing like I see in other towns. I have even seen them in a boat hauling weeds out of the pond by the O'Conner park. Graffiti is cleaned up pretty quickly. I think we might be one of the luckier towns in NJ and have a pretty good DPW department. And we deserve it because we also have high property taxes but I'll give credit where credit is due.

@MSS: I can't really disagree, but a lot of the work you cited is contracted out (http://bit.ly/WRZAgT). There's a pretty expensive garbage collection contract with Roselle, too. It's just the Patch.

I LOVE bread and milk video. I worked for A&P for 38 years.. It speaks the truth!! Thanks.. :)

I'm calling you on that one, Tammy.

I used to be in the TV business and there were occasions (storms--when people couldn't make it in--and big stories or the NCAA tourney) where we could work 24 hours or more at a clip or a bunch of consecutive 18-hour days.

Yeah, we bitched about the "blood money" but loved the check at the end of the week.

A decent OT check is a nice little bonus and makes you forget about how much you had to work to get it.

Trust me when I tell you I don't trust you. Seriously, mate. They know they can sleep on their regular shift the next day.

Jazzman you are out of your mind. I don't know what caused your beef with the DPW but your statements couldn't be farther from the truth. Do you have a cell phone with camera capabilities? How about you start posting some pictures to back up your claims. Mr. Brooks, I didn't say the money wasn't appreciated. I said they'd rather be home which is the truth. Home Owner, I would like you to also provide photographic proof of them sleeping on their regular shit the next day. If this is such easy money, if it's truly no big deal to do the work they do, if they get paid for taking naps than why aren't you all applying for the job? According to you all you'd get rich for very little work.

hey Tammy what do you really even know about the DPW,what are your qualfications to even comment about anything related to the dpw,my comments are what has been happening over the last 30 years this stuff is old news you sounding more like someone covering up this behavior but it is policy to hide and how the ell to you take a picture of a guy standing around when they`re hiding not standing with a rake in there hands,thats the counties guys,these guys are more like Leprechaus so your never see them to get a pic

But, Tammy, if you want to make money, staying home in bed isn't the way to do it.

I'd like to stay home and make money, but that's not the way it works. And the OT checks are a big help. And, finally, baloney, they love the money like everyone else.

Hey Jazzman-My first husband worked for Hopatcong DPW our entire 10 year marriage. My brother also worked for the Hopatcong DPW for many years. The man I am married to now works for the Randolph DPW for well over 20 years. I'd say that qualifies me to know a little bit about it. If you can't get a picture because you can never see them then how do you know what they are or are not doing? Mr. Brooks, I never said they didn't like the money. However, after a long winter and after many years of plowing it gets old and yes, they'd rather do without the money.

wow.. your out of your mind! least appreciated? hardest working?,work like dogs?the only time you will see them is when it snows...so what kind of crap do dpw they put up with?being out in a heated and air condition trucks does not contitute actually working in "all types of weather"the reality is ... there norm is hiding and they`re really good at it too...your lost man!!!..and i for one speak the truth.

So Macy, I assume that when you go to a restaurant, you never criticize the food or service since you're not the one cooking and serving the food? When you get your car serviced, you never criticize the work done since you're not the one actually doing the work? In short, for any service that you pay for, you always keep your mouth shut since you're not the one doing the work???

I love how we taxpayers are constantly told that we have not right to criticize the police force or DPW crew that we pay for with our money.

FourScore, Of course you can criticize where it's warranted. What is not fair (and I'm not accusing you) is to make statements without facts or evidence to back them up. Most of these keyboard commandos wouldn't last 12 hours in a plow truck never mind 20 or more and then continue on with their regular shift. I'm not talking about a Ford F250 with a plow either. I'm talking about a real plow truck.

I couldn't care less how DPW workers in western Idaho handle their jobs. I do, however, care how DPW workers in Wayne, NJ do their jobs. The big difference - and the very thing that gives me the right to judge how they do those jobs - is that the Wayne DPW workers are being paid out of my taxes. Whatever industry you're in, your clients and customers have a right to expect a certain level of work performance from you by virtue of the fact that they're paying you. The idea that you shouldn't criticize anyone who is doing a job that you could've done but aren't doing is absurd.

@Kean09, your comment is actually demeaning to all DPW workers. Not everyone can become a town worker, there are some skills involved. A person who enjoys an office job might not necessarily enjoy a job where he is exposed to the elements. If I am unhappy with my doctor, would the solution be for me to go to medical school?

Annoying how weather systems refuse to hold to a strict timetable, amiright?

Newest information that I have heard is that the storm will start at around 3:00 PM in the form of rain and then turn into snow at around 6:00. Supposed to last till Friday. Will need to see what actually occurs.

Well, would you look at that. We have a discerning reader!

Yes, it was a joke, but as with all decently crafted jokes it's one with a kernel of truth embedded within. We've had only one large snowstorm this Winter but the driveway situation made me very glad I own a large two stage snowblower. So were the neighbors whose driveway entrances I cleared.

Glad to hear it @Kean09! I read the comments out of order and think I took yours out of context!