I’m not quite sure how true this is, but I once read of an old Russian proverb that said, “People get the government they deserve.”
Who knows, the true origin of this could be anyone from Plato to Gavin McInnes.
With that aside, for the handful of you New Yorkers who had the smarts to vote for Republican Curtis Sliwa, I feel for you. But you need to pull a Snake Plissken just as fast as you can.
For the overwhelming majority that voted for that stupid son-of-a-bitch Eric Adams, know that every tax increase, every government failure, every inefficient city employee that pisses you off, I honestly hope you have enough integrity to come to the realization that you brought every bit of this down upon yourselves.
A wonderful case in point would be the report that the Big Apple’s diesel-powered 6,000-strong garbage truck fleet will be replaced by electric-powered trash haulers. I should add that during the winter months, NYC’s garbage trucks double as snowplows.
But first, I have to mention that there’s essentially nothing wrong with the current garbage trucks. Well, I take that back. After all, they ARE diesel-powered. Cardinal sin #1 according to leftie eschatology.
NYC’s Department of Sanitation has already ordered seven custom-made electric garbage trucks from Mack Trucks, Inc., seeking to eventually replace all 6,000 currently in operation.
Did I mention that the new E-Trash Trucks are going for $523,000 each? That’s $3.14 BILLION to replace perfectly reliable vehicles, all in the name of wokeness.
As reported by The Gothamist (WNYC);
Don’t count on seeing electric garbage trucks plowing snow from city streets any time soon.
The city Department of Sanitation’s goals to become carbon neutral are clashing with the limits of electric-powered vehicles.
City officials say they haven’t found electric garbage trucks that are powerful enough to plow snow.
The department has ordered seven electric rear loader garbage trucks, custom-made by Mack and costing more than $523,000 each, with delivery slated for the spring. Used for curbside trash collection, the department’s current rear loader truck fleet runs on diesel and is outfitted with plows to clear streets during snow season.
But officials say previous electric trucks tested by sanitation have not lasted longer than four hours plowing snow before running out of power, and the new electric trucks will be used for trash collection but not plowing snow.
“We found that they could not plow the snow effectively – they basically conked out after four hours. We need them to go 12 hours,” Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the City Council last month. “Given the current state of the technology, I don’t see today a path forward to fully electrifying the rear loader portion of the fleet by 2040.