In a friendly tone***
As an Epilogue to the chapter:
Section: Making friends with the snow. – (News flash) Your car has only two settings for power steering: smooth and complex. Smooth is what you want; hard is what you get when you get forced into it by someone on foot trying to make your car do something other than what you wanted them to do. You’re only sometimes in control of how your car controls itself, even though I’m sure most people here will agree that driving a car smoothly is far better than driving one without power steering at all. If somebody else had been out on foot earlier today, we wouldn’t be having this conversation about how much we liked how our cars handled the snow like this. So…why does this matter? Let me remind everyone that nobody here was involved in an accident today, so you don’t have anything to fear from me hacking into your personal information from my computer and stealing your identity or anything like that. It’s just that if I had been able to see exactly how much weight was on every wheel of all these cars before they started driving around with no power steering, I could have made some suggestions about how they might handle the snow better next time around, which would have made everybody’s afternoon easier and more pleasant for everyone who went out later on in the day when they ran into trouble with their cars too. Since I could tell by looking if people were paying attention while their cars were still parked outside after being removed from service because of the snow, those guys may remember those suggestions next time! But no such luck for any of us ever again after this morning…so we didn’t get any help at all helping people other than ourselves find out what happened to others during that terrible
It’s bearing snow out of the cars, stopping your car, and then getting off your vehicle to see how much snow is on the ground.
They are proactive means thinking of ways to help people, even if they’re not asking for your help. It also means being helpful and friendly, especially in the snow.
Being proactive is a great way to build relationships with other people. You can offer assistance without making them feel like they have to pay you back later on by doing something nice for you (like buying a gift).
Being proactive also helps ensure that everyone has enough food in an emergency like this!
I was stomping on the snow to see how hard it was.
Another way to know how deep the snow is is by stomping on it.
Stomping on snow can tell you if your foot will sink in or if it’s hard enough to walk through. If you stomp and feel no resistance, your stomping will make a little hole in the ground with no water underneath it!
If your foot sinks into wet soil when you step down onto the dry ground, then that means there’s probably a lot more water underfoot than meets the eye — meaning that if there are rocks or sticks nearby (like branches), then those could make things even worse for walking in this kind of terrain.
I looked for tracks in the snow to see if anyone else had been out.
The best way to find out where someone has been being by looking for tracks in the snow. This can be done by looking at different areas of your yard or even just a specific spot on your lawn. If you see any tracks in the snow that look like boots or shoes made, it’s possible that someone else was there recently and has left them behind.
If you want to find out who else has been in your area recently, take note of any footprints left behind after being exposed to sunlight for an extended period (like when all this snow fell).
Existing norms about how we interact with snow can affect whether or not people are willing to help one another find out what happened to someone in need.
Existing norms about how we interact with snow can affect whether or not people are willing to help one another find out what happened to someone in need.
If a friend has been hurt, you may be tempted to do everything possible to help them immediately. But this isn’t always the best idea: your friend may need help understanding why you’re so helpful or even appreciate it! You should make sure there’s time for conversation before diving into action—and if it turns out that there isn’t enough time for any discussion (or at least one that leads anywhere), then don’t feel bad about saying no: your friend needs some space and privacy at this point; if they’re injured or sick and require medical attention, go ahead and call 911 first before trying anything else on your behalf.
The most significant issue with the snow emergency response in Watertown was the lack of communication and information to the public. The police department issued a press release at 7:45 p.m. on March 20, 2013 that said someone had been shot in Watertown, and it was likely related to breaking, along with two other shootings which occurred on March 20 that were attributed to gang activity; there would be no further updates for several days (SIFD 2). However, after this announcement, it took four days for people from the community to be told about what happened at the request of authorities (Woman, 11). A similar situation occurred during the search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev when law enforcement did not inform the public about what was happening (SIFD 3). Operating under these circumstances does not serve anyone well; citizens waiting anxiously for updates will feel betrayed if they learn everything after committing a crime. The most important aspect of an emergency is informing people as quickly as possible so they can make good decisions. If information is delayed or withheld, citizens may be completely unprepared when they need it most. On top of this issue is the problem of misinformation and confusion regarding who needs their help and how they can respond effectively.
Watertown residents have expressed a sense of helplessness regarding their ability to assist those affected by crimes in their neighborhood; James Kallstrom has sometimes been criticized for being insufficiently helpful to communities whose residents are directly affected by crimes perpetrated by either his son or nephews (SIFD 4). He has admitted he should have done more than he initially did but assured people that he would do whatever he could from now on (Kingston Daily Freeman 3/20/2013). Unfortunately many other individuals were initially considered helpful but failed because they did not respect individual trust or privacy concerns (Healy 8-9
