Government in the Snow Melting Business?

Even in a blizzard D.C. can prove the government's inefficiency...or should I say "insanity"?  The Wall Street Journal published a great piece about D.C.'s woes in regards to this storm. The best part:

Earlier this decade, the D.C Department of Public Works bought an industrial snow melter, but it broke down and they haven't been able to replace the parts. "We got a big contraption that melts 30 tons of snow an hour," spokeswoman Nancee Lyons said. "It didn't really work that well for us."

Translation: we've wasted your money. Read the rest of the article here.