My Minute of News: A poem for nameless Salt Lake City snowplows

Dec 8, 2021, 1:10 PM | Updated: 1:41 pm

In Draper City along Traverse Mountain snowplows have been sliding off the road and getting stuck. ...

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BY JEFF CAPLAN

KSLNewsRadio

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SALT LAKE CITY — Ten of the Salt Lake City Streets Divison’s snowplows are nameless. This year, the public has the chance to change that.

Naming SLC snowplows

Snowplows are the unsung heroes of the winter season. Each year snowplows clear nearly 2,000 lane miles of roadway. This year, Salt Lake City Streets Division is on a mission to honor the men, no… the myths, no… the machines!

The division has opened a poll until Tuesday, Dec. 14 where Utahns can vote on their 10 favorite names in each category. The 10 names with the most votes will become the official names of the snowplows in Salt lake City’s fleet.

What names should Salt Lake City’s snowplows have? Baby Snowda? You decide! We’re excited for the public to help us name 10 snowplows in our fleet. Visit https://t.co/xgcfxwvzQx to pick your favorite names—but hurry, the poll will only be open until Tuesday December 14th! ❄️ pic.twitter.com/LhuxwSDCqz

— SLC Transportation, Engineering, & Streets (@slcmoves) December 7, 2021

A poem for nameless snowplows, by Jeff Caplan

While we wait for snow to blanket the region…

ushering in the Christmastime season

The men with their snowplows are gassed up to go,

But what do we call the trucks pushing snow?

Nameless! these vehicles move oh so slow…

But Salt Lake officials say the answer is no.

They’ll send their drivers to face down the weather

in trucks that have names… the sooner the better.

But what to call them… officials they ask,

Lucas or Oakley or Spencer or Lance?

Salt Lake wants the public to name their new plow.

So go to the web and make your choice now.

Wonderful names are what Utah does best,

and we have the newest snowplows in the west.

Make up your name list from Marvel or Star Wars

And maybe they’ll paint your choice on the doors.

What better way to name a new vehicle

than using the web to survey the people.

How ’bout Winter Soldier.. or maybe Black Panther.

Snowbi Wan Kenobi is not a good answer.

Or maybe a Utah-type name will bring smiles.

Imagine a snowplow named Ethan or Miles.

Or Aaron or Becket or Dallen might fly.

How bout Jaxyn the plow… spelled with a “y.”

All worthy choices, my list is quite long.

But an internet contest? What could go wrong?

No matter your pick… the winner I dread

is Snowy McSnowface, ’cause web gotta web.

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