I couldn't agree more with Frank Diventi ("Once again, the county beats the city on snow removal," Jan. 30). I, too, live in Northeast Baltimore, about a fifth of a mile from the county line. It has now been four days since the storm and still no city plow. Had it not been for a good samaritan neighbor with a small plow, we would still be snow-bound.

There have been many ocassions when all the neighbors got out and shoveled the street, something I can no longer do since I now have a heart condition. It's been like this for the entire 20 years I've lived here. What really irks me is when we have about 1/4-inch of snow, they come with a ton of salt, dumping piles of it in the street, but when we really need them, they never come.

However, the tax bills never have any trouble getting through. This is one of the many reasons I am packing up and moving to southern Delaware.

Ron Robinson, Baltimore