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Jan 31, 2019 13:04:47   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
Been there, shoveling driveway clear just to have the snowplow come by



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Jan 31, 2019 13:06:53   #
jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska
 
There aren't many things that tick me off than when that happens. Those trucks here whiz by at fast speeds and throw the snow clear up into our yards.

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Jan 31, 2019 13:15:00   #
Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
 
I'm just glad I don't live there. I saw enough snow in Germany to last me a life time. We don't usually get as much in Utah as in earlier years. When I first came to Utah in 1965 to go to school they didn't scrape the roads back then and I had to buy snow tires just to get around. By October we had deep snow and I was being called out at 0500 to shovel walks on campus. Now they scrape at the first sign of snow and no one has snow tires anymore.

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Jan 31, 2019 13:42:53   #
Lemon Drop Kid Loc: Greeley, CO
 
They did that for years in our subdivisiion until I asked them why they couldn't move the snow to the middle of the street from both sides, and they did! They shoveled gaps in the buildup a couple of places in each block.

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Jan 31, 2019 15:36:29   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
That's a snow blower!! That is not shoveling!
As a kid in my old home town, there was a skinny "tractor/plow" that cleared all the sidewalks. It was really cool!! Snow falls were excellent opportunities for kids to earn a few quarters. We'd go door to door with shovels. It was fun and kept the little local candy store in business. Snow blowers seem to have put snow shoveling by kids out of business.
"The good old days" had lots of charm and was much healthier for kids.
Mark
SteveR wrote:
Been there, shoveling driveway clear just to have the snowplow come by

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Jan 31, 2019 16:23:09   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
markngolf wrote:
That's a snow blower!! That is not shoveling!
As a kid in my old home town, there was a skinny "tractor/plow" that cleared all the sidewalks. It was really cool!! Snow falls were excellent opportunities for kids to earn a few quarters. We'd go door to door with shovels. It was fun and kept the little local candy store in business. Snow blowers seem to have put snow shoveling by kids out of business.
"The good old days" had lots of charm and was much healthier for kids.
Mark
That's a snow blower!! That is not shoveling! img... (show quote)


Different days, Mark. Kids can't go outside without their parents in tow, much less shovel sidewalks.

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Jan 31, 2019 18:48:20   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
For sure, Steve! My 14 yr old grandson does go out, rides his bike, plays ball, ... He lives in a very nice, small, safe, cool neighborhood. I'm delighted he does. My daughter & son-in-law have a very small house and work their butts off to provide for the family. Kind of "old fashioned".
Mark

SteveR wrote:
Different days, Mark. Kids can't go outside without their parents in tow, much less shovel sidewalks.

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Jan 31, 2019 19:12:04   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
Standoff?
I thought that would imply that the combatants have roughly equal ability.
Doesn't look like that's the case in the picture.
You're definitely outmatched.

(and probably buried)

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Feb 1, 2019 05:45:54   #
Ollieboy
 
The sad but funny thing is that this will happen more than once for that poor bastard. Probably in the same day too.

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Feb 1, 2019 07:12:16   #
edwdickinson Loc: Ardmore PA
 
Not to be a killjoy, but shoveling "blowing" snow into the street is illegal.

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Feb 1, 2019 07:26:48   #
Mister H Loc: Michigan
 
markngolf wrote:
That's a snow blower!! That is not shoveling!
As a kid in my old home town, there was a skinny "tractor/plow" that cleared all the sidewalks. It was really cool!! Snow falls were excellent opportunities for kids to earn a few quarters. We'd go door to door with shovels. It was fun and kept the little local candy store in business. Snow blowers seem to have put snow shoveling by kids out of business.
"The good old days" had lots of charm and was much healthier for kids.
Mark
That's a snow blower!! That is not shoveling! img... (show quote)


I use a snow thrower, but still use my shovels whenever and wherever possible. Sometimes it’s more relaxing and of course quieter. My brother and I used to fight over shoveling our neighbors (like a grandmother to us) walk & drive because homemade cookies were involved.

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Feb 1, 2019 08:19:35   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Right! And that snowplow snow is like concrete!

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Feb 1, 2019 08:51:49   #
Ollieboy
 
edwdickinson wrote:
Not to be a killjoy, but shoveling "blowing" snow into the street is illegal.


Its also not allowed in NYC. It's done all the time though the Dept of Sanitation is starting to issue a summons for it more frequently. They don't open manholes to dump snow anymore either. Must be some stupid environmental rule. They let rain go down there. Same water.

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Feb 1, 2019 09:40:04   #
NJphotodoc Loc: Now in the First State
 
They've stopped putting snow in manholes in NYC due to the risk of fire. The salt in the snow eats away at the insulation and causes shorts and fires. Rain will wash away quickly, but the snow (and ice that happens when snow is pushed) doesn't do that which can result in wide-reaching blackouts which helps no one in the winter. In Manhattan, they try to dump snow into the rivers but that just adds to the street congestion since you need backhoes, dump trucks, etc. However in the other 4 boroughs it is an FWBI situation (ask anyone who served what FWBI stands for).
My wife and I found a better solution - we're moving down south

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Feb 1, 2019 10:40:15   #
EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace
 
SteveR wrote:
Different days, Mark. Kids can't go outside without their parents in tow, much less shovel sidewalks.
The kids don't mow lawns anymore, either. You have to hire a lawn service to do it or mow the lawn yourself.

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