30 year old neighbor is not shoveling snow

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many people do not know it’s the law! Check laws in your jurisdiction then tell him.

It's not the law in that many places. MoCo added it about 10 years ago, and you have 24 hours after the end fo the snow to shovel. It was snowing last night at 7pm when I was out, so it's not even been 24 hours.

I also think this is an unfair law. There are many people who are unable to do such work, and while they can hire help, it's unreasonable to expect them to be able to hire help and get it resolved within 24 hours.

I'm fine with grass cutting laws since grass growing is not unexpected, and you can easily schedule help with that in advance. But for snow shoveling, if you are unable, then you need to be able to schedule help to come within 24 hours of last snowfall... at a time when the government is actually advising people NOT to be on the roads since.. it was a snowstorm.

The second storm didn't end until after sundown. We shoveled about 2-3pm, but more on after. We did salt well, but didn't go back out. A bit slushy on Friday, but with the sun, the walkway is clear and dry. By the third time - I was pretty sick of shoveling. We are on a main-ish drag and get foot traffic for the bus. I don't want anyone getting hurt.

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Anonymous wrote:We live in a nice, very expensive part of NW DC.

The houses that have not shoveled are all uniformly:
-Rental houses
-The very expensive flipped houses ($2.5M+) purchased by younger rich couples

Even the older neighbors salted their walks and hired people to shovel (or another neighbor shoveled as a favor).

Why do you care?

Is there truly no longer a sense of doing something because it’s the right thing to do anymore?

Just wear boots and stop demanding that your neighbors shovel snow.

NP. Nut up and take care of your property like an adult.

Your entitlement is showing. We don’t shovel because no sane person would care.

Dude, you’re squarely in the wrong here. You live in a society, act like it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are some of you guys talking about? Is it really not a law in your county to shovel the sidewalk???? It’s definitely a law in Baltimore

It’s the law in DC, too. Everyone on my block shoveled except the house full of 20 something women, who are generally just not nice or neighborly people. The stretch in front of their house is now pure ice.

Same here, everyone on my block shoveled or paid someone to shovel or helped someone shovel. Whatever got the sidewalk cleared off so people could walk on it safely.

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Anonymous wrote:We live in a nice, very expensive part of NW DC.

The houses that have not shoveled are all uniformly:
-Rental houses
-The very expensive flipped houses ($2.5M+) purchased by younger rich couples

Even the older neighbors salted their walks and hired people to shovel (or another neighbor shoveled as a favor).

Why do you care?

Is there truly no longer a sense of doing something because it’s the right thing to do anymore?

Just wear boots and stop demanding that your neighbors shovel snow.

NP. Nut up and take care of your property like an adult.

Your entitlement is showing. We don’t shovel because no sane person would care.

Dude, you’re squarely in the wrong here. You live in a society, act like it.

The laws in most of the USA say sidewalk shoveling is not needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait how old is he

Yeah, don’t know why OP is keeping the age such a secret.

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I grew up where there was always snow in the winter, and lots of it. We go out and shovel our sidewalks and our elderly neighbors sidewalks and driveways. DC all go out to help now that they are old enough.

Both our parents still live at home. My brothers will make sure my parents and any elderly neighbors are shoveled out.

Does that make you feel special? Maybe nobody wants your help.

Who raised some of you rude and inconsiderate people? What happened to just being nice neighbors and having basic manners? I cannot believe how selfish and rude some people are. Posts like these are so disappointing.

I’d actually be pretty angry if a neighbor trespassed on my property and started shoveling my house to their liking.

That’s one of many reasons people think you’re an a-hole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are some of you guys talking about? Is it really not a law in your county to shovel the sidewalk???? It’s definitely a law in Baltimore

You sure? I mean murder is barely against the law in Baltimore.

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I grew up where there was always snow in the winter, and lots of it. We go out and shovel our sidewalks and our elderly neighbors sidewalks and driveways. DC all go out to help now that they are old enough.

Both our parents still live at home. My brothers will make sure my parents and any elderly neighbors are shoveled out.

Does that make you feel special? Maybe nobody wants your help.

Who raised some of you rude and inconsiderate people? What happened to just being nice neighbors and having basic manners? I cannot believe how selfish and rude some people are. Posts like these are so disappointing.

I’d actually be pretty angry if a neighbor trespassed on my property and started shoveling my house to their liking.

That’s one of many reasons people think you’re an a-hole.

Your are that nosy obnoxious neighbor. Mind your own business.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I grew up where there was always snow in the winter, and lots of it. We go out and shovel our sidewalks and our elderly neighbors sidewalks and driveways. DC all go out to help now that they are old enough.

Both our parents still live at home. My brothers will make sure my parents and any elderly neighbors are shoveled out.

Does that make you feel special? Maybe nobody wants your help.

Who raised some of you rude and inconsiderate people? What happened to just being nice neighbors and having basic manners? I cannot believe how selfish and rude some people are. Posts like these are so disappointing.

I’d actually be pretty angry if a neighbor trespassed on my property and started shoveling my house to their liking.

That’s one of many reasons people think you’re an a-hole.

Your are that nosy obnoxious neighbor. Mind your own business.

When you’re not watching I’m going to shovel your snow & maybe wash your Prius.

[Anonymous]

I find it interesting the people here who think you should just walk on it and whatnot. I lived in Cambridge, Mass. where it snows frequently and in large amounts and people got out and shoveled. They didn't say "just wear the right shoes, who cares" they shoveled and put out sand and ice melt and helped each other (and frankly I needed the most help because the snow piles got high after a while and I am short). In any case, here in DC my neighbors shovel and help each other out if for some reason they can't get it done.

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Anonymous wrote:I have an SUV with AWD. I don’t even shovel my driveway. It is not needed.

Where are packages delivered? Do you have a separate walkway to your front door that you do shovel? My neighbors don't shovel either, but it's the only access to their front door. I feel terrible for the delivery people.

I also have an AWD SUV and don’t shovel the driveway, except for a small walking path to my door.

I have several disc issues in my back, so my focus is on shoveling the minimum. I shovel the part of the sidewalk I’m required to, the driveway path, and make sure my front steps are clear.

Sounds like you should’ve taken better care of your back and stayed physically fit. Now you just do the minimum and we all have to suffer collectively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not shoveling the snow on my sidewalk right now because there is ice underneath. It's currently safer to walk on that snow. If it gets warm enough that the ice can start melting then I'll try to remove it.

I think you meant to say you’re not shoveling because you’re lazy.

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Anonymous wrote:I have an SUV with AWD. I don’t even shovel my driveway. It is not needed.

Where are packages delivered? Do you have a separate walkway to your front door that you do shovel? My neighbors don't shovel either, but it's the only access to their front door. I feel terrible for the delivery people.

I also have an AWD SUV and don’t shovel the driveway, except for a small walking path to my door.

I have several disc issues in my back, so my focus is on shoveling the minimum. I shovel the part of the sidewalk I’m required to, the driveway path, and make sure my front steps are clear.

Sounds like you should’ve taken better care of your back and stayed physically fit. Now you just do the minimum and we all have to suffer collectively.

How are you suffering if I don’t shovel my driveway?

And I must have missed the medical news that you can “take care of your back” when you have a degenerative disease. Post the articles you’ve read, I need to share those with my doctors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shoveling sidewalks. Just another stupid excuse for unemployed boomers with nothing else to do to lecture and preen, basking in their delusional sense of superiority.

Sounds like spoiled wiseass wants some practice removing a size-13 wingtip from his rectum.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Canada, where taking care of the snow on the sidewalk is the norm. As is helping the elderly or otherwise disabled neighbors. Of course, many have snow blowers so it's not a big deal. And absolutely everyone clears the snow from the top of their cars. It's a big ticket in Canada if you drive with snow on the roof of your car. It'll cost you hundreds. That's dangerous for every other driver.

It's enlightening to read how many selfish, lazy, entitled, un-empathetic deadbeats live in the DMV.