30 year old neighbor is not shoveling snow

[Anonymous]

What if he is a furry who identifies as a cat and can’t stand getting wet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What if he is a furry who identifies as a cat and can’t stand getting wet?

This is the only legitimate excuse anybody has mentioned. Except most cats don’t live to be 30.

[Anonymous]

Similarly, we too had a neighbor who refused to shovel, and left their sidewalks icy.

At some point, our mail lady started refusing to deliver his mail whenever it snowed. When he finally called down to the post office and asked why he hadn't gotten mail in 10 days, they explained to him exactly why -- then they told him he'd have to start picking up his mail from the post office if he was going to refuse to make his sidewalks safe to walk on when it snowed.

From then on, he had to start paying the neighborhood kids $10 every time they had to do it for him... and he grumbled, groaned & lamented each and every time he had to reach into his wallet and pull that $10 out.

Anyone who refuses to shovel the snow & treat the ice on their property (or at the very least pay someone to do it for them) aren't just broadcasting their laziness to the entire neighborhood; but they're also saying just how inconsiderate, incompetent, apathetic, and NEGLIGENT they are.

Good luck to them when their mail carrier or delivery driver slips and falls in front of their home... sues them... and their home owners insurance takes a huge hit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a number of lazy, relatively young, able bodied adults in our neighborhood too. There are tons of teens offering cheap shoveling services so if the adults in question all have “hidden disabilities,” they should hire the teens to shovel for them. If they can’t afford to hire the teens then they shouldn’t have bought a house.

I hate to even imagine what sort of problems a contemporary snow-shoveling teen would use to explain his shoddy workmanship.

“My Gucci hat wouldn’t stay on because of my man-bun, & my head started to get cold, so I stopped.”

“Even my organic wool gloves didn’t provide enough protection for my nail polish, so I knew you wouldn’t mind if I only finished shoveling half your sidewalk.”

This isn't the own you thought it was.

It's cringe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have a heart and be kind. Help your neighbors and shovel their snow. Take a basket of muffins over and see if they are ok and need anything!

MYOB and leave your neighbors alone if they don’t want to shovel. The snow will usually melt in a few days.

+1

If he or she is obese, it’s hard for them to shovel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a number of lazy, relatively young, able bodied adults in our neighborhood too. There are tons of teens offering cheap shoveling services so if the adults in question all have “hidden disabilities,” they should hire the teens to shovel for them. If they can’t afford to hire the teens then they shouldn’t have bought a house.

I hate to even imagine what sort of problems a contemporary snow-shoveling teen would use to explain his shoddy workmanship.

“My Gucci hat wouldn’t stay on because of my man-bun, & my head started to get cold, so I stopped.”

“Even my organic wool gloves didn’t provide enough protection for my nail polish, so I knew you wouldn’t mind if I only finished shoveling half your sidewalk.”

This isn't the own you thought it was.

It's cringe.

Using “cringe” is cringe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a number of lazy, relatively young, able bodied adults in our neighborhood too. There are tons of teens offering cheap shoveling services so if the adults in question all have “hidden disabilities,” they should hire the teens to shovel for them. If they can’t afford to hire the teens then they shouldn’t have bought a house.

This is what blows my mind.

My 14yo DS and his best friend spent the whole day ringing doorbells. Charging 20 dollars to shovel the driveway, walkway and sidewalk.

They got 6 houses to say yes and a A LOT of nos. And many of those that said No just let it sit. They never came out to shovel it themselves. It makes no sense

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Similarly, we too had a neighbor who refused to shovel, and left their sidewalks icy.

At some point, our mail lady started refusing to deliver his mail whenever it snowed. When he finally called down to the post office and asked why he hadn't gotten mail in 10 days, they explained to him exactly why -- then they told him he'd have to start picking up his mail from the post office if he was going to refuse to make his sidewalks safe to walk on when it snowed.

From then on, he had to start paying the neighborhood kids $10 every time they had to do it for him... and he grumbled, groaned & lamented each and every time he had to reach into his wallet and pull that $10 out.

Anyone who refuses to shovel the snow & treat the ice on their property (or at the very least pay someone to do it for them) aren't just broadcasting their laziness to the entire neighborhood; but they're also saying just how inconsiderate, incompetent, apathetic, and NEGLIGENT they are.

Good luck to them when their mail carrier or delivery driver slips and falls in front of their home... sues them... and their home owners insurance takes a huge hit.

Have you actually talked to your neighbor and kindly asked them if they need help shoveling snow? Have you been neighborly?