Love not shoveling sidewalks!

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Anonymous wrote:I actually like shoveling, lol. There is something satisfying about it. But I'm from Michigan -- YMMV.

I love shoveling too. Like you said, it is satisfying. I love dragging out the snow across the driveway. Don't like the lifting it and dumping it because I am not strong enough but it comes as a package. And I am from a place where we never got snow.

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Anonymous wrote:SO much easier to do it earlier. This morning was the best time. Otherwise, do it now. Overnight it will freeze - tomorrow won't go above like 24 degrees.

This. I wish I had done it earlier. It was getting wet and heavy in the afternoon.

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Which side of the sidewalk is your responsibility (when it comes to litigation)

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been interesting to see who’s shoveling in my neighborhood and who’s not. It definitely doesn’t break down the way you would expect.

Some of us have to work all day and haven't been able to take a break from meeting after meeting to go shovel.

Some of us aren't lazy AF, and did it before work like my neighbor and I. They shovled at 6:30. I shoveled at 7am, laid down a little ice melt, and the rest takes care of itself.

But you have time to post on DCUM, ok super busy pp. Probably also the kind of person to not clean all the snow from their car.

I'd rather someone wait until after work to shovel than listen to the scraping of your shovels at 6:30 or 7am!

Do you work the night shift or something? 6:30-7 isn't that early on a weekday.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been interesting to see who’s shoveling in my neighborhood and who’s not. It definitely doesn’t break down the way you would expect.

Some of us have to work all day and haven't been able to take a break from meeting after meeting to go shovel.

Some of us aren't lazy AF, and did it before work like my neighbor and I. They shovled at 6:30. I shoveled at 7am, laid down a little ice melt, and the rest takes care of itself.

But you have time to post on DCUM, ok super busy pp. Probably also the kind of person to not clean all the snow from their car.

I'd rather someone wait until after work to shovel than listen to the scraping of your shovels at 6:30 or 7am!

Do you work the night shift or something? 6:30-7 isn't that early on a weekday.

Be careful. You may hurt your shoveling arm if you fall off that pedestal

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Anonymous wrote:My ES/MS kids have made bank shoveling this week!

How much do they charge?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been interesting to see who’s shoveling in my neighborhood and who’s not. It definitely doesn’t break down the way you would expect.

Some of us have to work all day and haven't been able to take a break from meeting after meeting to go shovel.

Some of us aren't lazy AF, and did it before work like my neighbor and I. They shovled at 6:30. I shoveled at 7am, laid down a little ice melt, and the rest takes care of itself.

But you have time to post on DCUM, ok super busy pp. Probably also the kind of person to not clean all the snow from their car.

I'd rather someone wait until after work to shovel than listen to the scraping of your shovels at 6:30 or 7am!

Do you work the night shift or something? 6:30-7 isn't that early on a weekday.

Be careful. You may hurt your shoveling arm if you fall off that pedestal

Nope! I slipped and fell on city sidewalk on Tuesday - it hurt like a mofo. I don't want that to happen to anyone else, so I make sure my sidewalks are clear and safe, ASAP.

It's fascinating how lazy excuse makers try to make decent people feel guilty or something. It's not a big thing to do the bare minimum - clear your sidewalks and clear your car completely.

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Anonymous wrote:Which side of the sidewalk is your responsibility (when it comes to litigation)

I have some bad news for you, brother. The whole thing is your responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:SO much easier to do it earlier. This morning was the best time. Otherwise, do it now. Overnight it will freeze - tomorrow won't go above like 24 degrees.

This. I wish I had done it earlier. It was getting wet and heavy in the afternoon.

If it is any consolation - I have shoveled three times today and it has been wet and heavy all day .., I had hoped to get my DC to a medical appointment but our street was not ploughed until 4 pm …

Well done everyone who has been helping elderly neighbors or anyone really ..

And for those who had to work and could not shovel - sorry to hear that and hope you have kind neighbors who helped out …

it will be really cold tomorrow - so hope everyone has warm dry houses and can enjoy hot cocoa/ a good book/ game/ comedy or whatever helps you feel cosy on snowy wintry days.

I am hoping to be visited by the poet and painting snow fairies to inspire some creativity … ❄️☃️☕️ 📚

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Anonymous wrote:Which side of the sidewalk is your responsibility (when it comes to litigation)

I have some bad news for you, brother. The whole thing is your responsibility.

How so? New development with a long row of single family homes near each other.

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Anonymous wrote:SO much easier to do it earlier. This morning was the best time. Otherwise, do it now. Overnight it will freeze - tomorrow won't go above like 24 degrees.

This. I wish I had done it earlier. It was getting wet and heavy in the afternoon.

We’re in northern Montgomery County. We cleaned off our car and finished shoveling around 5:45 this evening. Then a squall passed over us and dumped more snow.

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I'm in the suburbs north of Baltimore. I shoveled around 2 PM after the main snow had passed through and it was only light fluries. It was not heavy or wet. Very easy to shovel despite 3-4 inches. The people who had shoveled earlier in the day had to do it again by mid afternoon.

Then it snowed again around 6 when fast moving flurries passed through, and I went back outside and swept it off the sidewalk and drive and sprinkled some salt. The evening flurries was wet and heavy and almost ice. Be careful tomorrow!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s been interesting to see who’s shoveling in my neighborhood and who’s not. It definitely doesn’t break down the way you would expect.

I report the ones who don't. Our county has an ordinance that you have to shovel within 24 hours of the snow stopping. I shovel our elderly neighbors, but have no sympathy for the lazy neighbors with teen kids home who leave icy sidewalks for kids/dog walkers to navigate.

On my whole street of probably something like 25 houses, there is one couple who does not shovel! And for years they had teenage boys living at home. They are empty nesters, but on the youngish side and very fit. They walk a lot and the guy mows his own lawn. They are certainly capable, but they NEVER SHOVEL!

A condo building near me refuses to shovel the sidewalks around their building. It's been a sea of clean sidewalks outside of businesses and other properties in the area, and then these guys with ice all over their parking lot and sidewalks.

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Anonymous wrote:Short driveway that's converted by my cars + no sidewalks in my neighborhood = no shoveling at all for me!

Me, me me

What did this mean? Should i pour some concrete sidewalks over my neighbors' property?

Humble brag. Why do we care if they shoveled? Big deal. I did too and dont feel the need to post snd share the news.

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Anonymous wrote:Short driveway that's converted by my cars + no sidewalks in my neighborhood = no shoveling at all for me!

Me, me me

What did this mean? Should i pour some concrete sidewalks over my neighbors' property?

Humble brag. Why do we care if they shoveled? Big deal. I did too and dont feel the need to post snd share the news.

I mean why they did not shovel