30 year old neighbor is not shoveling snow

[Anonymous]

Many people probably have no idea there is a law about sidewalk shoveling. It does not exist in overwhelming majority of the USA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Come out to Fairfax County. Half of the sidewalks in our neighborhood are never shoveled. I wouldn’t think anything of this. I didn’t know it was the law to shovel a sidewalk anywhere.

It will be in the 50s and rain next week. It will be melted then.

+1. Just don’t worry about it! That happened everywhere! I think I’m the only person on the block that shoveled my sidewalk. The rest of the block to the stop sign has 6 inches of snow untouched.

And, what’s the practical impact?

Do people walk down the sidewalk with any regularity? (Dog walkers don’t count since they could easily walk their dog on their own property.)

I'm on a busy street and the sidewalk is heavily used by walkers. If I don't get there first, the walkers turn it into solid ice. I did shovel and now it's completely clear and dry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many people probably have no idea there is a law about sidewalk shoveling. It does not exist in overwhelming majority of the USA.

We know. We just don’t care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come out to Fairfax County. Half of the sidewalks in our neighborhood are never shoveled. I wouldn’t think anything of this. I didn’t know it was the law to shovel a sidewalk anywhere.

It will be in the 50s and rain next week. It will be melted then.

+1. Just don’t worry about it! That happened everywhere! I think I’m the only person on the block that shoveled my sidewalk. The rest of the block to the stop sign has 6 inches of snow untouched.

And, what’s the practical impact?

Do people walk down the sidewalk with any regularity? (Dog walkers don’t count since they could easily walk their dog on their own property.)

There are lots of walkers, joggers, dogs, and strollers on our street daily, but not now. Everyone just walks down the one side of the road that was scraped by the plow. It will melt in the next 7-10 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come out to Fairfax County. Half of the sidewalks in our neighborhood are never shoveled. I wouldn’t think anything of this. I didn’t know it was the law to shovel a sidewalk anywhere.

It will be in the 50s and rain next week. It will be melted then.

+1. Just don’t worry about it! That happened everywhere! I think I’m the only person on the block that shoveled my sidewalk. The rest of the block to the stop sign has 6 inches of snow untouched.

And, what’s the practical impact?

Do people walk down the sidewalk with any regularity? (Dog walkers don’t count since they could easily walk their dog on their own property.)

Humans naturally walk, yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come out to Fairfax County. Half of the sidewalks in our neighborhood are never shoveled. I wouldn’t think anything of this. I didn’t know it was the law to shovel a sidewalk anywhere.

It will be in the 50s and rain next week. It will be melted then.

+1. Just don’t worry about it! That happened everywhere! I think I’m the only person on the block that shoveled my sidewalk. The rest of the block to the stop sign has 6 inches of snow untouched.

And, what’s the practical impact?

Do people walk down the sidewalk with any regularity? (Dog walkers don’t count since they could easily walk their dog on their own property.)

Humans naturally walk, yes.

And the snow will melt in under a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 year old neighbor is not shoveling snow.

How do I tell my 30 year old neighbor to shovel his side of the street. He is 30 year old and he is very healthy but wont shovel what can we do?

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he walks a mile day .

That’s not a lot.

It sounds like you’re monitoring this guy. Which is creepy AF.

[Anonymous]

https://www.lvglawfirm.com/snow-removal-laws-in-maryland-virginia-and-dc/

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shoveling is a waste of time. We only shovel what is needed for cars and ignore sidewalks.

Some real sociopaths on this board. Clearly these are people that are borne without a sense of empathy. Or had terrible parenting. I'm sure these are the same people that never remove the snow from the roof of their car and wait until it turns into a sixty pound sheet of ice that eventually blows into the car behind it.

Calling code enforcement is the right thing to do. Maybe fines will change behavior. And then proceed with some pettiness. Always park cars in front of their house. Let the neighborhood dogs use their front yard. And don't bother picking up because that would be trespassing, right? It's just fertilizer anyway. It'll go away on its own. Why bother.

Calling other people sociopaths because you are too lazy to put on boots and walk in the snow is pathetic. We don’t owe you a shoveled sidewalk. Your entitlement is showing. Buy some boots.

NP here. The civic minded thing to do is to shovel your sidewalk. I had to go shovel my elderly mom’s walk because I would feel terrible leaving it unshoveled. Once the snow goes through a few thaw-melt-freeze cycles walking in boots won’t help. It’ll be an uneven, icy mess.

Maybe there’s no law but it’s what good people do. And if you have a disability or are 80 years old, hire someone!

Hired many shovelers lately? Nobody’s knocked on my door for years with a snow shovel in their hand.

[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.

I think that’s the issue. In suburbia it is a nice to have but not a law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait how old is he

Omg lol. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shoveling is a waste of time. We only shovel what is needed for cars and ignore sidewalks.

Some real sociopaths on this board. Clearly these are people that are borne without a sense of empathy. Or had terrible parenting. I'm sure these are the same people that never remove the snow from the roof of their car and wait until it turns into a sixty pound sheet of ice that eventually blows into the car behind it.

Calling code enforcement is the right thing to do. Maybe fines will change behavior. And then proceed with some pettiness. Always park cars in front of their house. Let the neighborhood dogs use their front yard. And don't bother picking up because that would be trespassing, right? It's just fertilizer anyway. It'll go away on its own. Why bother.

Calling other people sociopaths because you are too lazy to put on boots and walk in the snow is pathetic. We don’t owe you a shoveled sidewalk. Your entitlement is showing. Buy some boots.

NP here. The civic minded thing to do is to shovel your sidewalk. I had to go shovel my elderly mom’s walk because I would feel terrible leaving it unshoveled. Once the snow goes through a few thaw-melt-freeze cycles walking in boots won’t help. It’ll be an uneven, icy mess.

Maybe there’s no law but it’s what good people do. And if you have a disability or are 80 years old, hire someone!

Hired many shovelers lately? Nobody’s knocked on my door for years with a snow shovel in their hand.

This

How would an 85 year old find someone to shovel their walk?

[Anonymous]

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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.

Yes!! Why do people not understand this!

Agree, but the reason that I have ice in the first place is all of the dog walkers who go out while it is still snowing and then pack it down before I can shovel. And they would be the first to complain if the sidewalk isn't spotless and coated with Icemelt. If you are walking during the storm, walk on the grass to the side of the sidewalk.