Neighbors who don’t bother to clear their sidewalks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

They'll be cleared. In about 3 days when the sun comes out. Until then, every man for himself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This pisses me off. We live in an affluent neighborhood where most of the kids walk to school. A bunch of houses on the route (mind you, some are on the only side of the street the kids can walk on because of crosswalk placement) didn't shovel the first snow and gave a half-assed effort for this last snow and now it's one giant sheet of ice. They are able-bodied, and if they somehow are not, we are the kind of community where you could offer to pay the kids $5 and they'd be happy to shovel for them, or even just post on the listserv they are unable and I'd come do it myself.

If they don't want to be a positive part of the community, they should probably move out to the country.

Some older folks bought their house many years ago when it was much cheaper and are on a fixed income. If you want to be a positive part of the community, go help them out rather than complaining. What is wrong with you? Because they don't jump when you say jump, they should move out? Since you are so rich, you move out.

If you cannot physically care for your property and/or cannot pay someone to take care of it, yes you should move. Sounds like selling the house if they are on a fixed income and purchased it many years ago would fund a nice windfall. Perhaps then they can afford to care for whatever property they choose to live in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This pisses me off. We live in an affluent neighborhood where most of the kids walk to school. A bunch of houses on the route (mind you, some are on the only side of the street the kids can walk on because of crosswalk placement) didn't shovel the first snow and gave a half-assed effort for this last snow and now it's one giant sheet of ice. They are able-bodied, and if they somehow are not, we are the kind of community where you could offer to pay the kids $5 and they'd be happy to shovel for them, or even just post on the listserv they are unable and I'd come do it myself.

If they don't want to be a positive part of the community, they should probably move out to the country.

Some older folks bought their house many years ago when it was much cheaper and are on a fixed income. If you want to be a positive part of the community, go help them out rather than complaining. What is wrong with you? Because they don't jump when you say jump, they should move out? Since you are so rich, you move out.

If you cannot physically care for your property and/or cannot pay someone to take care of it, yes you should move. Sounds like selling the house if they are on a fixed income and purchased it many years ago would fund a nice windfall. Perhaps then they can afford to care for whatever property they choose to live in.

Where would you like them to go? Its their home and they have the right to live there. If you were a good person you'd help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

As a good neighbor in all the time you are complaining you could get out there an help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

As a good neighbor in all the time you are complaining you could get out there an help.

Of course that is the ideal, isn’t it? And that’s why my neighbor with cancer has clear sidewalks and I am happy to clear them. But this whole “there is no must” is just wrong. People need to know that others depend on them to clear their sidewalks so kids, people with limited mobility, parents pushing strollers, etc. can safely move through the neighborhood. Or does your idea of neighborliness only go so far?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

They'll be cleared. In about 3 days when the sun comes out. Until then, every man for himself.

Now here’s a good neighbor!

[Anonymous]

Aren't the sidewalks owned by the local jurisdiction? Find it intriguing that it's the homeowner's responsibility to keep them clear...

In my neighborhood it is all over the place who doesn't clear their sidewalks. Some people I know as lovely neighbors don't.

[Anonymous]

We live in NOVA and the a-hole owner of the house in front of the bus stop refuses to shovel his sidewalk. He's always out doing yard work and home improvement stuff. He just hates kids, apparently (we don't know if he shoveled when his kids were little, they're in college now and we've only been here a few years).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've got a corner lot, and it is a lot of work. Neighbors across the street do not even have a sidewalk. Seems like an unfair burden and everyone should help out. But yes, I always shovel.

Did someone make you buy that house?

Yes, my wife. We bought the house 10 years before the ordinance came out. We have 2 telephone poles on our sidewalk that narrow the path dramatically, but we are still responsible for clearing the snow off all the sidewalk. I assume for ADA reasons, but the telephone poles already violate that. But as I said, we are always the first ones out there clearing the snow - it is the right thing to do, but it's annoying to have a large liability that only burdens half of the neighbors' houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've got a corner lot, and it is a lot of work. Neighbors across the street do not even have a sidewalk. Seems like an unfair burden and everyone should help out. But yes, I always shovel.

Did someone make you buy that house?

Yes, my wife. We bought the house 10 years before the ordinance came out. We have 2 telephone poles on our sidewalk that narrow the path dramatically, but we are still responsible for clearing the snow off all the sidewalk. I assume for ADA reasons, but the telephone poles already violate that. But as I said, we are always the first ones out there clearing the snow - it is the right thing to do, but it's annoying to have a large liability that only burdens half of the neighbors' houses.

Awww your wife made you. Poor baby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

As a good neighbor in all the time you are complaining you could get out there an help.

Do you think the neighbor that doesn’t shovel ever reciprocates for anything? It’s not like I will shovel your walk and you will cut my grass a couple of times.

The dipshits that don’t shovel are the worst neighbors in nearly every respect.

[Anonymous]

The folks who own the richest house on our block haven’t shoveled at all. I’ve brought the issue to the attention - in clear English - and they still DGAF. Their car has also never been registered in DC during the three or so years since they bought the house.

[Anonymous]

Does the Mayor have a duty to clear our roads? Parts of roads in McLean Gardens are covered in ice. Upton Street NW is a disaster in places. Branford Court (near former Russia House) in Ward 2 is an ice rink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can think of lots of legitimate reasons why someone may not have shoveled their sidewalk.

I can't think of a single good reason why someone may leave their bike/e-bike/scooter on the sidewalk.

Save your tsk-tsking for those *ssholes.

The only legit reason is that you are out of town. It's your responsibility and if you can't do it yourself, you must ask someone else to do it.

There is no must except since you are complaining, you are the one who MUST volunteer to help others. Lots of reasons why.

As a homeowner, you must clear your sidewalks or cause them to be cleared (i.e., ask/hire someone to do it). Yes, that’s what a law is.

As a good neighbor in all the time you are complaining you could get out there an help.

I help my neighbors but one person can't be responsible for the entire neighborhood or every street leading to the school.