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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised by these answers. I live in NYC and whenever there is even a suggestion of snow or ice, the vast majority of homeowners blanket the sidewalks in front of their house with salt and ice melt, sometimes to a ridiculous degree, to ensure a situation just like this does not happen. In NY, people can and do sue for just such incidents, and everyone knows it. [/quote]

I do this but I am not home 24/7 (and had to go in during COVID) so what happens if someone still falls or the ice melt dissipates?  I also live in an area where many people walk on my sidewalk and yard and that pushes snow onto the sidewalk that can melt into ice.  Sometimes people work 12-24 hour shifts and by the time they come home the ice melt is gone.  I literally blanket my sidewalk with the stuff in the winter and get complaints from other pet owners, but this type of situation is why I do it!

I don't know, I think if you are walking in the snow and ice and the homeowner clears the sidewalk you need to be vigilant and should know you could slip.  [/quote]

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