Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 21:32     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:Just curious as to other's thoughts on this. The parents of teens in our neighborhood have been advertising shoveling services their kids will provide during this snowstorm.

I see the working hard and making money lesson in this, but some of it seems a bit tacky on the parent's part. One mother sent out an email instructing those interested to call for quotes! Its a teen shoveling snow! And others were saying the going rate is $20 to clear a sidewalk. What happened to doing the work and being polite enough to either just do it out of kindness or be gracious enough to take whatever might be offered?

Thoughts?



Wonder if we're on the same listserv; got a very similar email and always do when it snows.

In any case, between DH and me, we manage to do our own driveway/sidewalks and elderly neighbors' so no need to call upon a teen.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 21:30     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Work for pay, not work for free.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 21:15     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
It's totally legit for the kids to want to earn money. But I would only give them the job if they came and rang my doorbell and negotiated with me. I'm not letting some teenager's mom do the negotiating for them.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:13     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
I wish the teens in my meighborhood would do that. They don't even come outside to help their parents. Lazy.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:11     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOVE IT. I paid the neighbor boys $40 to shovel my driveway and sidewalk today. No way in heck was I going to do it at 7.5 months pregnant, and DH was on calls and fighting fires on his laptop all day. Just finished up a few minutes ago; I'm so glad he doesn't have to go out and do it now.


Lame that your DH couldn't do it.


He could have...but then he would have been working for a couple hours longer to make up the time lost to shoveling. Much happier that he is now able to relax.


My DH would be embarrassed to have teens shovel.


How nice for him.

However, PP's DH is a different person from your DH -- I'm assuming.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:09     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOVE IT. I paid the neighbor boys $40 to shovel my driveway and sidewalk today. No way in heck was I going to do it at 7.5 months pregnant, and DH was on calls and fighting fires on his laptop all day. Just finished up a few minutes ago; I'm so glad he doesn't have to go out and do it now.


Lame that your DH couldn't do it.


He could have...but then he would have been working for a couple hours longer to make up the time lost to shoveling. Much happier that he is now able to relax.


My DH would be embarrassed to have teens shovel.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:09     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:The going rate was apparently around $60 for teens today. This seems ridiculous to me. I'm not saying do it for free. But $60?!? come on.


If you think the price is high, then try to find somebody who will accept less. Or do it yourself.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:08     Subject: Re:Teens shoveling snow
I would encourage my kids to shovel the driveway of an elderly neighbor for free, but not for able bodied adults who just don't want to shovel snow.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:04     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
The going rate was apparently around $60 for teens today. This seems ridiculous to me. I'm not saying do it for free. But $60?!? come on.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:02     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Holy cow that snow was heavy. My husband and I shoveled our driveway, sidewalk and two neighbor's. Took the better part of 3-4 hours to get everything cleared, and that was two adults.

Any kid who shoveled today would have earned whatever money they requested.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 20:02     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
I think it's great. Nothing "tacky" about it-please. And I agree-I'd rather vet interested parties via listserv than send my child out knocking on doors unless we lived in a small community. We live in the city.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 19:59     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOVE IT. I paid the neighbor boys $40 to shovel my driveway and sidewalk today. No way in heck was I going to do it at 7.5 months pregnant, and DH was on calls and fighting fires on his laptop all day. Just finished up a few minutes ago; I'm so glad he doesn't have to go out and do it now.


Lame that your DH couldn't do it.


He could have...but then he would have been working for a couple hours longer to make up the time lost to shoveling. Much happier that he is now able to relax.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 19:56     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:LOVE IT. I paid the neighbor boys $40 to shovel my driveway and sidewalk today. No way in heck was I going to do it at 7.5 months pregnant, and DH was on calls and fighting fires on his laptop all day. Just finished up a few minutes ago; I'm so glad he doesn't have to go out and do it now.


Lame that your DH couldn't do it.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 19:55     Subject: Re:Teens shoveling snow
Anonymous wrote:Whatever happened to walking the neighborhood knocking on doors? That's what the grown men in my neighborhood looking to make a buck today were doing.


We have the Internet these days. Why not make use of it?
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2014 19:54     Subject: Teens shoveling snow
I'd shovel for free for a poor elderly person or such, but not a rich lazy ass.