Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weight and pressure meant snow and it freezes as slippery ice?!

No way!

Is this how ice skating works too?

Northern US resident here:

you DC people won't have frozen stuff for long, I assume, but what is likely to happen is you have snow with relatively warm temps, so that snow is going to be wet and yes, compress and stick like snowballs. Some places it will be slushy and retain shoe prints. Then when the temp drops tonight you're going to have ice, both even and uneven.

I like to clear while it is still snowing so there is less to move each time, but you should make every effort to do so by late evening, and it will also not be a bad idea to spread some sand or salt in case puddles or condensation create slippery areas.

A homeowner had to pay out $15,000 when I slipped on their ice (it was wicked slippery in a single area where the sidewalk crossed their driveway, clear and dry everywhere else) and had a simple shoulder fracture.

This is why you should NOT shovel until the temperatures are warm enough to melt ice.

Shoveling invites this hazard.

That's basically true. If you're not going to do an incredibly good job keeping ice off the sidewalk, you're better off not shoveling at all. It's much harder for someone to sue if the danger is visually obvious.

Good to know. We also have an umbrella policy for things like this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weight and pressure meant snow and it freezes as slippery ice?!

No way!

Is this how ice skating works too?

Northern US resident here:

you DC people won't have frozen stuff for long, I assume, but what is likely to happen is you have snow with relatively warm temps, so that snow is going to be wet and yes, compress and stick like snowballs. Some places it will be slushy and retain shoe prints. Then when the temp drops tonight you're going to have ice, both even and uneven.

I like to clear while it is still snowing so there is less to move each time, but you should make every effort to do so by late evening, and it will also not be a bad idea to spread some sand or salt in case puddles or condensation create slippery areas.

A homeowner had to pay out $15,000 when I slipped on their ice (it was wicked slippery in a single area where the sidewalk crossed their driveway, clear and dry everywhere else) and had a simple shoulder fracture.

This is why you should NOT shovel until the temperatures are warm enough to melt ice.

Shoveling invites this hazard.

That's basically true. If you're not going to do an incredibly good job keeping ice off the sidewalk, you're better off not shoveling at all. It's much harder for someone to sue if the danger is visually obvious.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weight and pressure meant snow and it freezes as slippery ice?!

No way!

Is this how ice skating works too?

Northern US resident here:

you DC people won't have frozen stuff for long, I assume, but what is likely to happen is you have snow with relatively warm temps, so that snow is going to be wet and yes, compress and stick like snowballs. Some places it will be slushy and retain shoe prints. Then when the temp drops tonight you're going to have ice, both even and uneven.

I like to clear while it is still snowing so there is less to move each time, but you should make every effort to do so by late evening, and it will also not be a bad idea to spread some sand or salt in case puddles or condensation create slippery areas.

A homeowner had to pay out $15,000 when I slipped on their ice (it was wicked slippery in a single area where the sidewalk crossed their driveway, clear and dry everywhere else) and had a simple shoulder fracture.

This is why you should NOT shovel until the temperatures are warm enough to melt ice.

Shoveling invites this hazard.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weight and pressure meant snow and it freezes as slippery ice?!

No way!

Is this how ice skating works too?

Northern US resident here:

you DC people won't have frozen stuff for long, I assume, but what is likely to happen is you have snow with relatively warm temps, so that snow is going to be wet and yes, compress and stick like snowballs. Some places it will be slushy and retain shoe prints. Then when the temp drops tonight you're going to have ice, both even and uneven.

I like to clear while it is still snowing so there is less to move each time, but you should make every effort to do so by late evening, and it will also not be a bad idea to spread some sand or salt in case puddles or condensation create slippery areas.

A homeowner had to pay out $15,000 when I slipped on their ice (it was wicked slippery in a single area where the sidewalk crossed their driveway, clear and dry everywhere else) and had a simple shoulder fracture.

Anonymous wrote:I’m from New England.

There is nothing funnier than people in the DMV reacting to five inches of predicted not yet fallen snow as if it is a nuclear Holocaust. This is something we don’t even remark on back home.

Anonymous wrote:So weight and pressure meant snow and it freezes as slippery ice?!

No way!

Is this how ice skating works too?

Anonymous wrote:Stop telling me what to do.

Anonymous wrote:I’m from New England.

There is nothing funnier than people in the DMV reacting to five inches of predicted not yet fallen snow as if it is a nuclear Holocaust. This is something we don’t even remark on back home.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People have literally been killed by idiots who didn't clear their car roofs. Like your own sidewalk, whatever, that ice won't fly into someone else. But driving with snow and ice on your car, you're endangering yourself and others.

New poster here
I agree. About a decade ago I was at a stoplight and the car next to me still had at least a foot of snow on their roof. I actually rolled down my window, got the couple's attention, and lectured them.
Now, I'd actually be afraid to do that because you never know when someone will just pull out a gun and shoot you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's infinitely best to shovel your sidewalks and salt sooner rather than later, before they get walked on, and compressed to ice.

And for the love of god, clear ALL the snow off your car - the hood, the roof, everything. Being short is not an excuse. If you can't handle taking care of your car, that's not the safety problem of everyone else around you.

Who are you talking to? The air? Who has agreed in life to take lectures from you? The birds and the bees?