Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:53
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Shovel as it comes down. It makes the job so much easier all the way around. Shoveling 3 inches twice is easier than a 6 -inches fall that has frozen over night.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:51
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
Sorry, I use "pet-safe" salt, and I'm pregnant with a sled dog who pulls like crazy. I will put myself first this winter, so I don't lose the baby if the dog makes me fall on the ice that will accumulate if I don't salt my walkway.
Your child’s coparent should be doing it.
Well, he's not. So I am protecting myself. Don't assume others have your life and your risks.
DP: I get it, but you can still use a safer product that serves the same purpose and protects the world for your child's future. Use what you have and be safe out there. And also know that there are alternatives for next time.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:50
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
I'm shoveling periodically. It's much easier to shovel a small amount of snow multiple times than it is to shovel more snow once.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:49
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
You're going to have to get rid of the requirements to shovel sidewalks if you want people to stop using salt. And road use is much larger than sidewalk use anyway, and you're not stopping that.
There are non-salt products that work just as well. Why would you choose the worst one on purpose?
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:43
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
Sorry, I use "pet-safe" salt, and I'm pregnant with a sled dog who pulls like crazy. I will put myself first this winter, so I don't lose the baby if the dog makes me fall on the ice that will accumulate if I don't salt my walkway.
Your child’s coparent should be doing it.
Well, he's not. So I am protecting myself. Don't assume others have your life and your risks.
I’m sorry. That sounds hard.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:42
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
Sorry, I use "pet-safe" salt, and I'm pregnant with a sled dog who pulls like crazy. I will put myself first this winter, so I don't lose the baby if the dog makes me fall on the ice that will accumulate if I don't salt my walkway.
No one else can walk your dog?
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:42
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looks like a bust. Shovel this morning and maybe do a quick touch up this afternoon.
WTF are you talking about? I have 8 inches in my back yard in Mclean at 11am on Monday and it's forecast to snow heavily again this afternoon
Where do you see a forecast that predicted heavy snow starting in afternoon?
In Maryland the chance of snowfall decreases throughout the day. We haven't had snow since the middle of the night. I think we're mostly done here. It's beem a bust for us.
You two need to understand that you're getting different amounts of snow. The gradient of snowfall is pretty steep with this storm. Some of you might get the second predicted snowfall later this afternoon, and some of you might not. Accept it.
We’ll see what the official totals are for specific areas at the end. Nothing I’ve seen so far is as high as some posters are asserting. They are either eyeballing it or measure a snowdrift.
You can google this and find out who is getting the most.... 6.7" in Falls Church for example... which last I checked is in the 6-10" prediction. Especially with another inch (maybe two) to go.
https://www.fox5dc.com/weather/dc-snow-how-much-has-fallen-so-far-snowfall-totals-snow-accumulation-map
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:36
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looks like a bust. Shovel this morning and maybe do a quick touch up this afternoon.
WTF are you talking about? I have 8 inches in my back yard in Mclean at 11am on Monday and it's forecast to snow heavily again this afternoon
Where do you see a forecast that predicted heavy snow starting in afternoon?
In Maryland the chance of snowfall decreases throughout the day. We haven't had snow since the middle of the night. I think we're mostly done here. It's beem a bust for us.
You two need to understand that you're getting different amounts of snow. The gradient of snowfall is pretty steep with this storm. Some of you might get the second predicted snowfall later this afternoon, and some of you might not. Accept it.
We’ll see what the official totals are for specific areas at the end. Nothing I’ve seen so far is as high as some posters are asserting. They are either eyeballing it or measure a snowdrift.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:32
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
Sorry, I use "pet-safe" salt, and I'm pregnant with a sled dog who pulls like crazy. I will put myself first this winter, so I don't lose the baby if the dog makes me fall on the ice that will accumulate if I don't salt my walkway.
Your child’s coparent should be doing it.
Well, he's not. So I am protecting myself. Don't assume others have your life and your risks.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:31
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looks like a bust. Shovel this morning and maybe do a quick touch up this afternoon.
WTF are you talking about? I have 8 inches in my back yard in Mclean at 11am on Monday and it's forecast to snow heavily again this afternoon
Where do you see a forecast that predicted heavy snow starting in afternoon?
In Maryland the chance of snowfall decreases throughout the day. We haven't had snow since the middle of the night. I think we're mostly done here. It's beem a bust for us.
You two need to understand that you're getting different amounts of snow. The gradient of snowfall is pretty steep with this storm. Some of you might get the second predicted snowfall later this afternoon, and some of you might not. Accept it.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:29
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looks like a bust. Shovel this morning and maybe do a quick touch up this afternoon.
WTF are you talking about? I have 8 inches in my back yard in Mclean at 11am on Monday and it's forecast to snow heavily again this afternoon
Where do you see a forecast that predicted heavy snow starting in afternoon?
In Maryland the chance of snowfall decreases throughout the day. We haven't had snow since the middle of the night. I think we're mostly done here. It's beem a bust for us.
+1. It’s going to snow once more but not heavily. What you’ve got is what you are getting. It will settle a bit today and then you might get another inch to get you back to where you started. Not nearly as much snow as they predicted.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:13
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Looks like a bust. Shovel this morning and maybe do a quick touch up this afternoon.
WTF are you talking about? I have 8 inches in my back yard in Mclean at 11am on Monday and it's forecast to snow heavily again this afternoon
Where do you see a forecast that predicted heavy snow starting in afternoon?
In Maryland the chance of snowfall decreases throughout the day. We haven't had snow since the middle of the night. I think we're mostly done here. It's beem a bust for us.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:10
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
You're going to have to get rid of the requirements to shovel sidewalks if you want people to stop using salt. And road use is much larger than sidewalk use anyway, and you're not stopping that.
Anonymous
01/06/2025 11:10
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Looks like a bust. Shovel this morning and maybe do a quick touch up this afternoon.
WTF are you talking about? I have 8 inches in my back yard in Mclean at 11am on Monday and it's forecast to snow heavily again this afternoon
Anonymous
01/06/2025 10:43
Subject: Shovel Snow-Tomorrow ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get out there as soon as you can and shovel, because the snow will get heavy and it will freeze over during the night. Lay down salt where you've shoveled a path.
Skip the salt. Use sand if you need to lay down something. In this area, any and all salt will wash into the Potomac and then the Bay, leading to blooms and then dead spots.
Sorry, I use "pet-safe" salt, and I'm pregnant with a sled dog who pulls like crazy. I will put myself first this winter, so I don't lose the baby if the dog makes me fall on the ice that will accumulate if I don't salt my walkway.
Your child’s coparent should be doing it.