Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:45     Subject: Re:If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
This thread is a textbook example of the fact that the wealthier someone is, the more asocial they are. They’ve got theirs, f*ck everyone else. Elderly? A child? A dog? Have to work? They don’t care.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:42     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:I'm in a Bethesda neighborhood with houses that don't cost less than 1.5M. The ones at 1.5M are rundown, old, and small, including mine. We're not spending wildly over here, but did invest in our homes. Only one house in my street paid someone to shovel. Only a third of sidewalks were clear, because a lot of us shoveled on Sunday and then got several inches of sleet. There were lots of people out shoveling today and we will continue tomorrow, mostly to dig our cars out.

I'd rather people not get heart attacks, OP.


+1

Our street remains unplowed.
This county cannot even provide basic services to its taxpayers, since it's too busy spending money for all kinds of other initiatives.

Sit this one out OP.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:39     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s brutally cold outside…who is walking? And where are they going?

Schools are closed and local police are begging people to stay home.

Given how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is coupled with the frigid temps, nobody should feel compelled to shovel…especially if the only people out walking are catering to their dogs or fueling their exercise addiction.

PS - I moved to a neighborhood without sidewalks. All the dog owners are in boots and snowsuits quickly letting their pets do their business in the snow…as God intended.


You're full of shite wrt "how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is". Utter namby pamby bull shite. The temps aren't dangerous. We all have coats and gloves. This is just entitled horse hockey.

When I lived in Burke, all my neighbors shoveled. We all knew it was necessary so the kids could get to bus stops. People hated the one neighbor who never did. We all knew we had to go out during the storm and stay on top of things. My dh and I managed this even with babies. What you're spouting is a load of entitled crap. Where I live in Loudoun, almost no one shovels ever and it is also based on entitlement. Neighbors have the money to hire people, but don't. Shoveling isn't going to kill anyone but my neighbors, in general, don't do hard work. They, and their kids, are allergic to hard work. It is beneath them.


Are we talking in general or about this storm specifically?

Because I’m in upper MoCo where we got 7 inches of snow followed by 4 or 5 inches of ice, and our neighborhood hasn’t been plowed.

Nobody has left our neighborhood, and nobody can get in until the streets are plowed.

So how, pray tell, are we supposed to get someone in to shovel? It’s not happening.

Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:39     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
We paid $$ to get walkways, car, public sidewalk cleared yesterday. Tipped $100.
Street finally got plowed at midnight. Wall of ice, chunks all over drive apron and part of public sidewalk. Sorry. Waiting for $$ crew this afternoon.
In our mid 70s, DH heart and back issues. I usually shovel despite asthma, heart, back but DH says NO too cold and snow too heavy.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:31     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
they're not here they are some place warm right now
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:29     Subject: Re:If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you in MoCo? Take a pic of it and report it. They will get fined.


Not oP but we're in Arlington and have the same issue. Arlington "suspended" the ordinace due to the heavy snow/ice making it near impossible to shovel. Pisses me off that some of us were out 5 times yesterday shoveling and others are going to leave it there indefinitely.


Why does that piss you off?
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:28     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:It’s brutally cold outside…who is walking? And where are they going?

Schools are closed and local police are begging people to stay home.

Given how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is coupled with the frigid temps, nobody should feel compelled to shovel…especially if the only people out walking are catering to their dogs or fueling their exercise addiction.

PS - I moved to a neighborhood without sidewalks. All the dog owners are in boots and snowsuits quickly letting their pets do their business in the snow…as God intended.


You're full of shite wrt "how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is". Utter namby pamby bull shite. The temps aren't dangerous. We all have coats and gloves. This is just entitled horse hockey.

When I lived in Burke, all my neighbors shoveled. We all knew it was necessary so the kids could get to bus stops. People hated the one neighbor who never did. We all knew we had to go out during the storm and stay on top of things. My dh and I managed this even with babies. What you're spouting is a load of entitled crap. Where I live in Loudoun, almost no one shovels ever and it is also based on entitlement. Neighbors have the money to hire people, but don't. Shoveling isn't going to kill anyone but my neighbors, in general, don't do hard work. They, and their kids, are allergic to hard work. It is beneath them.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 10:18     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:most are In Florida at their second home and not even there


Those of us with $1-2 million dollar houses aren't that wealthy and don't have second homes.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:35     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:It’s brutally cold outside…who is walking? And where are they going?

Schools are closed and local police are begging people to stay home.

Given how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is coupled with the frigid temps, nobody should feel compelled to shovel…especially if the only people out walking are catering to their dogs or fueling their exercise addiction.

PS - I moved to a neighborhood without sidewalks. All the dog owners are in boots and snowsuits quickly letting their pets do their business in the snow…as God intended.


Not everyone has a car or can work remotely.

We live a few blocks from the metro so we try to keep our sidewalks clear.

If you didn’t wait until it was a hard chunk of ice it wasn’t that hard to remove it.

This thread is discussing sidewalks. No one GAF if you don’t shovel your driveway.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:27     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
You need to live in our middle class neighborhood where basically everyone is a decent person and we all shoveled (and helped those who couldn't do it on their own).
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:17     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
$1M home isn’t what it used to be. This is in Loudoun county and zoned to mediocre schools. These aren’t rich people.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/46225-Allsbrook-Pl-Sterling-VA-20165/12379088_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:11     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s brutally cold outside…who is walking? And where are they going?

Schools are closed and local police are begging people to stay home.

Given how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is coupled with the frigid temps, nobody should feel compelled to shovel…especially if the only people out walking are catering to their dogs or fueling their exercise addiction.

PS - I moved to a neighborhood without sidewalks. All the dog owners are in boots and snowsuits quickly letting their pets do their business in the snow…as God intended.


People who own dogs. People who have to get to public transportation. Eventually, children who have to get to school.


In the fancy neighborhoods the op is talking about, nobody is schlepping to public transportation a day or two after the big storm. And schools are closed.

Nobody should shovel for dogs. Dogs can walk in the snow. And their walkers surely own boots if they own a million dollar home.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:08     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:I'm afraid of someone slipping and falling and suing me, so I cleaned ours ASAP.


If the snow and ice were very obvious, a court might argue the person assumed the risk by walking on it.

Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:05     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Anonymous wrote:It’s brutally cold outside…who is walking? And where are they going?

Schools are closed and local police are begging people to stay home.

Given how dangerous shoveling this heavy snow is coupled with the frigid temps, nobody should feel compelled to shovel…especially if the only people out walking are catering to their dogs or fueling their exercise addiction.

PS - I moved to a neighborhood without sidewalks. All the dog owners are in boots and snowsuits quickly letting their pets do their business in the snow…as God intended.


People who own dogs. People who have to get to public transportation. Eventually, children who have to get to school.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 09:04     Subject: If you live in a $1-3 million house why don’t you shovel your sidewalk
Yeah, please stay home or don't walk on sidewalk.

Went out 3X on Sunday and hurt my back, some guy wants $250 to do the sidewalk. I was willing to pay $125, but I don't blame him, TBH.