Personally, I'm a combination of 2 and 3 depending on how much is forecast. Either way every walkway, the patio and the driveway have to be spotless before leaving. Can't stand having it compacted and turned to ice.
What Is Your Snow Removal Strategy?
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When I lived in northern BC, it was hopeless to try to manage the accumulation.
It’s an unending barrage.
I used to wake up two hours before work, see if the city plows had been out.
Yes, get dressed, start shoveling the walk, and driveway.
No, wait an hour and see if .....
Still no?
Cuss and fuss (to myself) and get really busy.
Not fun, day in day out from December through April.
I miss the majestic beauty of BC.
Mountains of snow, not so much.
It’s an unending barrage.
I used to wake up two hours before work, see if the city plows had been out.
Yes, get dressed, start shoveling the walk, and driveway.
No, wait an hour and see if .....
Still no?
Cuss and fuss (to myself) and get really busy.
Not fun, day in day out from December through April.
I miss the majestic beauty of BC.
Mountains of snow, not so much.
imwjl
Doctor of Teleocity
We're (husband & wife) a bit serious with well being and capabilities so use our 94 ft driveway as exercise and well being.
94ft? That's oddly specific!
I do find shovelling snow meditative, so I know what you mean.
I just go out and shovel first thing in the morning if there is new snow, and there usually is. I'm working from home but my wife isn't, and I don't want her to drive over new snow and pack it down -- it's easier to shovel when untouched.
Story time: once my in-laws were coming over for dinner, just them. It had been snowing hard earlier and there was about 30cm of fresh snow. I didn't have time to clear the whole driveway so I shovelled a lane so they could drive up to the house. I was standing to one side as they arrived. My father-in-law paused, then drove up the untouched side of the driveway and parked there. He rolled down his window and said to me, "I don't want to be in your way!" I just stared at him and said, "that's not how shovelling works." Well, he was starting to get dotty.
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I cut a path to the street right to the ground for safety < I dont do the whole drive way , never understood that , I have 4wheel drive and can plow through it all , that way I can use a broom to keep it clear takes 5 minutes period.
I even sweep a path on the front lawn so my letter carrier doent have to slog through to my neighbours property
I even sweep a path on the front lawn so my letter carrier doent have to slog through to my neighbours property
I also do a combination of 2 and 3, depending on the forecast and timing.
My ultimate goal, though, is to get my teenage son to do it! I already got him cutting my lawn and think it will be a nice addition to his chore portfolio!
My ultimate goal, though, is to get my teenage son to do it! I already got him cutting my lawn and think it will be a nice addition to his chore portfolio!
Willie Johnson
Friend of Leo's
Wait til Elsa is done having her little fit, then go clean up the mess. Get out the snowblower if it's more than a few inches, or otherwise use the plastic grain scoop, which has replaced my regular snow shovel as my go-to hand tool for that job (got it when the snowblower was down due to a fouled spark plug and the store didn't have any more shovels; needed a second shovel/shoveler after a big storm).
teletail
Friend of Leo's
Good luck with that, my kid came out the other day and OFFERED to help me clear the dishwasher after it was 1/2 done .......babysteps LOL
imwjl
Doctor of Teleocity
I have a construction type crank roller tape measure from my trail building and ski area work. Curious little kids measured the distance repeatedly. Many here should know I'm sort of a data nerd. When the city passed an ordinance to levy a 5 years fee for the flood disaster repair and proactive flood avoidance work I measured our non-permeable area. I forgot that number but what every it was made avoiding future flood problems seem like a bargain.
I picked 'play guitar' as
-I have back/ balance issues, will not clear snow/ice, walk, or drive in it, for fear of falling/ twisting - I just wait...
- we are in an apartment now, with sidewalks and parking lot right outside our sliding glass door...thankful!
- our wonderful son ( with whom we live) is kind enough to dig out path, clean my car when I can actually get out.
Used to love snow, no fear; now it's a beautiful enemy
-I have back/ balance issues, will not clear snow/ice, walk, or drive in it, for fear of falling/ twisting - I just wait...
- we are in an apartment now, with sidewalks and parking lot right outside our sliding glass door...thankful!
- our wonderful son ( with whom we live) is kind enough to dig out path, clean my car when I can actually get out.
Used to love snow, no fear; now it's a beautiful enemy
I had a 22 horse diesel John Deere tractor with a 4' snow blower, shaft driven........lost it in the divorce. My 20 year old son gets to clear the 1/4 mile driveway now. Poor fella.
Bought an Ariens 24" Classic electric start snowblower for my new home in Appleton. I can do the driveway and side walk in 25 minutes. It's not bad. The city house has a short driveway.
Bought an Ariens 24" Classic electric start snowblower for my new home in Appleton. I can do the driveway and side walk in 25 minutes. It's not bad. The city house has a short driveway.
I go out and shovel...all day...while watching all my neighbors come in and out with their high fallutin' machines and blow it all over the place and go back inside in 5 minutes. The guy next to me hires a plow truck who likes to push it all into a huge pile about 2 feet from the end of my driveway, leaving me nowhere to toss mine with the shovel so I have to carry it 10 feet to toss it. Sometimes I have to chisel away at the "overflow" and relocate a few feet of his pile just to clear my driveway. Bastards.
You can tell who is retired. They're out there several times per snowfall and have the immaculately clean driveways.
dougstrum
Friend of Leo's
If it's wet and heavy or deep snow I fire up the snowblower.
If just a couple inches of light powdery snow like this morning, I just scrape a couple of tracks down to the road, then let the sun do it's job
It's like a winter wonderland out there, and still no power since Monday
If just a couple inches of light powdery snow like this morning, I just scrape a couple of tracks down to the road, then let the sun do it's job
It's like a winter wonderland out there, and still no power since Monday
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14yo son.
Telecastoff1
Tele-Afflicted
My driveway is long, uphill both ways. Normal, under 12" snowfalls I use my two stage Ariens snowblower. For wet, deep snow over 12" I bring out my trusty old 610 Bobcat.
