every year you hear about it when we get a big snow storm people rush out and have to shovel and end up dying because they are out of shape.. in fact the last snow we had 3 people died and 2 of those people were using snow blowers! (now thats out of shape) after that last snow we had we had a warm spell and in within a week it was all melted anyway..so why bother!

geez, you'd have to be really badly out of shape to die from
using a snowblower.

The thing is, I remember when we lived in the USA, it was Law, that everyone had 2 shovel their driveways, pathways and sidewalks otherwise they would b liable for injuries caused by accidents and they could b sued for millions if an accident resulted in permanent injury or even death!! So people have 2 b quick with the snow shovelling even if a warm spell comes and melts it all away!!

Mazerati said:

wanna snowball ?

Well, we got 15 cm (5,9 inch) of snow in two days so it was best to showel it off if one wanted to drive somewhere.

And I haven't seen any snow blowers around here.
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Cause it's a pain in the ass to have to walk through a foot of snow to get to the store or to your car or wherever you may be going. And it can be quite dangerous.
I was quite pleasantly surprised to find my upstairs neighbor had already shoveled all the walks for my building this morning so I had a clear path to the sidewalk. Unfortunately, most of the rest of my neighbors didn't and I did have to trudge through a foot of snow for the rest of the block and a half walk to my car.

we got 14 inches last week, and i was sick when it happened, so the only thing that got shoveled was my front steps and around my car so i could drive over the snow. i never did get the sidewalk shoveled off . . .

Mazerati said:

I think people get obsessive about it. A lot of times it's to be a good neighbor and help those walking past get through.

I used to live in an apt. surrounded by many other apts. NO ONE SHOVELED...so I had to walk in the street just to get around.

I'm almost always good about shoveling. I think I remember my days of walking/bussing too well and I hated walking through the snow and ice leftovers from people who don't shovel. Shoveling early (or twice in one storm) also makes it easier as you are shoveling less at a time and getting the snow up before it's packed into the sidewalk by pedestrains.

Plus, it's true, you can be ticketed for not shoveling in a timely manner in most cities. Lastly, I like being a good neighbor. Since we've bought a house, I feel obligated to keep up on these things.

course, ALL of that can be forgotten if I'm uber hung-over after a snowfall.

endorphin74 said:

You know that's right. You do wanna get out there before it's too much to shovel. I remember as a kid haveing to do that. I just haven't shoveled snow in a while.

I only have to do my front and back steps. The manager for my place does the common area with his snow blower.

Mazerati said:

yes, well that does happen...

my uncle died while blowing snow... and yes he was a big man with a prior heart attack
he just felt really good that day so he went out to get some air

so it is a matter of if not then, it would have been another time soon.



now, i could use a massage after shovelling yesterday... anybody???

emm said:

sorry to hear that Emm

luv4u said:

i'd blow your snow

That's nothing, my neighbours have to shovel empty beer cans just to get to their cars.