Comments on: What IS that awful noise? Must be snow!

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:56:48 +0000

Ha! The secret to shovelling snow is to throw it sideways onto the lawn. That way cars won’t plow it up into your driveway again!

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:55:27 +0000

Your story about snow reminded me of a winter ten years ago. I owned a corner house, so I had TWO sidewalks to keep clear, and in Nassau County they didn’t fool around – you HAD to keep your sidewalks clear or face stiff fines. I was living alone at the time.

I had been hit by a car two months earlier and I was wondering how on earth I could clear two sidewalks because it still hurt me terribly just to shift position, and my back was a mess.

But when I opened my door and looked outside, I saw that someone had shoveled both of my sidewalks clear. I was completely amazed.

I never found out who did it, but I am still grateful to whoever it was.

People like that are angels.

By: Alvaron

Alvaron — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:30:29 +0000

I live in new york city and its been a long time that its been snowing much here in new york city on the bronx where i live. Every time i hear the sound of shoveling on the winter i simply get all excited i look out the window and spread cheers do anyone whose willing to get wet from the snow when they come home from playing with the snow.

I look on the hill on the park near the building i live and i always see children riding the hill even though the temperature is on the single digits or on the teens. I love the snow and believe me i can smell the snow or rain before it comes down minutes later and enjoy that its coming down either fast or slow and see children with their older brother sister or parents either playing with the snow or snuggling each other under and umbrella to prevent from getting wet.

When i hear or see the snow being shoveled from the side walk i think of the people doing a great job because i live near so many rows of stores trying to keep their side walk from being covered by to much snow. Normally the store owner or employees makes piles of snow so that most of the time it can be used for children to play with them while the store owner simply looks with excitement or anger in many cases.

During this month and last month theres has been so much snow then rain and on the morning you hear many shoveling which i like because it calms me. Even during the night i hear people shoveling after 9 pm and the sound of shoveling sounds so peaceful to me because i been hearing people shoveling since i was born. I really love shoveling however breaking your back shoveling for hours isn’t considered loving in anyways until you go inside your home have a nice warm coffee or hot chocolate with a warm soup or dinner on your table after a full day of shoveling.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:22:03 +0000

I would expect someone from Southern California to be a wuss when it comes to shoveling snow. Do you know why people are out there at 6:00am? So they can avoid creating ice-tracks in their driveway as much as possible when they take their cars out of the garage to go to work. But, of course, when you’re from Southern California, where people show up to work whenever they feel like it, you can leave later so you can shovel later. And, do you know the real secret to shoveling snow? JUST KEEP SHOVELING.

By: Lode D.H.

Lode D.H. — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:53:58 +0000

no shoveling for me!
i just pour some salt wherever i need to get rid of the snow, works perfectly!

By: Les

Les — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:34:48 +0000

There’s an old Scottish saying, “Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today”? What do you think is better, shoveling a couple of inches of snow every hour or so, or a foot of snow once or twice a day? Some people prefer the former over the latter. Do you know why some cities require property owners and occupants to clear their walk ways? It’s because this society has grown into a selfish self serving and lazy one. There was once a time believe it or not when it was the norm to be responsible and do the right thing. Not today, not anymore. I walk mostly everywhere I go. Even if I decide to take the bus, I have to walk several blocks to get to the bus stop. Say I walk a mile, ten blocks on average; only about 10% of that distance will have a clear path for me to pass through. So…when I hear people like you bemoaning the fact that some people are doing the responsible thing and clearing their walk, so that people like me can pass through unhindered by a foot deep snow fall; I have little compassion for the fool too lazy to get up and great the day.

By: Blair

Blair — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:36:58 +0000

Haha, it’s snowing now and i already have enough snow to go up to my hip, alot of the snow banks taller then my shed .

By: ashley

ashley — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:35:57 +0000

snow shoveling is a requirement for most east coast states…deal with it

By: bill

bill — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:23:08 +0000

for all snow’s haters: we could kick up this global warming thing, and do away with snow all-together. suck it up people! the reason people are out at hours that are inconvenient for you is, that’s when they can shovel! did you ever think that your shovelling around mid-day could be inconvenient to some slumbering 3rd shifter?

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:42:18 +0000

Try living here in Alaska…we have snow from September until sometime in May…

The snow plows get to be a common thing in the morning and to be honest, it doesn’t even wake me up anymore.