Do you shovel snow?

mashamoto79 · 18/01/13 - 18:53

I am talking about about round your house, driveway, pavement etc etc

I was watching the news and they were saying the biggest problem was not the snow but the colder temperatures turning it to ice. Surely you would just get rid of it? The snow has been an issue in the UK for quite a while now, it is not a new thing so invest in equipment to get rid of it.

People may think I am weird but I actually find it quite relaxing shovelling snow late at night when it has just fallen. It's normally all cold and fresh and quiet outside. Last night I did it at 11.

I just don't get the concept of not doing it if you can. Other countries who get snow every year manage ok.

sutie · 18/01/13 - 18:58

mrsutie does ours. I'm not into shovelling much.

mashamoto79 · 18/01/13 - 19:03

sutie wrote: »

mrsutie does ours. I'm not into shovelling much.

I never was, the first time I did it my body ached all over afterwards but now as soon as the snow has stopped I am out there shovelling it. If it is a big storm, I will go out in the middle and do it, so it isn't so much all in one go when it has stopped.

curvybabes · 18/01/13 - 19:04

we havent had proper deep snow here for years, the last time it snowed in 2010 I just brushed the path

dengie dude · 18/01/13 - 19:05

i hate this type of snow...too deep to get the car off the drive but too shallow to make a snowman on the front garden...sorry ..i mean snowperson

Welsh-lad · 18/01/13 - 19:10

I have a snow shovel; it has a broad grey plastic scoop and is great for clearing snow.

Also buy a bag of grit salt from the Farmers' Co-operative so there's never any trouble getting the car out.

Ancient IDTV · 18/01/13 - 19:10

Only the path to the gate, and a patch of lawn where I throw bread for the birds. This time I've left my car in the drive, and it's still covered in the original snowfall. Fortunately, I don't have to go anywhere out of town atm. The snowfall here hasn't actually been that heavy so far. Ice is the main hazard.

R410 · 18/01/13 - 19:12

Yeah I do, it stops it turning to ice when people stand on it.

I do both a path to the gate from the door in both the back and front gardens, and round where the cars are parked.

[Deleted User] · 18/01/13 - 19:19

Yes, it makes life easier.

Alt-F4 · 18/01/13 - 19:21

I don't think I've ever used a shovel let alone owned one

stud u like · 18/01/13 - 19:22

I am a southern boy and I seldom get bad snow. I just brush it with a broom to get it away from the drains and the brick work.

R410 · 18/01/13 - 19:29

stud u like wrote: »

I am a southern boy and I seldom get bad snow. I just brush it with a broom to get it away from the drains and the brick work.

But then what you class as bad snow would still be nothing to me, a Northern boy.

scousesiren · 18/01/13 - 19:36

I live in a little cul-de-sac with about 15houses. When I woke up at 10am (long lie in as work told us not to bother coming in) and looked out the window, the old man from across the way had cleared everyone's pathways and was putting salt down. He must be about 75, bless him.

[Deleted User] · 18/01/13 - 19:38

I was going to shovel our patio so I didn't lose our poodle in the snow. The shovel is missing.... under the snow. Teaches me for not to putting it away properly

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fat controller · 18/01/13 - 19:38

I did earlier - cleared my drive, and my next door neighbours, then put some salt down to clear the hard packed bits away.

abarthman · 18/01/13 - 19:44

I live in a cul-de-sac that is abuot 50 meters long and I am the only one of the car-owners who needs to drive to work every day. Since the others can get by without their cars until the thaw, I'm the one who has to clear the snow out of necessity! All 50 metres and wide enough for my car!

I was caught out a couple of years ago, but I've now got a couple of good snow-shovels at the ready.

Darthchaffinch · 18/01/13 - 19:49

We shovel our land, and the local farmers are paid by the kommune (council) to clear local roads- which they do every day very well and before anyone gets up.

tghe-retford · 18/01/13 - 19:55

There is a neighbour near me who doesn't just clear his driveway, but also clears the whole street, the road and his garden. He must truly despise snow or have had a trauma in the past which makes him want to clear it away as soon as the first snowflake drops.

Bad Wolf 525 · 18/01/13 - 20:31

Yes my husband shovels the snow. He does the whole driveway so we are able to get out. He actually enjoys doing it. He takes great pride in not having any snow on the drive

Depending on the amount of snow, he will either wait until it has stopped, but if it's a heavy snowfall he will go out a couple of times while it is snowing.

Where we live now, we don't have a sidewalk, but in my State, if you don't have the sidewalk (in front of your house) clear to where pedestrian can walk on it safely, you will be fined. So really there isn't much of a chance of getting out of shoveling snow

Andrue · 18/01/13 - 20:39

I'll clear the drive at some point over the weekend. I put a fair big of dishwasher salt on it though so I'm hoping that'll make it easier and prevent it freezing to the tarmac.

Nilrem · 18/01/13 - 20:40

We do our pathway (and grit it), and if needed the shared drive, usually with a couple of the neighbours.

We normally have a few bags of grit in the shed ready for winter, along with a couple of shovels, and a snow shovel (and a folding/mini shovel in the car), as it makes life so much easier when you're prepared for things like snow, and don't have to rush out to try and find somewhere that still have grit in stock

Erlang · 18/01/13 - 21:07

I did the drive and a larger area in front in order to do a 3 point turn, as it's cul de sac and has a steep camber, all before breakfast later I noticed my nieghbour doing his so I popped out and helped him as he's 15 years older than me and not as fit, eventually I did a few other people drives and the two paths for about 6 houses, and salted the twin tracks down the road.

I don't mind,only took about 3 hours all told, and most neighbours are in late 60's or 70's and I'd hate for someone to fall over, I cleared the tyre tracks as my wife had to go to work and I'd rather she didn't bounce off parked cars.

If everyone able to did a bit, the UK would cope better.

lemoncurd · 18/01/13 - 21:10

Most towns and cities in Canada have a by-law which states that you must clear the "sidewalk" in front of one's own property by 9am when there has been an overnight accumulation. If you don't you can get fined.

Steveaustin316 · 18/01/13 - 21:14

lemoncurd wrote: »

Most towns and cities in Canada have a by-law which states that you must clear the "sidewalk" in front of one's own property by 9am when there has been an overnight accumulation. If you don't you can get fined.

What happens if someone is away from home or at work overnight?

jesaya · 18/01/13 - 21:15

Yep, I was out this morning removing the six inches of snow from my patio and path. Spent all day keeping the birds fed as well. It's easier to move the fresh snow so I always do it as soon as I can, then get the salt and grit down. I might do the drive tomorrow so the postman can get in!

Welsh-lad · 18/01/13 - 21:27

lemoncurd wrote: »

Most towns and cities in Canada have a by-law which states that you must clear the "sidewalk" in front of one's own property by 9am when there has been an overnight accumulation. If you don't you can get fined.

There are regulations like this in parts of Germany too, which is why you often see German people sweeping/scrubbing the pavement outside their houses.

We used to have unwritten rules like that in our country, but they seem to be on the way out now.
You even have shops now with weeds growing outside, or even old sick stains.

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