by Anikka Wattem
As we got pelted by a major storm over the weekend I stayed home waiting to get “bailed out” by the plows. However due to budget cuts, our local government didn’t plow our street until late Monday afternoon. My city has alternate street side parking and so on Sunday we had to switch despite the street being under several feet of snow. We bundled up, grabbed a shovel and literally dug our cars out and then dug a new spot for them. It was invigorating and fun (not to mention bone chilling!).
The next morning, I woke up much earlier than I wanted due to neighbors blowing and plowing themselves out. We had a good time, got some exercise and slowly but surely got the job done.
If you're like me and don't always have the benefit of government funded plowing, try and brainstorm a few economic and environmentally friendly ways to get the job done. I know I'll be much better prepared for the next storm!
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Suggestion for neighborhoods that have several snowblowers on the same block:
Get together and have the snow blowers take turns having 1 snowblower doing the sidewalks & several driveways. The rest of the people (including those not running their snowblowers) pair up to dig out the cars and do the sidewalks going from the driveways to the front doors. Others can make coffee, hot chocolate & cookies then serve them to those working. This will make short work of digging out and will eliminate exhaust emissions from multiple snowblowers running at the same time. Added benefit: you get to know your neighbors. You can even do this together if the side street you live on is plowed by the city and they block the driveways with all the snow from the street. This happened on the block that we used to live on & one guy snowblowed the driveways & everyone else did the rest. It was fun. Don't forget to give the guy or gal who does your driveway/sidewalk a buck or two for gas. If several people chip in a buck or two, it adds up and will help him out as well as save you money. The average cost of shoveling a sidewalk and driveway by a neighborhood kid or a professional is between $10-20 depending on how much work is involved.
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