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I mean I was pretty happy out here in the Midwest but you guys might pull me in with this one
by jrs95 9y ago
I mean I was pretty happy out here in the Midwest but you guys might pull me in with this one
- komali2 9y agoAs a Wisconsin transplant, how are you happy when you must shovel, and shovel, and shovel. If I had stayed for one more winter I would have gone on a shovel-armed homicidal spree.
- jlgaddis 9y agoHere in Indiana, I have a four-wheeler with a plow. I have one for my truck too, for when it gets really bad.
- elliottkember 9y agoI mean I was pretty happy out here in San Francisco but you might pull me in with this one
- mikestew 9y agoWell, then, here’s some more: if you have some free time, you can make that truck pay for itself plowing parking lots. Lots of friends of mine with 4x4s did that when we lived in Indiana. Might not pay for the truck, but it was reported that it easily paid for the plow and hydraulics in one winter.
- jlgaddis 9y agoYep, before I got the plows, we paid a guy $75 to come and plow our (long, winding) driveway every time it was bad enough to need it. It took him about 20 minutes and ours is just one of several that he'd hit every time. He also had contracts with several businesses to have their parking lots cleared.
- elliottkember 9y agoI bet it’s really satisfying too, like those videos of people power-washing dirty sidewalks.
- mikestew 9y agoI've never owned a truck with a plow, but I've driven those owned by others. It is power-washing your sidewalk x10. To watch a giant pile of stuff that's in the way just disappear, and all at your hand: magical. Icing on the cake is when it's -20F outside and you're sitting in a warm truck cab with a cup of coffee, bending matter to your will. And there's a little something about knowing that the parking lot will be usable, and businesses can do business, because you showed up at 5:00 a. m. this morning. I've also driven a tow truck in those conditions. Leaving your warm truck cab and cup of coffee to go hook up a car when it's -20F outside: not magical whatsoever.
- freedomben 9y agoI do this too in Alaska. I highly recommend this strategy to everyone.
- phil21 9y agoI dunno, I figure paying someone to shovel my driveway $25/pop all winter long is a whole lot cheaper than even a single month's rent increase I'd see moving to the bay area :)
- Viper007Bond 9y agoLots of great places outside of the Bay area. Northern CA for example!
- deadmetheny 9y agoIf you live in the Midwest and have a driveway and paths you are responsible for, a snowblower is absolutely worth the investment.
- astura 9y agoSo pay someone else to do it, it's not at all expensive. The going rate here is $10-$30 a storm for a city sized driveway/sidewalk or shoveling a car out.
- tj-teej 9y agoDo neighborhood kids go door to door offering to shovel driveways for $ still?
- astura 9y agoSometimes, but not like it used to be. I see plenty of adults with plows soliciting door to door too. Usually I see kids soliciting through Facebook groups nowadays. Well, their parents do it for them.
- tj-teej 9y agoWow, I'm in my mid-twenties and I sound like my Grandpa. I suppose my kids one day will go door to door renting out our family robot to move the snow.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoSome places in the snow belt are so civilized the city plows your sidewalks and you just take care of the driveway. Easy peasy. No responsibility to the neighbors.