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  1. #1
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    Our driveway is 350 ft long, so no snowblower for us. But we have to shovel the berm that the city plow leaves every time it snows. I swear the city plow waits until the driveways are all done then they go by and do the streets, leaving huge, rock-like berms for us to clear by hand.

    Just for grins, another picture from last winter. This is our driveway in mid March. The car is parked about halfway down the driveway, facing the street.


  2. #2
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    You must be in Tahoe.
    Our city plow drivers will lift the blade so there's no berm if you flag your driveway. Most people around here with drives that long use a ATV/Gator with a plow, or hire a plow guy.

    We get lots of blowing/drifting here. So, sometimes even if they plow, the wind fills everything in. We've had drifts so high that we could walk up on top of our house.
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  3. #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by roadie gal View Post
    Our driveway is 350 ft long, so no snowblower for us. But we have to shovel the berm that the city plow leaves every time it snows. I swear the city plow waits until the driveways are all done then they go by and do the streets, leaving huge, rock-like berms for us to clear by hand.

    Just for grins, another picture from last winter. This is our driveway in mid March. The car is parked about halfway down the driveway, facing the street.

    Oh my goodness. I will never complain about shoveling ever again.
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  4. #4
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    Holy cow.

    I haven't done much snow-shoveling the last couple years, because I've been in dorms/apartment complexes when the heavy snow falls, where I don't have a driveway or sidewalk to shovel. I do, however, do it at home if I happen to be there when it snows.
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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    After my spouse had a hand injury I did all the snowblowing and shoveling.

    Then I became a snowbird.
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  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by goldfinch View Post

    After my spouse had a hand injury I did all the snowblowing and shoveling.

    Then I became a snowbird.

    We bought ours the fall DH had a horrible bike accident and was very seriously laid up. That December we got 5 feet in a week and there was a run on them at the stores.... and we were all set. I feel really burly when I put on the carhartts and fire that sucker up.
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