how do you remove your snow???

jl&jl · December 2010

We remove our own 1/8 mile driveway via snowblower. Seems like a monumental task right now...I just went out to shovel the steps and a path in for DH (all I am willing to do with a baby monitor in tow) and it's all covered up again. And DH is working his usual 4pm-12 today, got ordered in for 4am to 8am and then is working 4pm-12 tomorrow. When are we going to dig ourselves out? Don't get me wrong, I love snow. I just want there to be a canopy over our driveway. Beginning to think we may not be removing our own this year if this is what's coming. How do you remove your snow?

MaineIslandBride · December 2010

Our neighbor does it for us.

mrscjwatts · December 2010

Chris snowblows our driveway and creates the path for the mailman. I don't think I've lifted a shovel since we got the snowblower. It's just a pain waiting on him to get it done. Oh well

MA&CB · December 2010

We got a snow blower last year. Our driveway is only 3 car lengths long and 1 car wide though, so it goes pretty quick.

jd72878 · December 2010

The nice thing about having my brother live with us is that he knows how to fire up my Dad's truck and plow. He offered to plow us out since he has to plow his tenants out at his building in Portland. I'll shovel whatever he doesn't plow. The snow blower is going to have to wait until next year.

MrsSweetpeaMagee · December 2010

Our landlord brings his truck and plows the whole driveway and back yard! We just have to shovel our front and back steps and in front of the mailbox (we live in a sorta rural area and all the mailboxes are on our side of the road so we do ours and the guy across the street)

Mrs.ErikaMay · December 2010

We eat ours. It can be rough on big storms or after the plows do the end of the driveway... I'm not a fan of the salt and sand in my teeth.

Oh wait, what? No, that's not right. We have a snowblower (thanks in-laws for moving to FL so we could take all the winter stuff!) that we do the driveway and sidewalks with. And by "we" I mean th hubby. If it's really bad, DH does the mailbox walkway too. The other walks and stairs are shoveled or swept by either of us- usually DH. Our driveway isn't that big and every now and again Portland will get the sidewalk plow guy out and we don't have to do our sidewalk.

meganmarieCA · December 2010

MH shovels. I used to shovel before I had a kid, but those days are done. Besides, MH enjoys it.

tripin · December 2010

We have a plow guy, when he chooses to come is unknown. A storm of this size, yes, but last storm no and it froze into ice piles. We shovel in front of our garage and our deck, but he does the large 20 or so parking spots. That's a blessing.

When we get a house, my dad will almost positively come plow us out. My poor dad has to plow their HUGE driveway, then all his job sites (he's a general contractor), then a couple older people that he has helped over the years. Then my brother's house, and their rental property. It becomes quite a busy day for my pops.

Interrobang · December 2010

Mrs.ErikaMay:
We eat ours. It can be rough on big storms or after the plows do the end of the driveway... I'm not a fan of the salt and sand in my teeth.

LOL!

My landlord hires a guy with a plow to do the parking lot, but we shovel off our own porches/steps and dig out around the cars. I think we're supposed to have buckets of salt/sand on the porches too for ice, but so far no buckets, plenty of ice!

MainelyFoolish · December 2010

DH has a big fancy snowblower. Snow removal is his job!

For Christmas his parents bought him a cab for his snowblower. Excellent timing.

grahamsm3 · December 2010

EDITED - I got off my butt and took a pic of current events --

1970 JD 140 we got from my parents' back yard where it had sat for 8-10 years, that my dad got used. MH fixed it and is using it to snow blow as we speak. However, it only works with large amounts of snow, b/c it is a single stage blower.

If you know of a two-stage blower attachment for a vintage John Deere 140 Lawn Tractor for cheap let me know!

Sounds like you need a plow or a plow guy for a driveway that long.

maeghan21 · December 2010

DH has this massive snow blower but since his dad plows everyone else out, he plows us out so the snowblower barely gets used. Now that we're in the new house with a really long driveway it would take ten years even with the snowblower so I'm thankful for FIL!

Glitzyklm · December 2010

we snow blow our drive way which is all hill. The top of the drive way is really easy to do, I usually ask DH if I can practice with the snowblower with the top part. I refuse to not know how to clear myself out if he was gone. He does the rest. We shovel our path way and three sets of stairs. It takes quite a bit of time, but it's fun. DH loves his snowblower.

SBTibbs · December 2010

DH's family owns a plowing business, so they plow us out. Only downside is that they usually plow us last, after all of the paying customers. DH does have a snowblower, but our driveway is pretty long, so it would be a ton of work. He will shovel around the cars and house.

chayer227 · December 2010

Normally, DH uses his big, heavy, expensive snowblower on our 3X1 car length driveway, and the spot in front of the house.

THIS storm, he's in not-so-sunny Florida, and I'm home alone - sick and pregnant. I rammed the SUV through the banking at the end of the driveway this morning, then called a snowplow guy. Totally worth the $20 and peace of mind, although, it's snowing again here...

indicanoe · December 2010

DH's dad has a plowing business and is our landlord, he keeps his salt/sand pile at the end of our road. You might think I was going to say that he plows us out, but uhm, nope! It's usually BIL (who is our neighbor) who makes a swipe or two. Today our other neighbor plowed the end of our driveway which was nice and then BIL made a pass through. It is sooo nice having the X-terra this year, in my old car I would have had to shovel even a small patch of 2inch snow if it was in the way. Not anymore!

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