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Chappy_Sinclair_ t1_j4n3dmb wrote

Just walk it to the harbor.

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pizza_breakfast t1_j4qugnw wrote

OP, they're lying. if walking it is too far, you can also drive it over. fill up your trunk with the snow and/or the backseat if the trunk isn't big enough.

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a_swarm_of_nuns t1_j4n3xug wrote

Just sling it everywhere but the sidewalk. If you are having trouble now just wait until we actually get some snow.

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modernhomeowner t1_j4n92q9 wrote

>If you are having trouble now just wait until we actually get some snow.

Ah, flashbacks of 2014, the year of 3 ft storms every week without melting in the middle, thankful we had one roommate without a car we could pile snow 8ft high in their space.

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marmosetohmarmoset t1_j4o2p8t wrote

I’m still traumatized. I had to walk two blocks down the street to find somewhere to dump each shovel of snow

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lifeisakoan t1_j4ogkpo wrote

Ya, I've done a lot of that, although never 2 blocks. More like 2 or 3 car lengths.

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Aesop_Rocks t1_j4nrizl wrote

I'm in the burbs and I gave up. The mounds around my driveway and sidewalk were so high between the snowfall and pay shoveling that I couldn't even throw the snow high enough to get over them. There was nowhere to put it but the street, which of course I didn't do.

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tacknosaddle t1_j4nye20 wrote

That winter it got too high for the snowblower to throw the snow over. We had to take stepladders and shovel about four feet off the top and push it down the backside so that the snow didn't just tumble back down onto our parking spaces.

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-CalicoKitty- t1_j4o1lya wrote

We shoveled our yard to make space before the third storm. There was no room along the driveway.

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tacknosaddle t1_j4o3w6f wrote

The way the lot was configured we were dumping the snow into the side neighbor's back yard, but they were cool with it.

The house behind us threw a fit that snow was getting thrown from our driveway into her yard. It was stupid too because they paid someone to clear their driveway so there was a giant mound of snow that the plow had pushed to the end of their driveway and our snowblower was putting it just over the fence but well behind that mound.

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sihtydaernacuoytihsy t1_j4q9oji wrote

We had a bunny rabbit that used to walk down the sidwalk snow canyon and leave little bunny rabbit paw prints on the breeze-blown fresh layer.

If you can read this, commuter bunny, I hope you didn't get eaten by a coyote.

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gacdeuce t1_j4nrjip wrote

This winter is reminding me too much of 2015 for me to feel comfortable. Our first real snow that year was late January…and 10 feet later it was early March and we were all walking in sidewalk tunnels.

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Phat_Irish t1_j4of0t3 wrote

Ah yes, the sidewalk tunnels… brings back memories haha

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RickWest495 t1_j4onye9 wrote

I remember people in Boston shoveling a space and parking cars perpendicular to the curb.

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S_thescientist OP t1_j4n4qki wrote

The only issue I am having now is where to put it since I don’t have a yard, driveway, or flower box. Just house | sidewalk | street (with street parking)

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Jpd077 t1_j4n99qd wrote

I’d defer to observing what your neighbors do. Based on what you shared, there are likely a few options: 1. reserve part of the sidewalk for snow (I.e. you don’t shovel the whole sidewalk), 2. as others have said, small piles between the front/back of cars, and 3. the dead space on the street (hydrants, no parking zones, etc). I do have sections of my sidewalk where I actuallly shovel and carry the snow to a different spot I can dump it (15-20 feet max)…

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Jer_Cough t1_j4ne14y wrote

Just don't cover the hydrants. In fact, be a good doobee and shovel out the hydrant nearest your front door. Fire Departments will sing songs of your deed.

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mimicthefrench t1_j4obr7p wrote

And if there's a storm drain make sure that's uncovered too, when the snow melts it will need somewhere to go! Obviously not as much of an issue now because this was not much snow, but when we get a foot or more, it's pretty common for drains to get blocked by mounds of snow. There's one near my house that we learned the hard way to ensure it stays clear, because otherwise every basement on our side of the street floods when the snow melts.

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S_thescientist OP t1_j4ngcoe wrote

Okay, so “don’t pile snow in the street” doesn’t include parking areas, just through traffic areas?

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Treebeard2277 t1_j4nmaxu wrote

I think it means like, don’t block the road, areas to walk and parking spots.

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-CalicoKitty- t1_j4o2oix wrote

Last winter I put some of it on top of the pile the plow had already made. It was technically on the street, but between a street parking spot and driveway entrance. You can pile it up against/next to public trees if you have any, or between the sidewalk and street parking, as long as pedestrians can get by and it doesn't touch any parked cars.

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Hribunos t1_j4q44r3 wrote

Correct, but keep in mind "as long as pedestrians can get by" means wide enough for a stroller/wheelchair, not just boots.

On a standard sized sidewalk that means like 60% of it's width should be clear, and you can push snow to the 20% along each edge.

Nothing worse than trying to get a stroller down the sidewalk when one tire is up on top of somebody's snowpiles.

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Hribunos t1_j4q3qej wrote

Correct. During bigger storm, piling more snow on top of the banks the plows made is usually a safe bet.

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LadyGreyIcedTea t1_j4nun2m wrote

We got like half an inch of snow. It will all be melted by tomorrow. Just push it to the side of the sidewalk.

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lifeisakoan t1_j4nbb3h wrote

My sidewalk is blocked by tree pits. I pile the snow up between the cars and cover the sidewalk to the width of the tree pit, although I am generous towards the tree pit.

Some professionals will clear every inch and throw everything into the street. First the sidewalk is nice and clear, but doesn't actually let pedestrians walk any more freely than if the piled it up against the lamp post or along the curb. In heavy storms, this clear every inch and pile it in the street prevents people leaving the building from going out into the street (our street has light traffic and is better for walking than the sidewalk all year round). Personally I think the professionals have no clue how to clear a walkway that it is good for everyone or even the people in the building they are clearing for.

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CatCranky t1_j4o956i wrote

It’s against the law to shovel snow into the street in Boston

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lifeisakoan t1_j4of5bu wrote

It is also against the law to leave walkways unshoveled, yet the City of Boston mostly doesn't shovel walks in front of their property.

If I saw enforcement of landlords leaving commercial walkways unhoveled or the city actually making an effort to clear sidewalks at crossings on commercial streets after a big storm I might be concerned about moving snow into the first 6 inches of roadway.

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jrs1982 t1_j4pk2si wrote

Exactly. Plus by the time your shoveling the roads have been treated so much the shit you throw in the road will melt pretty quickly assuming you don’t pile it up like an ass.

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MPG54 t1_j4rl5y2 wrote

Former Mainer and shoveling aficionado here. You probably have a strip of grass near you sidewalk. Put it there. Build snowbanks. The trick is to pat the snow down as you shovel. Make the pile wide and level and you will fit a lot of snow. If you get a foot of fluffy snow you can compress it down to a few inches of packed snow.

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metrowestern t1_j4n52w0 wrote

It’s going to be high 40’s next two days. Don’t touch it. Rookie move.

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BsFan t1_j4nb7f1 wrote

My neighbor is out shoveling his driveway right now and I have no idea why. The snow is almost melted already.

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Lilly6916 t1_j4ncob2 wrote

Whatever stays will freeze overnight and be a safety hazard in the morning.

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Captainbostonfish420 t1_j4nd63x wrote

No it won’t, it’ll be gone.

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Hahafuckreddit t1_j4negd1 wrote

No, it won't lol it won't melt until the sun fully rises and it warms up to the high. The low tomorrow is still within freezing range. It'll be frozen in the morning

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metrowestern t1_j4pbk1h wrote

These shitbags won’t touch it, but will downvote you regardless.

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jrs1982 t1_j4pk7j4 wrote

Selfish move. There’s plenty of elderly people, strollers, wheel chairs that have a hard time especially as it packs and gets slick. Just be a decent person and shovel a path.

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metrowestern t1_j4pqwpz wrote

It’s a 6 hour window, salt it if there’s concerns.

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DDups2 t1_j4ne43f wrote

Pile it on the roof of your car then drive down your street at a high rate of speed.

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jfburke619 t1_j4n7tso wrote

Lessons learned the hard way 1) do not pile the snow against your home, it will melt into the basement; 2) do not pile the snow uphill, it will melt off, freeze and be a hazard; and 3) do shovel the snow even when it is going to get warm (it will turn into a sheet of ice if you miss your guess on the weather).

If there is not a lot of snow, you can toss it in the street. The streets are generally treated so it melts. You can get a ticket for that though. Piling it between the street and the sidewalk is a safe bet.

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SpindriftRascal t1_j4n5ot6 wrote

In the interstices. Between cars, between the sidewalk and the street, between the walkway and the fence, between the yards.

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SPFMninebillion t1_j4n6a9j wrote

Do you own or rent?

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Coggs362 t1_j4npzmu wrote

This is a good, valid question. In Boston, the property owner is responsible for snow removal, not the tenants. Unless the tenants and landlord have an agreement (like I did), to provide snow removal to my landlord's satisfaction.

In my case, my landlord was an 82 y/o Irish immigrant who lived on the 2nd floor of my triple decker and would reward me and my roommates with home made soda bread from time to time.

For a piece of that soda bread, 4 hours of shoveling and salting was NOT too much to ask.

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Hribunos t1_j4q4ll6 wrote

I once had a landlord that knocked $50 off the rent during the winter to reflect tennant's taking care of snow. I've also had many landlords put it in the lease that it's the tenants problem and just expect you to deal with it. I had one landlord once that was like "if I get fined for snow I'm charging you double the fine". Arse.

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robc0nti t1_j4n7um3 wrote

You only need to clear 4ft of the sidewalk. They are typically 5-6 feet wide so use the extra 2 feet. If not then wait for someone else to shovel and add to their pile. Also between cars.

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BesponFatigues1230 t1_j4niqog wrote

Damn this is nothing but definitely figure out what you’re going to do when it’s 1’+

Don’t know your neighborhood/street situation so definitive answer would depend on more info

Shoveling it into your yard is best case scenario tho

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S_thescientist OP t1_j4nk7d6 wrote

That’s why I am trying to figure it out before the serious stuff comes. Just building, sidewalk, street. No yards.

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BesponFatigues1230 t1_j4nw8al wrote

Do you own the building? If you’re just renting then it’s the property owner’s responsibility

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lifeisakoan t1_j4ogu44 wrote

Tree pits or lamp posts that make part of the sidewalk unusable?

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meatloaf1212 t1_j4n9b51 wrote

Honestly, you just have to learn how to strategically place it. Make sure there's a clear path through but sometimes you gotta start making snow walls

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pikaaaron t1_j4n9d29 wrote

Put it in your freezer

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CatCranky t1_j4o8wr2 wrote

There really isn’t that much.

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Redz4u t1_j4n3303 wrote

On grass or a yard or a small pile in the street

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S_thescientist OP t1_j4n4jb4 wrote

Don’t have a yard and all the Boston.gov literature says not to put it in the street.

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gacdeuce t1_j4nrve8 wrote

You just need to clear the sidewalk enough for it be passable (ideally by someone in a wheel chair). Pile it up either up against your building and clear the rest of the sidewalk to the street or make a pile at the edge of the curb and clear it to the building. If you’re near an area where plows left a big pile or near cars that shoveled out, add to those piles.

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Redz4u t1_j4n7bxl wrote

I never had an issue putting it in the street by the light pole. I also have put it in others people yards with out issue provided I did it neatly and kept it to a reasonable amount and didn’t put it in a place that would create work for the owners such as a pathway or near a gate.

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sm4269a t1_j4qnzmz wrote

All those chemicals are great for the grass and trees

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Efficient_Art_1144 t1_j4n673o wrote

On top of whoever moved your space saver and parked their car in your spot

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roadtrip-ne t1_j4ni7mq wrote

Shovel out your car and pile it up on the curb of the sidewalk, then shovel the sidewalk to make a path.

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Andy_B2You t1_j4nni9b wrote

What you going to do when it really snows? Just dump it on in the side of.car and make sure it's packed tight and high.

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avsavsavs t1_j4nxac6 wrote

i'm confused...what snow...we got a dusting

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MichaelJAwesome t1_j4n39ch wrote

Just push it to the side or fling it in a pile somewhere

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Famous_Structure_857 t1_j4orpas wrote

Don’t worry. A busybody neighbor will watch every move you make and yell at you for putting the snow “there”. Eventually, they will be quiet after you dump it one place they deem ok and that will be where the snow goes. Oh and wait until we get a real storm and all the snow from that one acceptable place gets plowed right back onto your car.

But in all seriousness, I always just put it around the trees.

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Callie_EC t1_j4o3s9b wrote

Hose it down and salt the earth is my plan unless flame throwers are affordable.

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phonesmahones t1_j4ojgzd wrote

Wherever it’ll fit that isn’t the sidewalk.

There’s hardly any snow right now. Just wait.

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JohnMullowneyTax t1_j4oo4ut wrote

In a large pile on side of the driveway or walk. If you have kids, dump it all in the yard, creating a mountain for them.

I grew up in NE Ohio, had a 6HP self driven snowblower, some winters, you just could not clear it fast enough, piles on side of drive.

It does melt, eventually

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Financial_Cancel1577 t1_j4pw3h1 wrote

Not on the street, not on the sidewalk (clear a path wide enough for a wheelchair), so probably in whatever space is left between the cleared part of the sidewalk and the road.

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informal_bukkake t1_j4q8rrx wrote

2015 the snow pile was so high at my parents house I had to park elsewhere because I couldn’t see traffic

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2020Hills t1_j4qwysk wrote

Keep making snowman until you have a whole Snow Battalion

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excitableuno t1_j4naf9k wrote

We got like 2 inches, I sincerely hope you’re not wasting time shoveling this. When it does snow for real you can just pile it behind your car or into the street where a plow will eventually take care of it.

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S_thescientist OP t1_j4nhj98 wrote

Snowed 6 inches here. I’m just here so I don’t get fined

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333pickup t1_j4nnit9 wrote

Lawful and courteous shovelers do what some people here have suggested: clear a 4 foot wide path, pile snow on curb close to street. Don't block curb cuts. Shovel with people who use canes and wheelchairs in mind. 6 inches of snow I'd shovel perpendicular to the street - push snow to the curb pile it on the curb.

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gacdeuce t1_j4nsoxk wrote

And a pro tip is to make extra space at the curb where you or someone else would logically open a car door to get in or out of an auto. Bonus points if you make a second opening at the front or rear or a car to be able to, in theory, walk around it to the street (not always necessary).

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