Andre1969
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Today, at the age of 55, for the first time in my life, I just paid someone to plow my driveway. We actually didn't get THAT much snow. I'd say maybe 10-11 inches total. But, that was about 8 inches of snow, before it turned to sleet, ice, and freezing rain.
I'm retired, so I don't have anywhere to go any time soon, but I have two housemates who have to go to work tomorrow. One of them has a 2017 Murano that's AWD. He ran it up and down the driveway a few times, and got out to the road just fine. But the other one has a 2020 Nissan Kicks, just FWD. He also can't drive worth a damn in the snow. So, I tried to get it up the hill and out to the road. I got it up, after about 3 or 4 tries, and then once up there, we just left it there so it would be easier to dig out.
Well, this morning, my buddy with the Murano tried driving up. And that extra coating of ice was a whole different story! He'd get as much of a running start as he could, but then would eventually bog down on the hill. So he'd back down and try again. And sometimes, slide out of the ruts on the way back down, so we'd have to dig him out now and then.
I walked up to the mailbox, with the other housemate, and saw how the plows had piled up the snow, and how hard and icy it was, and was like that's it, we're screwed! Actually I used another word, but this is a family friendly forum!
Ironically, just as I dropped the shovel I was holding down in defeat, a black Chevy crew cab drove by, and slowed down. Asked if I wanted it plowed out. Turns out he was going to do the neighbor across the street and a few others on our road as well, so he could add me in, easily. And, as we were talking, my other housemate, with the Murano, comes barreling up the hill, and finally gets enough momentum to get to the top. But, there was no way he would have been able to get through where the snow plow piled it up.
So, I had the guy plow the roughly 400 feet from the road to the center bay of my garage. Best 200 bucks I ever spent!
I do have a snow blower. But it hasn't been used since 2016, which is the last time we got a serious snow storm. That one was about 19 inches, but no ice. I doubt if it would start, and even if it did, I'd imagine the seals are all dried up and it would leak fuel like crazy. That happened once before, when we let it sit too long.
We've had a few storms between 2016 and now where we might've gotten like 8-10 inches. But at the old house there was plenty of room to just park near the road and dig out. And at the current place, the driveway gets a good Southern exposure, so it would usually melt pretty quickly. So, we'd just dig out any piles the snow plows threw up, and just drive over the rest, and dig out if we got stuck.
I might look into getting the snow blower serviced and running again. But, at the same time, if we ever get another storm like this, I have a feeling I'd just be tempted to pay to have the driveway plowed again. I could see myself getting used to this!
I'm retired, so I don't have anywhere to go any time soon, but I have two housemates who have to go to work tomorrow. One of them has a 2017 Murano that's AWD. He ran it up and down the driveway a few times, and got out to the road just fine. But the other one has a 2020 Nissan Kicks, just FWD. He also can't drive worth a damn in the snow. So, I tried to get it up the hill and out to the road. I got it up, after about 3 or 4 tries, and then once up there, we just left it there so it would be easier to dig out.
Well, this morning, my buddy with the Murano tried driving up. And that extra coating of ice was a whole different story! He'd get as much of a running start as he could, but then would eventually bog down on the hill. So he'd back down and try again. And sometimes, slide out of the ruts on the way back down, so we'd have to dig him out now and then.
I walked up to the mailbox, with the other housemate, and saw how the plows had piled up the snow, and how hard and icy it was, and was like that's it, we're screwed! Actually I used another word, but this is a family friendly forum!
Ironically, just as I dropped the shovel I was holding down in defeat, a black Chevy crew cab drove by, and slowed down. Asked if I wanted it plowed out. Turns out he was going to do the neighbor across the street and a few others on our road as well, so he could add me in, easily. And, as we were talking, my other housemate, with the Murano, comes barreling up the hill, and finally gets enough momentum to get to the top. But, there was no way he would have been able to get through where the snow plow piled it up.
So, I had the guy plow the roughly 400 feet from the road to the center bay of my garage. Best 200 bucks I ever spent!
I do have a snow blower. But it hasn't been used since 2016, which is the last time we got a serious snow storm. That one was about 19 inches, but no ice. I doubt if it would start, and even if it did, I'd imagine the seals are all dried up and it would leak fuel like crazy. That happened once before, when we let it sit too long.
We've had a few storms between 2016 and now where we might've gotten like 8-10 inches. But at the old house there was plenty of room to just park near the road and dig out. And at the current place, the driveway gets a good Southern exposure, so it would usually melt pretty quickly. So, we'd just dig out any piles the snow plows threw up, and just drive over the rest, and dig out if we got stuck.
I might look into getting the snow blower serviced and running again. But, at the same time, if we ever get another storm like this, I have a feeling I'd just be tempted to pay to have the driveway plowed again. I could see myself getting used to this!
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