Thread: Do you shovel your sidewalk?

I live in a typical suburban neighborhood with lots of houses. When it snows, I make sure to clear my sidewalk. 75% of my neighbors do not, so I've noticed lots of people walking their dogs in the street.

Yes, I do. Both mine and my neighbors since they don't have a snow blower. Still have to walk the dog in the street until the snow melts, because most don't shovel their driveway.

I live in the sticks so it doesn't matter to anyone but me. But I do clear enough to get from my front stoop to my vehicles. However in our local borough the ordinance requires a homeowner to clear all sidewalks in or abutting his property within 24 hours of a snowfall, using antiskid if necessary. They have to be cleared edge-to-edge including ramps to the street and handicapped accesses.

I answered 'no' because I do have a public access sidewalk in front of my house that I do not bather to shovel. The reason is that this sidewalk ends at both property lines and my neighbors do not have sidewalks. Pedestrians would have to climb over snowbanks to access the walk.

I do shovel my driveway and sidewalk access to the house though.

I answered no because in the 29 years I have lived here it has snowed just once. That was about 1/2 inch. It was gone by 10AM.

When I lived in rural NY, there were no sidewalks. The 135 foot driveway was hell though.

Always have shoveled to keep sidewalks clear mainly because I dont want someone slipping in front of my house. Dont know if it's because I dont want to see someone hurt or I just dont want to go outside and socialize with someone

But this year a friend moving into an apartment when he retires gave me his snowblower so that will make it alot easier!

yes and no

where I live (townhouse complex) we have a company that plows the driveway and shovels the sidewalks to the house

If we get 1/2 inch or so then I usually do it (better than they do)

Originally I figured we must be having a shovel shortage in my neighborhood, then I realized that people are just lazy.

I'm a compulsive shoveler often doing it 3-4 times a day if it's snowing.

Originally Posted by Bobby

I answered no because in the 29 years I have lived here it has snowed just once. That was about 1/2 inch. It was gone by 10AM.

When I lived in rural NY, there were no sidewalks. The 135 foot driveway was hell though.

You must have just missed it. I lived in Santa Rosa from '81-'84 and it snowed twice. Both times <1/2 inch and gone by noon.

135' driveway = no shovel or snowblower for me. Right now my snowblower is a 17 year old boy. Performs pretty well, but it is a bear getting it started