Submitted by tardub t3_10jq8e5 in massachusetts
I usually copy my neighbor but he’s not out there yet so I’m thinking this will be a melter.
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theHazard_man t1_j5malt7 wrote
Yeah even if it doesn't stop I think it's better to shovel so you can salt and make it easier on yourself to clean up tomorrow if needed.
A_Man_Who_Writes t1_j5m472r wrote
It’s getting down into the low 20s tonight bud, you’re gonna wanna shovel as much as you can or else you’ll have a layer of rock hard snow/ice.
DBLJ33 t1_j5ma090 wrote
47 and rain on Thursday. I’ll wait.
hour_of_the_rat t1_j5mxiir wrote
Last week, so many people in this sub were saying "There's still plenty of time for snow to come and accumulate."
Yeah, it might snow, but it will warm up a few days afterwards, or we'll get precipitation in the form of rain. No lakes / ponds are freezing over; skiing, snowshoeing, dogsledding--never even had a season.
AboyNamedBort t1_j5p0hs2 wrote
It snowed yesterday and is going to snow tomorrow. Winter nuts are never happy.
hour_of_the_rat t1_j5peh0j wrote
>Winter nuts are never happy.
Fuck that.
What we want is for temps to stay below zero for weeks at a time--like it used to be. What we have is rain, rain, snow, high temps, melt.
closerocks t1_j5pi0pp wrote
and if you can't kill ticks with fire, kill then with deep persistent cold. with this kind of winter, ticks just sent their alarm clock for mid February.
hour_of_the_rat t1_j5piq8k wrote
Was a time when tickets weren't north of southern CT because Winter temps kept them out.
FaustusRedux t1_j5mchb3 wrote
Just shoveled. Super wet and heavy. Feel like it could be frozen and awful in the morning.
sporky211 t1_j5mknv8 wrote
I shoveled tonight just because I'm horrified of it freezing on the sidewalk and an early morning person going for a walk falling and taking me for everything i own.
sydiko t1_j5ofbmy wrote
Unless your sidewalk is on your property, "Government agencies, such as municipalities, are responsible for most other public areas such as parks, roads and sidewalks".
dagaetch t1_j5olin3 wrote
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter85/Section5
Most cities pass that responsibility down to the property owner.
sydiko t1_j5ondqe wrote
Does that cover liability though?
Take a look at this - https://www.muccilegal.com/who-is-liable-for-a-slip-and-fall-on-a-sidewalk-in-massachusetts/#:~:text=Who%20is%20potentially%20liable%20for,negligence%20contributed%20to%20the%20accident.
Yanosh457 t1_j5lxubd wrote
4” so far in Haverhill. I definitely need to clean up tomorrow morning.
tardub OP t1_j5lxzq2 wrote
About 2 here in Malden but it’s very wet
Academic_Guava_4190 t1_j5m2rdt wrote
If you have no where to go tomorrow maybe just make a sidewalk path and then let it be. Shoveling it will just leave exposed surface to freeze overnight but if you have to go to work in the morning you’ll probably want to shovel a bit tonight
richg0404 t1_j5n2qoy wrote
I cleaned the driveway this morning at about 8. there was about 3 inches of slush. Went out to do some errands and by the time I got back the precipitation had pretty much stopped (noon). It started snowing like a bastard at about 3 and kept going until about 5 which left another 3 inches but I had decided to wait until the morning to deal with it.
UNTIL I SAW THIS THREAD !!! Then I started panicking that it was going to freeze over night and my driveway wouldn't be clean again until April.
So I went out and started the snow blower. I would have been fine waiting. The 3 - 4 inches that was out there was just fluff here in North Central Mass.
Oh well, it only took me about 45 minutes and now I can stay in tomorrow morning and enjoy my coffee.
ADDED SURPRISE BONUS: Some mystery snowplower cleaned out the end of my driveway where the town trucks left their mess after I cleaned up this morning. Holy shit that was a nice thing to do.
activari t1_j5p50q8 wrote
Did you move into your house recently? I used to have a mystery snow plower even though I often did my own shoveling before they came. Turned out the previous homeowner never cancelled their contact. I got a bill at the end of the season even for the days when I shoveled the whole thing myself. Hopefully that’s not the case for you and if not, that is a very lovely surprise!!!
funsk8mom t1_j5m82x9 wrote
Worcester area - we’ve got a thin layer of crunchy snow, a good layer of ice and now a heavy layer of heavy wet on top. Have to shovel but also have to avoid the trees that are breaking from the extra weight
Linux-Is-Best t1_j5m407i wrote
In the Southampton / Easthampton area, we hardly received anything. But I did shovel it because the slush we did have would likely freeze tonight.
It is the type of stuff that looks like black ice, only slush because at first glance it does not look like there is anything out there. But I lifted more than a few shovels full, from the nearly "see-through" slush, and I am glad I did.
bostonmacosx t1_j5mjpsa wrote
Melt.....
mikeyICE22 t1_j5mjqr2 wrote
Had good accumulation shoveled feel accomplished
Senior-Self6817 t1_j5mox5e wrote
Like a mannnnn!
mslashandrajohnson t1_j5mmmyg wrote
Shoveled first thing this morning for the mail carrier, primarily. 5-7:30 pm the whole frontage and driveway and neighbor’s steps.
May hit up the front porch steps tomorrow morning for the mail carrier.
Z1Woedric t1_j5mrbze wrote
I shoveled it would to heavy to wait and no guarantee that it’s going up melt enough on Thursday.
elsapogrande t1_j5ms4lv wrote
Waiting and seeing
Dreadedtrash t1_j5my3kk wrote
Got about 5 inches here. I did the driveway. It was a good first run of the season for my old snowblower.
Thisbymaster t1_j5n1wrm wrote
In the 40s tomorrow, going to wait it out.
ihiwidid t1_j5nhe6i wrote
Shoveled enough so my daughter could pull her car in to the driveway, but I quit when the snow started sticking to the shovel. Back at it tomorrow!
Simon_Jester88 t1_j5oatq2 wrote
I waited until morning, it wasn't frozen. Quick brush up.
Balsac_is_Daddy t1_j5ooilc wrote
Well it looked like it was snowing pretry damn hard in Holyoke but it barely stuck around. Theres a light coating of frosty snow on my driveway and sidewalk but a few hours of sunshine will eat it right up.
movdqa t1_j5p0u6v wrote
I cleared one car, the lower roof and the driveway last night. Cleared the cars again this morning. I'm undecided on clearing the upper roof. 2 inches forecast for tomorrow so I'm not sure.
graemeknows t1_j5p6392 wrote
Bit of both
richg0404 t1_j5p7zs0 wrote
No, I've been here 25 years.
I have seen some people commenting on Facebook about a mysterious plower around town. Just a good soul.
throwawaycsdds t1_j5lzuxf wrote
Doubtful it'll melt overnight. Going to shovel before it freezes and becomes harder to remove.