Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Jpd077 t1_j4n99qd wrote

Reply to comment by S_thescientist in Where the hell do I put the snow?! by S_thescientist

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)…

33

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.

50

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.

8

S_thescientist OP t1_j4ngcoe wrote

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

2

Treebeard2277 t1_j4nmaxu wrote

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

12

-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.

4

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.

7

Hribunos t1_j4q3qej wrote

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

4