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kraysys t1_jccc8vn wrote

Reply to comment by Jazzhandsfolkfeet in Desperate for plowing by Jazzhandsfolkfeet

Your job requires you work 18 hours a day every day?

I'm not trying to be heartless, but I'm sure you can find the time to take a couple hours in the morning or evening.

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Jazzhandsfolkfeet OP t1_jcccm6m wrote

I’m a tax accountant so 16 hours, yes.

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jarvisk2 t1_jcce38h wrote

why am i having a hard time believing that a guy who has been on reddit for over an hour with an 8 month old baby doesn't actually work 16 hour days...

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kraysys t1_jccd2wd wrote

Man, 80+ hour weeks? Surely if you're putting in those hours they're compensating you well enough to be able to save and purchase a used snow blower.

It'll suck, but get a couple less hours of sleep tonight than usual and shovel out. I have many fond memories of shoveling out with my dad in the dark with some terrible headlamps after he finished up with work (too bad your 8-month-old can't yet help out lol)

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raptor3x t1_jcdjx92 wrote

80 hours a week during tax season for a tax accountant doesn't sound unreasonable at all.

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kraysys t1_jcdku5j wrote

Sure, but it’s a job that can provide the savings to purchase a used snow blower, is my point. In another comment OP was complaining about working a low paying job that didn’t make that possible.

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Chance_Phone4013 t1_jccuzb0 wrote

My guy, this exact scenario happened to my wife and i last year. Long ass driveway, heavy ass snow storm, shitty ass plow driver didn't show up. We put our big boy pants on and dug a 5ft ×200ft path to the road. It took a few hours, it sucked and we were sore after but we got it done.

My wife works in a tax office. Long hours this time of year for sure. But don't tell me you can't afford an ATV with a plow. We bought one this year and she isn't even an accountant....

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Chance_Phone4013 t1_jceti75 wrote

We bought a used one for $2000 from FB market. It's a total game changer. It takes me 15 min to plow my 200ft driveway in regular snow and a half hour for this deep heavy crap..

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gortexcondom t1_jcd6leb wrote

Another comment you were complaining you don’t have a good enough job to afford a snowblower. An accountant working 16 hours a day should be doing just fine…

Before I was on the team of people that was confused to why everyone was being so harsh on you. Now I’m starting to think yeah, maybe you should be bullied a little bit.

Get to shoveling.

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Jazzhandsfolkfeet OP t1_jccd2v7 wrote

Also, it took 2 hours this morning to shovel our deck, front walkway, and path to the propane tank. The driveway would take at least 4x that.

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Psychological_Rip_44 t1_jcd87ce wrote

Not trying to be a dick but I would look for a better snow shovel. I shovel a lot at work and a nice shovel is twice as fast if not more. They’re a bit pricey but worth it for sure.

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haruspex t1_jcdcgxz wrote

What's your favorite? I have a classic metal shovel and generally am happy but it's getting long in the tooth and I'm always open to improvements.

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Psychological_Rip_44 t1_jcdczlq wrote

Plow style or the high leverage with a bend in the handle are nice but the black or green solid hard plastic are my favorite when you can’t use thoselike these

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Psychological_Rip_44 t1_jcddoh4 wrote

I try and get it before it’s walked on but a flat head shovel is the best for hard snow

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