Snarf
Dystopia
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Mister MooCow wrote >>
Snarf wrote >>
hell i just wish my neighbors would replace the crumbled dirt path "sidewalk" in their front yard, let alone shovel it. i always shovel my sidewalk.If this is inside the city of Columbus, call 311 and report it. Or use 311.columbus.gov and do it anonymously. That's something that code enforcement will enforce.
thanks, can't seem to get it done online so i'll use the number.
berdawn
near that stretch of N. High Street in the Short North
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I wish more of my 'hood would become "shovelers"...it's kind of a bitch when the plows push the summit street snow back onto the sidewalk, but we will prevail. right now, three of the six houses shovel on my block shovel regularly (sometimes even the best intentions are thwarted) but one guy NEVER shovels.
JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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Remember back in the days of the milk man, diaper delivery services and Charlie's Chips brought to your door when a snow storm meant you would have a bunch of kids fighting over who would shovel whose driveways and walks for a few bucks.
Does that even still happen? I'm out of touch with that sort of thing.
Any enterprising lad with a shovel could make some decent money on days like these if they get out there. That would of course mean putting down the Playstation controller.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Mister MooCow wrote >>
This article @ the Columbus Bar Associations' website implies that she's no longer the environmental steward.
Are we talking about two different people?
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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JonMyers wrote >>
Remember back in the days of the milk man, diaper delivery services and Charlie's Chips brought to your door when a snow storm meant you would have a bunch of kids fighting over who would shovel whose driveways and walks for a few bucks.
Does that even still happen? I'm out of touch with that sort of thing.
Any enterprising lad with a shovel could make some decent money on days like these if they get out there. That would of course mean putting down the Playstation controller.
Still happening on the Westside. I have a local guy who shovels mine for some cash - and he's just a guy who made up some flyers and does a good job. I've had kids shovel it too - and I know other folks have the same experience.
It's amazing how many times someone comes to my door, wanting to shovel for cash.
lizless
Columbus/Hocking Hills
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I had a lunch date during a recent snowfall with my friend who is in a wheelchair and lives in the Dakota building.
We tried to head to Nida's or Bodega but the farthest north we got on the sidewalk was the first intersection we crossed (2nd & High) as the wheelchair accessible ramp had been covered in snow by the plows. So we ventured south towards Mac's or Betty's and we were stopped one building south at the Graystone Building. I called the Graystone property manager from my cell phone as we stood there trying to figure out what to do. The property manager informed us that he was too busy to shovel the sidewalk even though it prevented my friend from leaving her building.
I ended up running across the street for some carry-out and we ate lunch in her apartment. It was a few days until she was able to leave her apartment due to the unshoveled walkways. I always think of her and others who literally are stuck in the snow when neighbors won't shovel their walkways. For many of us, it's simply an inconvenience. For others, it's truly a barrier that can keep a person homebound for days and weeks at a time.
Mister MooCow
Near Mooney's Mansion
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Walker wrote >>
Mister MooCow wrote >>
This article @ the Columbus Bar Associations' website implies that she's no longer the environmental steward.Are we talking about two different people?
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/erin-miller/18/530/b00
Doh, who knew Erin took over for Susan Ashbrook? Last I knew, Erin was at MORPC. My green cred is suitably demoted. Thanks for the tip.
lizless
Columbus/Hocking Hills
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Erin Miller took over Susan Ashbrooke's post over a year ago. I know she has been active getting the Green Spot renewals up to date but I'm not sure what else she is working on as of late. I really enjoyed working with Erin at MORPC, I haven't worked with her much since she's moved to the City of Columbus.
Patch
Schumacher Place
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JonMyers wrote >>
Remember back in the days of the milk man, diaper delivery services and Charlie's Chips brought to your door when a snow storm meant you would have a bunch of kids fighting over who would shovel whose driveways and walks for a few bucks.
Does that even still happen? I'm out of touch with that sort of thing.
Any enterprising lad with a shovel could make some decent money on days like these if they get out there. That would of course mean putting down the Playstation controller.
Now its actually adults that come to my door (and my sisters on the West side).
Kids nowadays are punks with no work ethics!!!
johnwirtz
Evanston, IL
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Print out the flyers in this post and put them on the doors of offending property owners:
http://urbaninfill.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/the-unclear-path/
Patch
Schumacher Place
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agtw31 wrote >>
Patch wrote >>
Kids nowadays are punks with no work ethics!!!my neighbor's 12 year old son made $60 yesterday shovelling driveways.
he was busting his ass breaking the ice up underneath the snow with a garden shovel.
I meant it sarcastically...
But still, alot of adults out there trying to make extra money.
We are definitely on hard times.
Snarf
Dystopia
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Twixlen wrote >>
JonMyers wrote >>
Remember back in the days of the milk man, diaper delivery services and Charlie's Chips brought to your door when a snow storm meant you would have a bunch of kids fighting over who would shovel whose driveways and walks for a few bucks.
Does that even still happen? I'm out of touch with that sort of thing.
Any enterprising lad with a shovel could make some decent money on days like these if they get out there. That would of course mean putting down the Playstation controller.Still happening on the Westside. I have a local guy who shovels mine for some cash - and he's just a guy who made up some flyers and does a good job. I've had kids shovel it too - and I know other folks have the same experience.
It's amazing how many times someone comes to my door, wanting to shovel for cash.
Sometimes the neighborhood sex offender rings the doorbell and asks to shovel before i've had the chance, for "oh man just a few bucks man" and I politely turn him down as I'm an unemployed student w/o a few bucks man. I like his swagger though.
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Snarf wrote >>
Twixlen wrote >>
JonMyers wrote >>
Sometimes the neighborhood sex offender rings the doorbell and asks to shovel before i've had the chance, for "oh man just a few bucks man" and I politely turn him down as I'm an unemployed student w/o a few bucks man. I like his swagger though.Actually, the snow we had back in January, there was a nice fellow stomping up and down my street, pounding on doors, trying to make his 40 money by shovelling. He scared the hell out of some neighbors, since it was 7am on a Friday.
@Patch --- along those lines, a friend a couple streets over said a guy and his about 8-9 year old son stopped her while she was shovelling, wondering if the kid could shovel for money. The dad said he was trying to instill a little work ethic into the kid. My pal said she only had a couple bucks, and the dad said that was fine - that the kid needed to learn the value of a dollar. I applaud his efforts, and am sad for the kid at the same time.
Columbusite
Minneapolis
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I'd been thinking about how hard it must be for anyone in a wheelchair since the ramps pretty much get the worst of it. Even if a sidewalk is shovel it ends where the ramp is located. I took a picture of the [url=http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p283/Columbusite/Misc/IMG_4143.jpg]6th & High[/url] crosswalk yesterday. Both ramps were covered with snow, it's unsigned, and drivers don't normally slow down anyway. Saying there's not enough money to fix this is not a good excuse since this was the case even when the economy was good. Some downtown businesses aren't good about shoveling either, although Gay St was fine.
Whoever owns the old Madison building on High and is just sitting on it needs to get their rich ass out and shoveling. It is downright dangerous when the entire sidewalk is a sheet of ice.
labi
Weinland Park
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berdawn wrote >>
I wish more of my 'hood would become "shovelers"...it's kind of a bitch when the plows push the summit street snow back onto the sidewalk, but we will prevail. right now, three of the six houses shovel on my block shovel regularly (sometimes even the best intentions are thwarted) but one guy NEVER shovels.
Almost no one shovels on my block. This winter I decided to try to start a movement. I shovel my front sidewalk and steps, the sidewalk in front of the vacant lot next to me, and the front walk and steps of the 90-yr-old neighbor on the other side of the vacant lot. I really try hard to do it before I leave for work in the morning. I think people are noticing. One of the young male renters remarked about it the other day, and I've noticed they have started clearing their front walk...
J.R. Locke
Weinland Park
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I like walking in high snow. Part of the fun. I don't mind when no one shovels their sidewalks. Just means you can't wear the cool shoes.
DavidF
Elysium Fields
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When I lived in German Village, we always had kids roaming around looking for a few bucks by shoveling. Unfortunately they seemed to show up right after I finished my sidewalk.
btw: I think kids these days has been a constant refrain since Roman times. I can just see some guy in a toga kvetching: "Back in my day, you mouthed off like that, it was straight to the lions. I used to clean the vomitorium twice a day, and I was glad to do it. Kids these days, no respect."
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