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Started 2 years ago by Mister MooCow
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sixby9is42

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Rockmastermike wrote >>
protip: if you want your mail and don't want to piss off your carrier you should shovel your sidewalk regardless of the laws.

Actually got slammed with work and other stuff past couple of days, didn't have time to shovel... and I'm fairly sure my mail didn't get delivered today. Which raises a couple of thoughts.
First, WTF happened to "Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night," etc.? Damn, it's like a foot of snow, maybe less.

Here's your answer, unless your mailbox was perfectly accessible:

While rain or snow or gloom of night won't keep postal carriers from their appointed rounds, missing or buried mailboxes will.

"It sounds good until you ask an employee to risk breaking a leg," Cathy Lucas, Postal Service spokeswoman, said of the postal creed. "If we can't get to the box, we can't make mail delivery."

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/02/18/snowmail.ART_ART_02-18-10_B1_2UGKFRM.html

Posted 1 year ago #
agtw31
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a mail carrier walked through 2 feet of snow to put a package at my patio door yesterday.

dude,that's why my garage door is open.

Posted 1 year ago #
Bear
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sixby9is42 wrote >>
Here's your answer...

Actually, when I told my mom this story last night, she said, "Was that on President's Day?"

Oh. Right....

Posted 1 year ago #
sixby9is42

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Bear wrote >>

sixby9is42 wrote >>
Here's your answer...

Actually, when I told my mom this story last night, she said, "Was that on President's Day?"
Oh. Right....

Ha! I forgot about that, too.

Posted 1 year ago #
Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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Pablo wrote >>

Lakee911 wrote >>

Walker wrote >>
We had our sidewalks looking pretty pristine last night before going to bed.
This morning they were completely covered with hard ice and slush thrown up from city plows clearing the street. Was a pain to re-shovel them in a hurry as I was trying to catch a bus too.
On the bright side, if anyone is interested in parking in the "no parking" space directly in front of our house, it is now clear of snow and ready for illegal parking.

That's a bummer. At least the plows made it down your street. They actually made it down mine last night too.
I'm not sure if it is because of the speed bumps, or what, but when the plows come down my street, they don't put the plow all the way down. Even if the snow is not packed down, they keep it about 2 to 4 inches above the street. It's like mowing the grass with the mower set to 10"--what good does to it do other than to say, 'I mowed the grass.'
Sometimes I feel like seeking out the individual who is responsible for plowing (or dictating whether they plow) my street and go punch him in the face.
Your sidewalk must be right up to the street. I have a three or four foot strip of grass between the walk and the street. This gives me a place to pile snow. I have a mountain of snow there 3 or 4 feet tall from shoveling the street and sidewalk.

I read in the paper or heard on the radio that the City doesn't plow down to bare pavement on side streets because it would take too long and they wouldn't be able to hit every street. I think that's fine - gets rid of the deeper stuff and allows most cars through. Also, snow cover keeps vehicle speeds lower than the speed bumps do! If they plowed down to pavement on my narrow South Clintonville street they would block in every car on one side of the street.

I don't see how it would take much longer. Problem is that snow packs down and turns to ice. My street sees a lot more traffic than yours, so mine gets cleaner quicker. I was on your street last Thur going from High to the Crest Tavern and it was really bad!

If you're going to get plowed in, move your car? A lot of places in the city don't allow parking on the street during a snow emergency. It would be a good idea for our area, but people just don't have the place for the cars to go. I hate on street parking, but I don't think we can do much about it.

Jason

Posted 1 year ago #
Mister MooCow
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Lakee911 wrote >>
I hate on street parking, but I don't think we can do much about it.
Jason

Encourage your neighbors to shovel their sidewalks so that people will be less inclined to rely on a car.

Posted 1 year ago #
Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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Mister MooCow wrote >>

Lakee911 wrote >>
I hate on street parking, but I don't think we can do much about it.
Jason

Encourage your neighbors to shovel their sidewalks so that people will be less inclined to rely on a car.

Still have to put the car some where. I would rather them take the car with them so it's not on the street.

How do we feel about the people who only shovel a one-shovel-width path from their front door to their car? :(

Posted 1 year ago #
DonnaTate

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Bear wrote >>

Rockmastermike wrote >>
protip: if you want your mail and don't want to piss off your carrier you should shovel your sidewalk regardless of the laws.

Actually got slammed with work and other stuff past couple of days, didn't have time to shovel... and I'm fairly sure my mail didn't get delivered today. Which raises a couple of thoughts.
First, WTF happened to "Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night," etc.? Damn, it's like a foot of snow, maybe less.
Second... before shoveling, while contemplating the pleasant interlude I'd had after arriving home and not sifting through junk mail, I wondered if the carrier realized that s/he was actually creating a disincentive for me to shovel....

Yesterday the FedEx guy refused to walk through the snow on the street to deliver a package, despite my sidewalk being completely clear (I'm one of those oddballs actually shoveling while it's still snowing so foot traffic doesn't turn it into ice). Anyway, I'd completely forgotten I was expecting a package and had no idea why he was just sitting in his truck honking his horn for 5 minutes. I called to ask if it was their policy to make customers walk to the truck to receive packages, and they claim no. Let's see if it arrives at my door today...

Posted 1 year ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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I haven't had any issues with deliveries - UPS or mail. The poor mailman slogs thru the yards, wading thru the snow from house to house, as we have no sidewalks.

I can't imagine the UPS guy's struggle, wrangling that dang truck thru the rutted, icy, sloshy, crazy-slick streets of my 'hood - where all the folks who have alley-only garage access have been parking on the narrowed streets. But, they still managed to get me my stuff, for which I am grateful!!

Posted 1 year ago #
Snarf
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DonnaTate wrote >>

Bear wrote >>

Rockmastermike wrote >>
protip: if you want your mail and don't want to piss off your carrier you should shovel your sidewalk regardless of the laws.

Actually got slammed with work and other stuff past couple of days, didn't have time to shovel... and I'm fairly sure my mail didn't get delivered today. Which raises a couple of thoughts.
First, WTF happened to "Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night," etc.? Damn, it's like a foot of snow, maybe less.
Second... before shoveling, while contemplating the pleasant interlude I'd had after arriving home and not sifting through junk mail, I wondered if the carrier realized that s/he was actually creating a disincentive for me to shovel....

Yesterday the FedEx guy refused to walk through the snow on the street to deliver a package, despite my sidewalk being completely clear (I'm one of those oddballs actually shoveling while it's still snowing so foot traffic doesn't turn it into ice). Anyway, I'd completely forgotten I was expecting a package and had no idea why he was just sitting in his truck honking his horn for 5 minutes. I called to ask if it was their policy to make customers walk to the truck to receive packages, and they claim no. Let's see if it arrives at my door today...

wow, that is one obnoxious fedex guy. he should be out of that job, many unemployed folks would appreciate it.

Posted 1 year ago #
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Agree with Snarf.... that FedEx guy is a total princess, and can't afford to be.

Posted 1 year ago #
Mister MooCow
Near Mooney's Mansion
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The latest is that the topic of snow shoveling enforcement will be on the agenda for the mayor's next cabinet meeting (sometime this week?)

Posted 1 year ago #
melikecheese
Merion Village
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I feel terrible for those who cannot walk and must sue the sidewalks.

I had to pull out and stop traffic so this poor women in a wheelchair could get down parsons ave a bit, none of the business shoveled anything at all and he chair could not get threw the snow, so in the dark, she had to drive on parsons ave and skip 90% of the sidewalk.

And I feel bad for the mail people and those too lazy to even half ass attempt to clear their steps.

Posted 1 year ago #
Roland
Victorian Village
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Snarf wrote >>

DonnaTate wrote >>

Bear wrote >>

Rockmastermike wrote >>
protip: if you want your mail and don't want to piss off your carrier you should shovel your sidewalk regardless of the laws.

Actually got slammed with work and other stuff past couple of days, didn't have time to shovel... and I'm fairly sure my mail didn't get delivered today. Which raises a couple of thoughts.
First, WTF happened to "Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night," etc.? Damn, it's like a foot of snow, maybe less.
Second... before shoveling, while contemplating the pleasant interlude I'd had after arriving home and not sifting through junk mail, I wondered if the carrier realized that s/he was actually creating a disincentive for me to shovel....

Yesterday the FedEx guy refused to walk through the snow on the street to deliver a package, despite my sidewalk being completely clear (I'm one of those oddballs actually shoveling while it's still snowing so foot traffic doesn't turn it into ice). Anyway, I'd completely forgotten I was expecting a package and had no idea why he was just sitting in his truck honking his horn for 5 minutes. I called to ask if it was their policy to make customers walk to the truck to receive packages, and they claim no. Let's see if it arrives at my door today...

wow, that is one obnoxious fedex guy. he should be out of that job, many unemployed folks would appreciate it.

Here's a follow up report on what happened. The next day the Fed Ex guy explained that he was honking because their was an opossum on our porch right in front of the door. He was trying to spook it away by honking but he wouldn't budge. I guess they aren't supposed to approach when there's an animal like that.

Funny outcome really. :)

Posted 1 year ago #
Rockmastermike
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Roland wrote >> The next day the Fed Ex guy explained that he was honking because their was an opossum on our porch right in front of the door. He was trying to spook it away by honking but he wouldn't budge. I guess they aren't supposed to approach when there's an animal like that.
Funny outcome really. :)

lol opossums

Posted 1 year ago #
Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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Rockmastermike wrote >>

Roland wrote >> The next day the Fed Ex guy explained that he was honking because their was an opossum on our porch right in front of the door. He was trying to spook it away by honking but he wouldn't budge. I guess they aren't supposed to approach when there's an animal like that.
Funny outcome really. :)

lol opossums

Oh, opossum ... get out of the way....:)

Posted 1 year ago #
GreatOutdoors
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Just in time for the coming snow season -- gotta love Dan Savage...

A Midwesterner's Do's and Don'ts for Snow Shovelling

Posted 1 year ago #