When my family lived in NJ, our neighbor was retired and would plow the whole block, except for the place on the other side of our house. He’d drive around it.
My neighbor does the whole block. This year, tho, he was out if town when the big snow came & we all had to do our driveways ourselves. Not so bad for the 40-something next door, but the rest of us are 70+.
Once dated a women. Noticed on arriving at her place that the town plow had turned right into her drive and cleared it out. Asked how she got them to do this; “Big smile and a dozen warm chocolate cookies”.
the woman who lives on one side is 85 and still shovels like a pro (her 58-yo son doesn’t help her). the older woman of indeterminate age on the other side, our sweet cat lady neighbor, also intrepidly shovels her large parking lot. we all help each other out cleaning up what the d*mn plows leave and if it snows heavily i break out the snowblower, blowing the snow for the ladies, too. the nice guy who plows the next door fish plant’s parking area also helps out with the sidewalk on his side. the moron who plows the materials yard site on the other side uses his front end loader to dump more snow on the sidewalk. he hasn’t got the word that we need to help each other out in wintertime…
We have lived in this house for 33 years – in all this time no neighbor has offered to help with our snow even though we are now “the old people” on the street. The most one gets is a wave from the neighbors. We have a neighbor across the street – understand in this case this means “the other side of a 4 lane main road in the next community” who has been in his house for around as long as we have. We have a waving relationship – we all wave hello. Just after Christmas this year it occurred to me that we should send him a Christmas card and introduce ourselves (too dangerous to cross the street and do so). I will do so next year. (Husband actually asked me how I would know what his address is – I pointed out the number was on the front of the garage.)
During the height of Covid (and this county was the 3rd highest count in the country) there was a car accident in the street in front of the house next door. (LOTS of accidents here.) We are high risk for Covid and so missed one of the big social events of the year for this street – everyone coming from blocks around to see the results of the accident. (3 years later still finding small pieces in street in front of house from that accident.)
C almost 2 years ago
Like owning a truck or lathe, everyone wants to mooch
ronaldspence almost 2 years ago
Maybe trade him for his snowblower…does he like juke boxes?
mccollunsky almost 2 years ago
Gotta do an offer like ask him if you can use it, in exchange you’ll also do his stuff.
SHIVA almost 2 years ago
How about ASKING him???
Enter.Name.Here almost 2 years ago
“The silence was deafening.”
seanfear almost 2 years ago
ummm doesn’t the medical insurance cover that, Adam? (I mean the cranking back or legs) o_O
cdward almost 2 years ago
Move to the northeast. No snow at least this year.
david_42 almost 2 years ago
When my family lived in NJ, our neighbor was retired and would plow the whole block, except for the place on the other side of our house. He’d drive around it.
bittenbyknittin almost 2 years ago
My neighbor does the whole block. This year, tho, he was out if town when the big snow came & we all had to do our driveways ourselves. Not so bad for the 40-something next door, but the rest of us are 70+.
Serial Pedant almost 2 years ago
For the Gods’ sake, don’t win the lottery.
Frank Burns Eats Worms almost 2 years ago
You had your chance, Adam, and you blew it!
assrdood almost 2 years ago
Me: “I got a snowblower for my wife.”
My Neighbor: “Good trade”.
bbenoit almost 2 years ago
Once dated a women. Noticed on arriving at her place that the town plow had turned right into her drive and cleared it out. Asked how she got them to do this; “Big smile and a dozen warm chocolate cookies”.
ladykat almost 2 years ago
Get the kids and shovel the driveway, Adam.
raybarb44 almost 2 years ago
Ask and ye shall receive. Got to do that first and offer to fill the gas tank after….
goboboyd almost 2 years ago
Profound wordless communication.
julie.mason1 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Give him a cup of Doc Toon’s Nuclear Coffee and he will snow blow the entire county before it wears off.
paul brians almost 2 years ago
Our neighbor where we used to live, would use his large snow blower to clear the sidewalks on the entire block every snowy morning. Great guy!
zarilla almost 2 years ago
I imagine the mean time between failures isn’t that long for a snow blower. Why let a neighbor help you get to the next failure?
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I asked my neighbor if he’d snowplow my driveway and he turned me down flat. Nothing ventured…
T... almost 2 years ago
Ask! People will always (almost) help when asked…
pamela welch Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’m a 74 year old woman and shoveled the double driveway and sidewalk to the mailbox; get out there and wield that snow shovel Adam!
Guess it wouldn’t make much of an Adam ’toon if he was behaved normally; whatever that may be.
gopher gofer almost 2 years ago
the woman who lives on one side is 85 and still shovels like a pro (her 58-yo son doesn’t help her). the older woman of indeterminate age on the other side, our sweet cat lady neighbor, also intrepidly shovels her large parking lot. we all help each other out cleaning up what the d*mn plows leave and if it snows heavily i break out the snowblower, blowing the snow for the ladies, too. the nice guy who plows the next door fish plant’s parking area also helps out with the sidewalk on his side. the moron who plows the materials yard site on the other side uses his front end loader to dump more snow on the sidewalk. he hasn’t got the word that we need to help each other out in wintertime…
[Unnamed Reader - e476da] almost 2 years ago
I know what you mean about the truck. It’s like you’re in the moving business.
mafastore almost 2 years ago
We have lived in this house for 33 years – in all this time no neighbor has offered to help with our snow even though we are now “the old people” on the street. The most one gets is a wave from the neighbors. We have a neighbor across the street – understand in this case this means “the other side of a 4 lane main road in the next community” who has been in his house for around as long as we have. We have a waving relationship – we all wave hello. Just after Christmas this year it occurred to me that we should send him a Christmas card and introduce ourselves (too dangerous to cross the street and do so). I will do so next year. (Husband actually asked me how I would know what his address is – I pointed out the number was on the front of the garage.)
During the height of Covid (and this county was the 3rd highest count in the country) there was a car accident in the street in front of the house next door. (LOTS of accidents here.) We are high risk for Covid and so missed one of the big social events of the year for this street – everyone coming from blocks around to see the results of the accident. (3 years later still finding small pieces in street in front of house from that accident.)