[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Bèsame*

Just wondering...I'm not from the land of any snow, blizzard, or drifts. But, this shoveling of walks, what if you went out and shoveled every two inches or so? Of course it would have to be daylight. But is that too much work, or just wait till it's over?

You're not taking into consideration the 40-75 mph winds, which besides being very cold and annoying, create drifting issues with the snow. It's good to break the shoveling down into smaller chunks for the absolutely mandatory areas, like pee and poo spots for pets that aren't newspaper or pee pad trained or in doorways, but you don't want to get your gear on every hour on the hour, which takes a while if you're dressing appropriately. That's a waste of energy and time. It's going to do what it's going to do. All you can really do is ride it out and try to get it cleaned up as soon as possible once the worst of it is over.

This storm brought wet, heavy snow. It was pretty initially but not fun to get out in. It's harder to manage than light, fluffy snow and there are a lot of folks out there that are not physically able to get out in it and shovel every hour. Shoveling is very hard on the system and because your body warms up so quickly doing it, people sometimes don't realize that they are not properly dressed/prepared for it until they are frostbit or in the beginning stages of a heart attack or hypothermia.

I think the death count is up to 27 or 29 now. That includes a mother and her 1 year old son dying from carbon monoxide because the snow covered her tailpipe as they were stuck in the car as well as several shoveling/heart attack and hypothermia deaths and deaths from car accidents.

Most snow isn't a big deal. But when you get into feet measurements instead of 6, 8, 10 inches, that all changes.