Snow Shoveling

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Out of curiosity, what are people paying for this? I do my own, but I would have guessed like $10 - $20 at the most (we've only gotten a few inches, ffs, and most of it has been sweepable).

But I see some dude on the Facebook page in my town charging $30 for driveways and $20 for walkways, and people are acting like that's a deal.

I don't even know if anyone over the age of like 13 should be shoveling snow for money, but I digress. But $50 for a driveway/walkway combo seems steep. I didn't even shovel mine this most recent time, and it's already melted. The snow this year has been a piece of cake to deal with; this isn't like you're digging through the Blizzard of '93.

 

[Tvax1]

Out of curiosity, what are people paying for this? I do my own, but I would have guessed like $10 - $20 at the most (we've only gotten a few inches, ffs, and most of it has been sweepable).

But I see some dude on the Facebook page in my town charging $30 for driveways and $20 for walkways, and people are acting like that's a deal.

I don't even know if anyone over the age of like 13 should be shoveling snow for money, but I digress. But $50 for a driveway/walkway combo seems steep. I didn't even shovel mine this most recent time, and it's already melted. The snow this year has been a piece of cake to deal with; this isn't like you're digging through the Blizzard of '93.

depends on the neighborhood and size of the job

I'd happily pay $50 for driveway if heavy snow or anything more than 5"

 

[PittPharm2002]

I’d get $10-20 as a teenager in the early 90s.
So yeah - seems like a good deal .
All I have is a walkway and paid a dude $20 one Christmas morning , who knocked on our door.
Money well spent to stay warm with my family .

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

depends on the neighborhood and size of the job

I'd happily pay $50 for driveway if heavy snow or anything more than 5"

Yeah, I remember some heavy snowfalls back in the day where you'd actually run out of places to put the snow because there was so much. But what we've gotten this year has just been a little fluff. I broke my pushbroom doing it, so I just used a regular broom and it worked - didn't even need a shovel.

I did my steps, sidewalk, and half of my driveway (I park in it, so it's only like half-covered) in maybe ten minutes. I couldn't imagine charging $50 for that.

Half my neighborhood doesn't even do their sidewalk, but I have an 80-year-old neighbor who will start doing mine if I'm not out there the second the last snowflake has fallen.

 

[ratking17]

Love shoveling snow. Also enjoy seeing all the old farts in the neighborhood that talk about how tough they were back in the day to only fire up the snow blowers for 2 inches of snow. Bunch of weak ass boomers. Nothing better than grabbing a whiskey and spending an hour or two outside getting exercise

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

I’d get $10-20 as a teenager in the early 90s.
So yeah - seems like a good deal .
All I have is a walkway and paid a dude $20 one Christmas morning , who knocked on our door.
Money well spent to stay warm with my family .

No way I'm handing $50 to a 30-something-year-old dude to shovel some snow I could walk outside a sweep off in ten minutes.

If he just plain asked for the money I might give it to him. But I'm not going to play along with his charade that shoveling a light layer of pixie dust that would melt by noon anyway somehow warrants $50 in revenue.

 

[PittPharm2002]

No way I'm handing $50 to a 30-something-year-old dude to shovel some snow I could walk outside a sweep off in ten minutes.

If he just plain asked for the money I might give it to him. But I'm not going to play along with his charade that shoveling a light layer of pixie dust somehow warrants $50 in revenue.

Then shoveling isn’t necessary.

 

[noelr]

shoveling sucks. i hate dick neighbors who have a blower and don't dig out the block.

 

[CJsE]

shoveling sucks. i hate dick neighbors who have a blower and don't dig out the block.

I hate dick neighbors who don't have a blower and think it's my responsibility to do extra work for them.

 

[forbesfield]

shoveling sucks. i hate dick neighbors who have a blower and don't dig out the block.

So you hate Boomers with blowers, but particularly if said Boomers don't clear your snow for free?

Yeah, that tracks.

 

[Tvax1]

we've gotten a few of those coastal ones sliding up dropping 12-18" a few years ago and about 30" in the 90's and 24" in 2016

.2 mile driveway and side entry garage so after shoveling ONCE bought the snow blower and has gotten tons of use and far easier on the back

 

[Tvax1]

I have done a couple neighbors for fun and keep a backup snow blower

thankfully because after last year not using my main one found it had a fuel line leak that meant backup got the call.....thankfully started right up and after inflating the tires got the 8 or so inches done

 

[noelr]

So you hate Boomers with blowers, but particularly if said Boomers don't clear your snow for free?

Yeah, that tracks.

i don't hate boomers whatever that is. yeah and its a dick move where we all help each other in various ways and they cop out. it would take nothing of them to back it easier for those who have trouble shoveling

 

[noelr]

I hate dick neighbors who don't have a blower and think it's my responsibility to do extra work for them.

ok that's fine but these neighbors i bring vegetables all summer long and can't return a favor. so yeah they suck; it's not a heavy lift for them. and they can go to safeway for shit veggies.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

ok that's fine but these neighbors i bring vegetables all summer long and can't return a favor. so yeah they suck; it's not a heavy lift for them. and they can go to safeway for shit veggies.

So it sounds like they're indirectly saying to you: "Save those carrots for your snowmen. You'll have enough raw materials on your sidewalk to make plenty of them."

I think you should freeze/can the veggies this summer. F them.

 

[noelr]

So it sounds like they're indirectly saying to you: "Save those carrots for your snowmen. You'll have enough raw materials on your sidewalk to make plenty of them."

I think you should freeze/can the veggies this summer. F them.

i'm being pissy. i'm on a cul de sac in nova and watching a guy blow his driveway with 6-8 inches on the ground and packing it in after that with the welcome they got moving in a year ago was disappointing.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

Out of curiosity, what are people paying for this? I do my own, but I would have guessed like $10 - $20 at the most (we've only gotten a few inches, ffs, and most of it has been sweepable).

But I see some dude on the Facebook page in my town charging $30 for driveways and $20 for walkways, and people are acting like that's a deal.

I don't even know if anyone over the age of like 13 should be shoveling snow for money, but I digress. But $50 for a driveway/walkway combo seems steep. I didn't even shovel mine this most recent time, and it's already melted. The snow this year has been a piece of cake to deal with; this isn't like you're digging through the Blizzard of '93.

if you are over the age of 17 and shoveling people's driveway for money, you failed at life.. im not talking about a guy with a plow, but an actual grown adult taking jobs from teenage boys...

i love shoveling, shovel my neighbors driveway, good exercise. but i really want this message to be clear, if you are an adult, knocking on people's doors, telling them you'll shovel their driveway for money, you are an absolute failure at life.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

No way I'm handing $50 to a 30-something-year-old dude to shovel some snow I could walk outside a sweep off in ten minutes.

If he just plain asked for the money I might give it to him. But I'm not going to play along with his charade that shoveling a light layer of pixie dust that would melt by noon anyway somehow warrants $50 in revenue.

if a 30 year old man knocks on my door, soliciting me to shovel my driveway, i am burying him in my backyard because i can guarantee he's either a crackhead or a pedophile, most likely both.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

I hate dick neighbors who don't have a blower and think it's my responsibility to do extra work for them.

post of the week. you win the internet today.

fantastic

 

[CJsE]

i'm being pissy. i'm on a cul de sac in nova and watching a guy blow his driveway with 6-8 inches on the ground and packing it in after that with the welcome they got moving in a year ago was disappointing.

Clearly they didn't read the HOA agreement that states accepting a warm welcome (a year ago) and a dozen banana peppers makes him your snow bitch for life.

Dude spent his own money to make his life easier because he hates shoveling snow, he didn't buy it to further his snow clearing hobby.

 

[CJsE]

if a 30 year old man knocks on my door, soliciting me to shovel my driveway, i am burying him in my backyard because i can guarantee he's either a crackhead or a pedophile, most likely both.

Nah, you have to respect people hustling to make money.

I worked with a guy in his 40s years ago that lived near Norfolk Virginia. One weekend they got like 12" of snowfall over 2 days and everyone lost their minds. He made $10k+ in one weekend just snowblowing people's driveways and some small parking lots.

 

[PittPharm2002]

I hate dick neighbors who don't have a blower and think it's my responsibility to do extra work for them.

When I’m out shoveling , I do the whole sidewalk on my side of the block .
also will do a couple neighbors sidewalks to their house for the older folks .

It’s called just being neighborly .

Or course I also cut their lawns while i’m out doing mine.
Hell I even trim my neighbors hedges while doing mine .
I accept payment in beers on their porch .

Not all of us are selfish and like being part of a community.

 

[Tvax1]

Nah, you have to respect people hustling to make money.

I worked with a guy in his 40s years ago that lived near Norfolk Virginia. One weekend they got like 12" of snowfall over 2 days and everyone lost their minds. He made $10k+ in one weekend just snowblowing people's driveways and some small parking lots.

I had a son's wrestling buddy dad who in that 09/10 year when Maryland got repeated weekly snows bought a snowblower and a plow for his pickup and made over 70K driving around that winter doing jobs

it definitely is a thing down here where some winters you can make big side money and guys who aren't otherwise landscapers or business owners with crews and contracts drive around offering services

I've had a few offer to do my driveway over the years when I got out late and iirc $100-200 range, took one up on it and he pushed down and back and was finished in about 5 minutes and moving on to the next

cash and not W-2 or 1099 reported income

 

[Jeffburgh]

Out of curiosity, what are people paying for this? I do my own, but I would have guessed like $10 - $20 at the most (we've only gotten a few inches, ffs, and most of it has been sweepable).

But I see some dude on the Facebook page in my town charging $30 for driveways and $20 for walkways, and people are acting like that's a deal.

I don't even know if anyone over the age of like 13 should be shoveling snow for money, but I digress. But $50 for a driveway/walkway combo seems steep. I didn't even shovel mine this most recent time, and it's already melted. The snow this year has been a piece of cake to deal with; this isn't like you're digging through the Blizzard of '93.

I mow my neighbors on both sides yards and clear their sidewalks and drive ways when it shows $20 a pop. Could probably bump it to $25.

Good deal for both of us, elderly couple and a single woman w disability. Saves them a good bit of $ and I pay for my expenses to maintain my yard and make enough to mostly bankroll our summer vaca.

Just another meth head closer...

 

[Pitt1975]

When I’m out shoveling , I do the whole sidewalk on my side of the block .
also will do a couple neighbors sidewalks to their house for the older folks .

It’s called just being neighborly .

Or course I also cut their lawns while i’m out doing mine.
Hell I even trim my neighbors hedges while doing mine .
I accept payment in beers on their porch .

Not all of us are selfish and like being part of a community.

You are doing it because you wanted to…..
Not because you had to…..
I helped a lot of people with yard chores, but not everyone.
And repayment with beer and bourbon is totally acceptable.

 

[Tvax1]

You are doing it because you wanted to…..
Not because you had to…..
I helped a lot of people with yard chores, but not everyone.
And repayment with beer and bourbon is totally acceptable.

case of wine if the not so good stuff, bottle of it if the good stuff

 

[jtownknowitall]

I’m assuming none of you have dropped dead yet from overexertion from shoveling?

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Nah, you have to respect people hustling to make money.

I worked with a guy in his 40s years ago that lived near Norfolk Virginia. One weekend they got like 12" of snowfall over 2 days and everyone lost their minds. He made $10k+ in one weekend just snowblowing people's driveways and some small parking lots.

Sometimes that hustling gets annoying. There are two brothers in my parents' neighborhood who are both pretty well off but still strive to make every cent available. No such thing as neighborly kindness - everything is transactional.

When I bought a house, one of the neighbors' kids kept trying to recruit me as a grass cutting customer. Like, I'm 26, completely able-bodied, and paying on my first mortgage. Why in the hell would I pay your fat 21-year-old ass to cut my grass?

 

[forbesfield]

I’m assuming none of you have dropped dead yet from overexertion from shoveling?

No, but the guy in nova apparently assaulted that neighbor with the snowblower and is now in the county lockup.

 

[FreeportPanther]

Love shoveling snow. Also enjoy seeing all the old farts in the neighborhood that talk about how tough they were back in the day to only fire up the snow blowers for 2 inches of snow. Bunch of weak ass boomers. Nothing better than grabbing a whiskey and spending an hour or two outside getting exercise

LOL, Somebody is going understand down the road.
Karma is a bitch!
Father Time is undefeated.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

LOL, Somebody is going understand down the road.
Karma is a bitch!
Father Time is undefeated.

Except with Jim Leyland. He has been 60 for 50 years.

 

[FreeportPanther]

Except with Jim Leyland. He has been 60 for 50 years.

Must be the cigarettes? No filters is the key!!

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

my buddy has a 600 hp leaf blower, says it works perfect for light snow like we had last week. dont think it will do anything for the heavy wet stuff but all the snow last week, said he cleared his driveway in about 4 minutes.

obviously uses it for the fall but says it is great for snow too.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

Nah, you have to respect people hustling to make money.

I worked with a guy in his 40s years ago that lived near Norfolk Virginia. One weekend they got like 12" of snowfall over 2 days and everyone lost their minds. He made $10k+ in one weekend just snowblowing people's driveways and some small parking lots.

that's a neighborhood kids job lol. let me guess, this same guy in the summer sets up lemonade stand on the corner and charges $1 for a cup?


help your neighbors, i shovel one on my street for a widow, but you dont charge for it, not if you are an actual adult.

 

[pittiswhereiamfrom2]

i'm being pissy. i'm on a cul de sac in nova and watching a guy blow his driveway with 6-8 inches on the ground and packing it in after that with the welcome they got moving in a year ago was disappointing.

Clearly.

 

[Pitt1975]

my buddy has a 600 hp leaf blower, says it works perfect for light snow like we had last week. dont think it will do anything for the heavy wet stuff but all the snow last week, said he cleared his driveway in about 4 minutes.

obviously uses it for the fall but says it is great for snow too.

We used the back pack blowers in the car business. Works on the light fluffy stuff.
Heavy wet snow. Not so good.

 

[FreeportPanther]

We used the back pack blowers in the car business. Works on the light fluffy stuff.
Heavy wet snow. Not so good.

There's a good joke in there somewhere!

 

[303vND]

Love shoveling snow. Also enjoy seeing all the old farts in the neighborhood that talk about how tough they were back in the day to only fire up the snow blowers for 2 inches of snow. Bunch of weak ass boomers. Nothing better than grabbing a whiskey and spending an hour or two outside getting exercise

Nothing weak about the Boomers who had to shovel snow with just one shovel - when now you have the opportunity to use a snow blower you use it. Here's a hint...work smarter not harder!

 

[ChiefJusticeMarshall]

Except with Jim Leyland. He has been 60 for 50 years.

And Keith Richards

 

[FreeportPanther]

And Keith Richard

He’s been dead 20 years. Drugs working great as a preservative!