I shoveled today. Did you?

I saw h's comment about light fluffy snow.  Maybe he lives in a different city?  That was some heavy wet snow made worse by those people who inconsiderately walked on it before I got home. ;-)  

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Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on March 6, 2013 at 5:48am

The law says that the responsibility of shoveling falls on both owners and tenants.  Thus even if you rent, you are supposed to shovel.    I (unfortunately ;) ) missed much of the recent snow, having to go to Naples Italy on a business trip.   My wife did the shoveling, but I don't think she did the bike lane.  But I was back for yesterday.   It was nasty and heavy.  I managed to get the sidewalk and the bike lane in front of our place.  It really did not take much time.   We should really encourage everyone to shovel both their sidewalks, and if they live next to the bike lane, the bike lane.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 6, 2013 at 6:51am

It does, but maybe just blowing snow?

h' 1.0 said:

Sure looks like steam is coming up from the middle of the street....
 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 6, 2013 at 7:21am

Where I work, the snow often seems to be rising even though it is falling--wind can do interesting things, as all cyclists know. ;-)  However, maybe the street heated up enough to generate steam.  Or maybe there is a sewer outlet there.  Or maybe the snap is just after a car passed and it is lingering exhaust fumes.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on March 6, 2013 at 7:31am

It was nice to get home and find my sidewalk already shoveled. We have a neighbor with a snow-blower who got it. We reciprocated this morning and got his.

It was also fun to get home after riding for an hour and fifteen minutes (usually it is 40 min or so) to find housemates on the front porch with beer to share. It was fun watching the snow knowing that my touring bike had conquered it. 

Permalink Reply by Michael J Blane on March 6, 2013 at 7:44am

Hmm, I thought that it was a still photo ... is there an mp4 or avi file that I'm missing somewhere?

h' 1.0 said:

Don't think so-- seems to be rising.

Permalink Reply by Jeff Markus on March 6, 2013 at 10:07am

Well being unemployed and needing to feel useful on Tuesday I hit the walks 3 times the last after the snaow stopped. When I looked out this morn the 35degree temps had cleared it down to concrete so YEAH.

The street is messy but I'm off any bike thruofares (Peterson is only 3 blocks long here) but the SUV's have rutted so deep that I will have to be wary if I take my Civic out before the center hump shrinks down a bit. I wish drivers would get the idea that they shouldn't groove deep ruts...just ride off the ruts and break'em down...but that would mean the drivers are thinkin' and we know better than that...

Jeff

Permalink Reply by Craig S. on March 6, 2013 at 11:12am

I believe in snowblowers.

Permalink Reply by blair on March 6, 2013 at 11:51am

I've shoveled after these last two snowstorms.  Landlord just had back surgery, and the neighbor that gets a cut in rent to do the salting/shoveling doesn't do it.

Karma points for me.

Permalink Reply by knowbody on March 6, 2013 at 5:52pm

get one of these...

...best wovel evar!!!

sure makes shoveling snow fun again.

1zt7hr8qm0y90Permalink Reply by 1zt7hr8qm0y90 on March 6, 2013 at 9:40pm
There have been people in this thread that said they observed steam. Not possible. Steam is dry and invisible. What you see is condensed water vapor. Steam at sea level happens at 212 deg F and instantly condenses unless contained. Think about a steam locomotive with 300 pounds of boiler pressure per square inch. That is ancient technology but it blows away diesel/electric locomotives. Your breath or clouds are not steam, not 212 D. F at sea level. I have never seen steam in my life and neither have you. If it were possible to put a pinhole in a high pressure boiler the escaping steam as it condenses into water vapor would incenerate you.
1zt7hr8qm0y90Permalink Reply by 1zt7hr8qm0y90 on March 6, 2013 at 9:41pm
Sorry h', Just trying to help.
Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 7, 2013 at 3:58am

Promise?  It's Chicago and it's only March 7.

h' 1.0 said:

. . . .

Anyways, we will never have to discuss snow shoveling again this year! Woo hoo!

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