Most of it will melt tomorrow.

My neighbor is out shoveling his driveway right now and I have no idea why. The snow is almost melted already.

Halfway through I thought they'd make a use net group for the cause.

We need CATS, period. A local colony of cats taken care by the community would do the job!

I remember hearing Chicago since like 2012 has been releasing cats into the city to fight rat populations like a Simpson gag

We got like 2 inches, I sincerely hope you’re not wasting time shoveling this. When it does snow for real you can just pile it behind your car or into the street where a plow will eventually take care of it.

What snow, it barely snowed

Put it in your freezer

Honestly, you just have to learn how to strategically place it. Make sure there's a clear path through but sometimes you gotta start making snow walls

I’d defer to observing what your neighbors do. Based on what you shared, there are likely a few options: 1. reserve part of the sidewalk for snow (I.e. you don’t shovel the whole sidewalk), 2. as others have said, small piles between the front/back of cars, and 3. the dead space on the street (hydrants, no parking zones, etc). I do have sections of my sidewalk where I actuallly shovel and carry the snow to a different spot I can dump it (15-20 feet max)…

>If you are having trouble now just wait until we actually get some snow.

Ah, flashbacks of 2014, the year of 3 ft storms every week without melting in the middle, thankful we had one roommate without a car we could pile snow 8ft high in their space.

Right in the neighbor's driveway

You only need to clear 4ft of the sidewalk. They are typically 5-6 feet wide so use the extra 2 feet. If not then wait for someone else to shovel and add to their pile. Also between cars.

Lessons learned the hard way 1) do not pile the snow against your home, it will melt into the basement; 2) do not pile the snow uphill, it will melt off, freeze and be a hazard; and 3) do shovel the snow even when it is going to get warm (it will turn into a sheet of ice if you miss your guess on the weather).

If there is not a lot of snow, you can toss it in the street. The streets are generally treated so it melts. You can get a ticket for that though. Piling it between the street and the sidewalk is a safe bet.

I never had an issue putting it in the street by the light pole. I also have put it in others people yards with out issue provided I did it neatly and kept it to a reasonable amount and didn’t put it in a place that would create work for the owners such as a pathway or near a gate.

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Why do we want to protect the rats?

You know what to do next

Do you own or rent?

On top of whoever moved your space saver and parked their car in your spot

In the interstices. Between cars, between the sidewalk and the street, between the walkway and the fence, between the yards.

They do kinda stink.

It’s going to be high 40’s next two days. Don’t touch it. Rookie move.

Obviously! Thanks!

The only issue I am having now is where to put it since I don’t have a yard, driveway, or flower box. Just house | sidewalk | street (with street parking)