Yes that is common.

Walk to a local farm, ask for help.

These lonely Vermonters can't wait to get plowed!

Is that a Polaris? I miss snowmobiling. What a great way to enjoy the outdoors.

At first I thought this was sexual…. 😂

All I can say in response is, I understand the objective of your comment, but I wholeheartedly disagree. It is perfectly OK for two adult strangers to negotiate a deal on services for pay.

I shovel my own driveway, but your declaration that most don't have someone plow their driveway is absolutely bullshit

Yeah, I came to this thread with sympathy, I also have an infant and I shovel my 220 foot driveway every time the snow is too heavy for my snowblower…which has been the last 2 storms. I was out at 9 last night and 4 this morning. It sucks, but it’s necessary. I took some ibuprofen and I’ll still cover my baby shift tonight.

But, if I ever found myself in a situation like OP where I couldn’t do it on my own, I have 4 guys with plows and sanders in my contact list that I could call (and frequently do after we get ice storms to lay down some sand for traction.).

OP: if you read this, I realize this comment sounds sarcastic, it’s probably the dad brain… but genuine advice is this year you should get out in your community, make some friends. Join your local emergency service volunteer organization, half the guys there plow for a living, and now you have someone to call in a pinch 😂

To be fair, "just shovel it yourself" is an idea.

As a Vermont gramma please accept my apology for all of the assholes that have never faced a problem they weren’t prepared for. Geez, this forum is brutal. Glad you found help. Please note, we aren’t all like this!

Propane is auto delivery. They didn’t schedule anything. And way to be an ass to someone asking for assistance.

Not very neighborly or Vermont of you. Hope you found help OP.

Love, Gramma.

I feel that fr

Where is the Vermont community? We help each other. That is what we do. Shame on the snide remarks. If I was 20 years younger and closer I would come to your assistance. I pray someone will reach out to you.

Sorry but the responses here are embarrassing. VTers pride themselves on being self-reliant, but that doesn’t need to be at the expense of someone else. We don’t know the full situation and we all had our first bad winter before.

If someone is asking for help, provide help, provide ideas, ask for more info, or shut the fuck up.

Glad you got the help, and I’m a disabled veteran so I DO feel for you but I 100% get where the flak came from. Hopefully your plow guys vacations don’t line up with another monster storm haha.

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I didn’t mean mash. I was saying, Naah.

Mash, it’ll get OP a thug. Suggest calling your town clerk, fire chief, auto mechanic, and others who see/know everyone if they can recommend a reliable plow driver who can come for assured payment. You may need sand, too, unless you have lots of melting the next day. Good luck to you

Shovels are $8 at your local hardware store. Buy a couple and get to work.

This thread is saltier than I-91 after a snowstorm.

I'd pile on, but my plow guy didn't show up either, and I'm now curled up in a ball underneath my kitchen table, keening.

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FPF and Facebook are much nicer if you need help from neighbors.

Right, snowblower is basically mandatory to have here. That or make sure you got provisions so it doesn't matter.

My guy, this exact scenario happened to my wife and i last year. Long ass driveway, heavy ass snow storm, shitty ass plow driver didn't show up. We put our big boy pants on and dug a 5ft ×200ft path to the road. It took a few hours, it sucked and we were sore after but we got it done.

My wife works in a tax office. Long hours this time of year for sure. But don't tell me you can't afford an ATV with a plow. We bought one this year and she isn't even an accountant....

This post made me rofl. I’m over here looking at my one year old thinking I have a leg up on those little 8mo old Vermonters!