I try and get it before it’s walked on but a flat head shovel is the best for hard snow

I'll bookmark those, thanks.

Did you dense motherfuckers see the part where they said they have no way of getting out of their driveway. How do you expect them to buy a shovel when they can't get to the store?

Plow style or the high leverage with a bend in the handle are nice but the black or green solid hard plastic are my favorite when you can’t use thoselike these

I know a handful of ppl with long driveways they don't get plowed at all, just park at the end and take the shoe-leather express up and down every day. We are all ultimately masters of our own destiny.

What's your favorite? I have a classic metal shovel and generally am happy but it's getting long in the tooth and I'm always open to improvements.

Back on the 70s, my school yard would be full of snowmobiles after a storm. Kids as young as 10 riding miles!

Let’s be real, that’s why we clicked

33 inches https://www.stowe.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/snow-and-weather-report.aspx

I don’t disagree with your premise at all, just the method. I don’t think it’s wise to advertise to the outer world that you have cash. It’s asking for a rip-off, kinda like posting on your local listserv that you’ll be away for the winter. Maybe it doesn’t happen in your neighborhood, but in mine, there are those who go round offering to do odd jobs, and in the process they’re casing your place. This parent is somewhat vulnerable, tending to someone even more vulnerable, and in need for help to feel safe. My suggestion to ask people in the community who can recommend someone reliable to plow for them seems less likely to bring in someone bent on crime. My neighbor (who lives alone) called on someone who advertised roof-raking (not a local, but from the next state just over the border); at her invitation, he showed up to talk specifics and view her roof. She found his manner inconsistent with his supposed purpose (he barely looked at her roof) and had an uneasy feeling about him when he could not come up with a fee or a reference or say he was insured. After he left, she asked our local law enforcement if they recognized his name and learned that there’s an outstanding warrant for him in his home state which can’t be acted upon unless he commits a crime here. She did not hire him. Best bet for someone to work for you is to ask someone reliable who can recommend someone who is reliable. It’s also a good way to get to know your own community.

If I was closer I would've happily come and plowed you out, but c'mon ma, you definitely didn't get 3 ft. I'm at a high elevation much farther south and barely got 18 inches.

I wasn’t going to respond anymore but one repeated point being made is ignorant as shit. 3ft of snow, 200ft driveway, 12ft wide path is 7,200 cubic feet of snow.

A snow shovel holds approximately 1.5 cubic feet of snow. If it takes an average of 4 seconds to complete a single shovel, then it would take me over 5.3 hours of non-stop shoveling without a break to create a path just wide enough for a car (never mind the rest of my driveway). That’s also over 100,000 lbs of snow.

Anyone with the word shovel in their post, post a picture of how much snow you shoveled today.

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There's more than one perspective here. As someone who unashamedly uses a service for driveway plowing:

Sure, we could buy a tractor or a plow for our truck. All of which would mean we sent our money out of state/paid a corporation/paid interest on a loan for years. We'd also then have to service, maintain, and safely operate said equipment, all of which is a bit of a learning curve.

Or...crazy idea...we could pay our neighbor, who provides a service for a living, and keep him and his money in state. Even if one time he got stuck in our driveway and had to come back with more equipment, or if one time he booked a vacation (probably months in advance) and gambled wrong about the big storms being over for the year.

We would expect notice that he was gonna be gone...but FFS people. OP isn't asking for a handout, they're trying to hire a professional.

Common anywhere with strong winter. Heck my Minnrsota high school had a snowmobile lot in winter used by students and faculty alike.

Nobody is stopping you from buying a truck and a plow and providing the labor. I know OP is not asking for a free lunch, but don't bitch at everyone if you're not going to go do it.

Not trying to be a dick but I would look for a better snow shovel. I shovel a lot at work and a nice shovel is twice as fast if not more. They’re a bit pricey but worth it for sure.

Yeah his was a tough storm. Plow my own drive with an f250. You’d think it would be a breeze. I woke up thinking I’d hit it at 6-8 and just drive around on in to pack it down because it was soft underneath. But at 7am we already had about 16” and by then it was too late. You try to float the plow a couple inches but the weight of the snow just pushes into the ground and you end up plowing dirt. Ended up snow blowing it.

200+ feet is a awful lot of shoveling. I regularly do about 80’ and that’s more than enough.

Another comment you were complaining you don’t have a good enough job to afford a snowblower. An accountant working 16 hours a day should be doing just fine…

Before I was on the team of people that was confused to why everyone was being so harsh on you. Now I’m starting to think yeah, maybe you should be bullied a little bit.

Get to shoveling.

A backup plan should exclude relying on someone else. A good backup plan would be a snowblower. Save up some money and buy a used one.

y'all are brutal. And probably young. There's no WAY that I (not SUPER old, but old enough to have a fucked back) could shovel that much driveway. And and 8 month old baby doesn't exactly leave you with a ton of extra energy.

Yup. Young couple, 2 shovels, and an hours work they will be done. Or just wait 2 days and it will have melted to the point it doesn’t need plowing.

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Lmaooooo