City to clear entrances for the less mobile
The city is promising a program to clear snow and ice from the house entrances of people with reduced mobility, to be ready for next winter. The way things were through Monday, it would simply be cruel to entice an old or disabled person out of their house only to cope with the state of the sidewalks I saw everywhere today.
Bill Binns 10:50 on 2019-02-26 Permalink
This is a good idea but I would bet there is someone in every neighborhood who would be happy to help out with this if they knew there was a need. I would do it but I wouldn’t go knocking on doors asking people if they needed help. A little volunteer coordinating by the city could go a long way on this issue (assuming the blue collar unions would allow it).
Kate 17:51 on 2019-02-26 Permalink
The problem is it has to be a commitment, and people are unlikely to make a commitment to do physical labour reliably on a volunteer but somewhat unpredictable basis. The resident has to know their front door will be cleared, not just hope it will.
Chris 20:56 on 2019-02-26 Permalink
Bill, teens used to go around doing that, but it seems the practice has mostly died off.
Bill Binns 13:33 on 2019-02-27 Permalink
@Chris – I know, I was one of them. All of the big ticket items of my pre-teen years (bikes, TV’s, Walkman, Atari 2600 etc) were bought with the proceeds of shoveling. My friends and I specialized in digging cars out which was a hell of a lot easier, faster and profitable than shoveling driveways and sidewalks.
jeather 15:05 on 2019-02-27 Permalink
I definitely see people advertising car dig out services still. I find it takes me about twenty five minutes for one car, which is fine, but I admit I am often tempted.