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Snow Shoveling — Brooklynian

Snow Shoveling

phrez
phrez
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
What's with all the lazy morons who can't be bothered to shovel their sidewalks in this neighborhood?

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  • boogieknight
    boogieknight
    In no way is this a defense of the lazy morons - I am an awesome shoveler - this snowfall's conditions were the worst for unclean sidewalks:

    heavy overnight fall + still falling during morning rush hour + temperture below freezing = 12 inches of heavy ass frozen snow on your street come evening time.

    Again no excuse, but the shoveling is now magnitudes more difficult for anyone who didn't make a major dint first thing Monday morning.

    And with the crappy forecast for the next few days, expect that people are just going to wait for the warmer weather on Thursday to clean up.
  • homeowner
    homeowner
    Also remember that some of our homeowners are elderly folks that may be relying on enterprising local guys to offer to shovel. I can tell you that I didn't have anyone ringing my bell yesterday offering to do my stoop or front.
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    also nyc has a backwards law about the whole snow shoveling thing. if you shovel and clean your sidewalk, you can get sued if someone falls and hurt themselves.

    but if you don't and folks fall, they can't sue you but can sue the city. you'll pay a small fine i think 500 dollars or something.
  • rorschach
    rorschach
    armchair_warrior wrote: also nyc has a backwards law about the whole snow shoveling thing. if you shovel and clean your sidewalk, you can get sued if someone falls and hurt themselves.

    but if you don't and folks fall, they can't sue you but can sue the city. you'll pay a small fine i think 500 dollars or something.
    That... is... @#$%! ...crazy.


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  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    i was pleasantly surprised by how much was cleared on prospect between vandy and franklin, actually. only really tricky bits were by those semi-abandoned building sites. go team!
  • mg
    mg
    I was also surprised at how clear Park and Vanderbilt were the other morning.

    Who's supposed to be clearing Plaza St, though? The GAP side between Vanderbilt and Flatbush, it's like they didn't even try.
  • jeffrey
    jeffrey
    Nice to know that some do truly care.





    ( ^ yes, that is indeed Prospect Heights)
  • nomad
    nomad
    ^^^ Love it! Banana acts of kindness are wonderful!
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    the outfit looks really warm as well
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    I don't think snow angels are supposed to have penii.
  • jeffrey
    jeffrey
    Anastasia Beaverhausen wrote: I don't think snow angels are supposed to have penii.
    Hah, on that note, get a load of his facebook pic:

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    #-o :lol: =D> #-o :lol: =D> #-o :lol: =D> #-o :lol: =D>
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    Oddly arousing, Jeffrey. I'm disturbed.
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    Anastasia Beaverhausen wrote: Oddly arousing, Jeffrey. I'm disturbed.

    that is disturbing :p.
  • poppy13
    poppy13
    Do you have a link to this law? I've heard this before but need to prove it to the folks at the office.
    armchair_warrior wrote: also nyc has a backwards law about the whole snow shoveling thing. if you shovel and clean your sidewalk, you can get sued if someone falls and hurt themselves.

    but if you don't and folks fall, they can't sue you but can sue the city. you'll pay a small fine i think 500 dollars or something.
  • stacey
    stacey
    poppy13 wrote: Do you have a link to this law? I've heard this before but need to prove it to the folks at the office.

    [quote=armchair_warrior]also nyc has a backwards law about the whole snow shoveling thing. if you shovel and clean your sidewalk, you can get sued if someone falls and hurt themselves.

    but if you don't and folks fall, they can't sue you but can sue the city. you'll pay a small fine i think 500 dollars or something.
    Actually a homeowner has 4-5 hours after snowing stops to shovel unless it is between the hours of 9pm-7am. The fine starts out at $50 and increases from there. A homeowner can be sued for anyone falling in front of their property if it is proven that a dangerous condition existed. The City cannot be sued unless they were made aware of the dangerous condition and did nothing about it.

    I am not sure the exact law but they can be found at
    http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi
  • poppy13
    poppy13
    stacey wrote: [quote=poppy13]Do you have a link to this law? I've heard this before but need to prove it to the folks at the office.

    [quote=armchair_warrior]also nyc has a backwards law about the whole snow shoveling thing. if you shovel and clean your sidewalk, you can get sued if someone falls and hurt themselves.

    but if you don't and folks fall, they can't sue you but can sue the city. you'll pay a small fine i think 500 dollars or something.
    Actually a homeowner has 4-5 hours after snowing stops to shovel unless it is between the hours of 9pm-7am. The fine starts out at $50 and increases from there. A homeowner can be sued for anyone falling in front of their property if it is proven that a dangerous condition existed. The City cannot be sued unless they were made aware of the dangerous condition and did nothing about it.

    I am not sure the exact law but they can be found at
    http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi

    Ok - fair enough. But no details about if someone shovels and then someone falls, and then person can sue? The link you posted didn't work.
  • stacey
    stacey
    Sorry Poppy wrong link it is under the Rules of NYC and there are quite a few exemptions about suing a homeowner so I think each situation might be different. In other words its not so cut and dry.

    (For some reason I can't copy the link to post here)
  • kick rocks!!!!
    kick rocks!!!!

    Subject: Re: Snow Shoveling

    PHrez wrote: What's with all the lazy morons who can't be bothered to shovel their sidewalks in this neighborhood?
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