How much time does it take to clear snow & ice so you can get to work these days?

Question

I live in California and have no clue of what it takes to live where snow is a regular thing to deal with. It must take a lot of your time dressing for it, cleaning the driveway, drying boots, knocking off ice cycles from the rooftops etc. I commend you. Let me know how it all works.

Answer 1

Well, it's a pain in the butt! LOL! We just got a foot of snow last Tuesday. The road were cleared by last night totally. The main roads. They start with those first. Like the ones down town and the main ones getting there. Then they do side roads. And country roads are the last. The main ones get scraped the best. Down to the pavement. The secondary ones, they take them down to just a layer of snow. I don't like that because when it gets cold at night, that stuff freezes up and is icy. So school was closed for Tuesday and Wednesday and a two hour delay today. Should be back on time tomorrow. (If the kids miss any more days because of snow, they will have to make it up at the end of the year.) Yeah, all the coats and such are a bother. I hate driving with my coat on. It's so bulky. And the wet on the shoes and boots are a pain. The rugs get dirty fast! And hopefully, the kids remember their shoes when they come in! And don't track dirty wet snow all over. We got lucky on our drive. We know 2 people with snow plows that do ours for free! Thank heavens. But the dogs sure have fun out playing in it! Yes they like it like a kid does! Too bad they can't make a snowball! Um....oh, they closed just about everything up for those two days too! No one could get to work. So you have to make sure you have food, and whatever else you need untill you can get back out and things open up again. Well, that's all I can think of for now. Hope this enlightens you on the snow and living with it.

Answer 2

I live in Alaska. It all depends on your system of dealing with it. Dressing - put on a coat, boots and gloves
Cleaning the driveway - depends on the amount and type of snow and the size of your drive. 6" or less - I do not even deal with anymore. Small drives - a few minutes to hours, depends on how high and the consistency ( dry, fluffy snow or wet, heavy snow), and what you use to clean it off with - shovels or snowblowers
Drying boots - don't get them wet on the inside to begin with
Rooftops - good roofs don't get icicles. But when you get a large snow load, you have to use a roof rake or shovel your roof to get the weight off. We had 5 foot of snow on the roof this season, that weighs a lot!
Snow is fun though - skiing, snowshoeing, beauty etc.

I have lived here 22 yrs and would never live anywhere else!

Answer 3

When you prioritize your time and prepare, it comes as a second nature. If you want worst case scenario, talk to the people with eleven feet of snow in two days, they are the experts.

Answer 4

When it snows on monday, call off tuesday.