How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
Jun 13th 2012, 12:48 pm
#16
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
My parents live in Oakville, they didn't have to shovel their driveway once last year. There was never enough snowfall to warrant it. The previous year I think they were out 1-2 times at most.
Oakville does have the law as well that you have to keep your sidewalk clear - if you're lucky, nice neighbours tend to help out a bit with this one!
Oakville does have the law as well that you have to keep your sidewalk clear - if you're lucky, nice neighbours tend to help out a bit with this one!
Jun 13th 2012, 9:32 pm
#17
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
EXCUSE ME! Can we really not talk snow in June, I mean seriously we have 7 months of winter we don't need to tempt the stuff the rest of the year
Actually a little interested in the replies as Ontario is on our possible future radar.
Actually a little interested in the replies as Ontario is on our possible future radar.
Jun 13th 2012, 9:36 pm
#18
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
With the greatest respect, if you're concerned about snow, maybe Canada (or at least anything East of the Rockies) isnt the right place for you.
Jun 14th 2012, 12:51 am
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
I used to like snow.
I moved to Canada.
That is all.
I moved to Canada.
That is all.
Jun 14th 2012, 1:19 am
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Jun 14th 2012, 3:49 am
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Jun 14th 2012, 4:03 am
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Jun 14th 2012, 6:36 am
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
Thanks for all the replies. I thought that maybe people were out shoveling snow 2 to 3 times a week. So it is great to see it is not really an issue then.
Jun 14th 2012, 9:24 am
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
Still, there's always someone worse off. Calling Alberta...
Jun 14th 2012, 12:04 pm
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
That's not unimaginable in the GTA either. It depends where you are, how bad the winter is, and whether or not you have a Lexus or a BMW. On all the various streets I lived on there was always one house where someone had a Lexus or BMW and was above shovelling snow. One BMW owner would park across the sidewalk he failed to shovel. We buried the car, fetching snow from gardens and neighbouring streets and climbing on it to complete the job.
In attractive parts of Toronto there's often a laneway behind the houses leading to the garages, at one time I was the only person in our three house laneway who used his car so I cleared it. That took over an hour several times a week. Later, in the country, admittedly just beyond the GTA, it took me four or five hours a week on the tractor to keep the driveway clear. In the suburbs houses often have the garage front and centre with a short driveway, to make it easy to drive in and out in winter. The people live in some sort of hutch thing tacked on the back of the garage which is, I suppose, a practical arrangement.
Last winter there was no snow to speak of but it would be naive to think that's the end of snowy winters in Canada.
In attractive parts of Toronto there's often a laneway behind the houses leading to the garages, at one time I was the only person in our three house laneway who used his car so I cleared it. That took over an hour several times a week. Later, in the country, admittedly just beyond the GTA, it took me four or five hours a week on the tractor to keep the driveway clear. In the suburbs houses often have the garage front and centre with a short driveway, to make it easy to drive in and out in winter. The people live in some sort of hutch thing tacked on the back of the garage which is, I suppose, a practical arrangement.
Last winter there was no snow to speak of but it would be naive to think that's the end of snowy winters in Canada.
Jun 14th 2012, 12:41 pm
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
I don't think we get it too bad here in Calgary really (runs for cover). Or should I say, we don't get the volume of snow that more easterly friends seem to get.
We probably shovelled about 8 times this past winter, and only two of those were in the 15cm to20cm "dump" range. Then it's just bloody heavy. We don't really struggle on where to put the snow, though the ridges at the side of the road can be annoying and take days to melt.
I think the City of Calgary works on the premise that a chinook will come in a day or two to melt it, so they don't really need to plough the roads that much!
If we get snow in May, the sense of humour failure kicks larger than the actual white stuff.
Maybe further into Northern Alberta it's a different story? But they getter longer, warmer summers.
We probably shovelled about 8 times this past winter, and only two of those were in the 15cm to20cm "dump" range. Then it's just bloody heavy. We don't really struggle on where to put the snow, though the ridges at the side of the road can be annoying and take days to melt.
I think the City of Calgary works on the premise that a chinook will come in a day or two to melt it, so they don't really need to plough the roads that much!
If we get snow in May, the sense of humour failure kicks larger than the actual white stuff.
Maybe further into Northern Alberta it's a different story? But they getter longer, warmer summers.
Jun 14th 2012, 1:14 pm
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Re: How often does one shovel snow in the GTA?
That's not unimaginable in the GTA either. It depends where you are, how bad the winter is, and whether or not you have a Lexus or a BMW. On all the various streets I lived on there was always one house where someone had a Lexus or BMW and was above shovelling snow. One BMW owner would park across the sidewalk he failed to shovel. We buried the car, fetching snow from gardens and neighbouring streets and climbing on it to complete the job.
In attractive parts of Toronto there's often a laneway behind the houses leading to the garages, at one time I was the only person in our three house laneway who used his car so I cleared it. That took over an hour several times a week. Later, in the country, admittedly just beyond the GTA, it took me four or five hours a week on the tractor to keep the driveway clear. In the suburbs houses often have the garage front and centre with a short driveway, to make it easy to drive in and out in winter. The people live in some sort of hutch thing tacked on the back of the garage which is, I suppose, a practical arrangement.
Last winter there was no snow to speak of but it would be naive to think that's the end of snowy winters in Canada.
In attractive parts of Toronto there's often a laneway behind the houses leading to the garages, at one time I was the only person in our three house laneway who used his car so I cleared it. That took over an hour several times a week. Later, in the country, admittedly just beyond the GTA, it took me four or five hours a week on the tractor to keep the driveway clear. In the suburbs houses often have the garage front and centre with a short driveway, to make it easy to drive in and out in winter. The people live in some sort of hutch thing tacked on the back of the garage which is, I suppose, a practical arrangement.
Last winter there was no snow to speak of but it would be naive to think that's the end of snowy winters in Canada.
There were some seriously knackered front lawns this spring.