I don't follow this stuff too closely but, over the years, have read many a newspaper article about wages and especially outrages severance packages for hospital ceo, hydro ceo and the like etc. But anyway, a bungle with public money, just go back to the well. Private's a little different.
Snow Removal Contract
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I don't follow this stuff too closely but, over the years, have read many a newspaper article about wages and especially outrages severance packages for hospital ceo, hydro ceo and the like etc. But anyway, a bungle with public money, just go back to the well. Private's a little different.
Oh the sunshine list people. I'm just the grunt on the ground. The lowest rung on the ladder. The guy that hears " I pay your wage" or " I know the mayor" all the time. My favourite one is after I've been plowing all night and I go to Tim's at 7:15AM for some beanjuice & get some dickweed saying" Little early for break isn't it"
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most ppl have no clue what it's like to work night shifts.
What's annoying is when the snow plow takes out my mailbox. Worse is when they bury it after.
I remember the "wingman" from the old days, in our rural community he was affectionately known as the mailbox assassin. In Nassageweya township they would come and reinstall your box if you called, but it would look like the carpenter from the Red Green show did it.
But the quality of the plowing was awesome. My driveway was nearly a 1/2 km long and in a big dump buddy would run the road grader in and plow us a beautiful 12ft wide trail for a coffee. Regional government did not make my rural life better.
But the quality of the plowing was awesome. My driveway was nearly a 1/2 km long and in a big dump buddy would run the road grader in and plow us a beautiful 12ft wide trail for a coffee. Regional government did not make my rural life better.
I have a mailbox stencil so I can chalk another one up on the wing. lol. Kidding. A few years ago we did have a contractor take out 15 in a row. I have taken out one or two. Usually at night after a heavy snow. It's always the same ones. They are to close to the road and just the sheer weight of the snow will do it. A lot of super boxes going in the rural areas now so most are just used for newspapers and local rag with 100 flyers. IMHO it would be better if mailboxes be moved or installed in the lane-way rather then road allowance ;-)
I will back drag for some people who are located in that special spot right after a bad drifting area. No one wants to come down the lane to 3 feet of snow let alone 6.
When I lived in Quebec there was a contractor that liked to pile extra at the end of my driveway, which of course being packed was practically ice because I refused to pay him to clear my drive way. I'd have to push through with my truck which made a mess on the street, after the third time I think a neighbour complained because I found the end of my driveway being cleared instead of being blocked after that.I will back drag for some people who are located in that special spot right after a bad drifting area. No one wants to come down the lane to 3 feet of snow let alone 6.
Sounds like it did get better for you. I know cul de sac are difficult for operators and home owners. Big area to clean and usually no where to put it. First house after a right hand turn gets a little extra too.
BTW I just check out the sponsor link in your sig. Looks like I'm a little late ;-)
Was not on a cul de sac, just a regular road in the country. Just a spiteful guy when I refused to pay him for work I didn't need. I'll have to update the link
Lived on a cul de sac, and they put the snow in the middle, which is great for the kids to play on.
Now live in the second house around a right corner, and the guy just loves to shove the "little extra", partway up my driveway and onto my lawn and garden.
I'm not sure why, it's the third house down that's been complaining about him.
We've also got a couple of competitive businesses, that plow driveways. They gamble that they won't have to come out too much and can make a profit off of what they charge the public.
Some of them are friendly with each other, and trade houses back and forth, depending on where the majority of their clients end up.
Now live in the second house around a right corner, and the guy just loves to shove the "little extra", partway up my driveway and onto my lawn and garden.
I'm not sure why, it's the third house down that's been complaining about him.
We've also got a couple of competitive businesses, that plow driveways. They gamble that they won't have to come out too much and can make a profit off of what they charge the public.
Some of them are friendly with each other, and trade houses back and forth, depending on where the majority of their clients end up.
Missed target .. heh
If the first house shovels all thier snow to the right or towards you the wing would pick up that material and then it would dump off in you laneway and if you pile all you snow to the right it plays forward. No sense piling your snow on the left and getting it all back ;-) Not sure why he\she would put it up so far unless it is volume, speed or the wing jumped off the curb. You have curb face sidewalks?
They're rounded asphalt, and no side walks. Plow gouged one between 2nd & 3rd houses. Corner is a little more than 90 degrees. First house has a snowblower, third has a plowing service, and I have kids, when I can get them to help.
we used to be the first street cleared when the local politician lived here. Not so much now. Usually last in fact. It's interesting though, to hear what's been going on from the other side.
Fire hydrants all have a metal arm attached, so they can be found, in case they get buried.
