Re: My vent for the day (Snow related)

Story on this on newsday.com right now .

Fines for not clearing snow off car?

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theres anothe article here on suffolk seeking the bill

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/13/black-ice-a-concern-on-roadways-day-after-snowstorm/

and to those who are too lazy and won't take the time to clear their car check this out

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7204802

Ice slid off a car hit the guys windshield, glass and blood everywhere and the guy might lose his eye. They wont know for at least 6 months...... broken nose, broken bones and dozens of stitches..... now who wants that on their conscience???

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and for people with minivans or suv's check this out

http://www.amazon.com/Sno-Brum-Original-Removal-Telescoping/dp/B0007LDXLA

its got a telescoping handle to go up to 46" to help reach above the car

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THIS IS MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE!!!!!

I yelled at my manger about it. I cleaned off her car the second she pulled up next to me last year. I told her how would she feel is she was responsible for someone dying because they had to move out of the way of the ice behind her and lost control of their car. This year she made sure her care was cleaned off. There is NO excuse WHAT SO EVER!! like another poster stated, if you cant clean it(svu ect) DONT BUY ONE!!! If you cant get to it, ie someone last year said she was 8 months pg, she was not going to risk her or her baby, NO ONE expects you too, BUT THEN ASK someone(dh before he leaves, neighbor) to help you. I mean REALLY, WHAT IF it was you driving behind that person with your new born baby and because the person said well I did not clean it off because of what ever reason and it was you that got hurt. YES I WENT THERE! IF IT GETS YOU TO THINK, then maybe I helped someones life. I am ex stream YES. I know it. FLAME me again this year for it I DONT CARE! Yesterday I saw a THE BIGGEST JERK EVER. He had literally a box cut out in the snow so he can see where he was driving,the rest of the front window, door windows and back window COMPLETELY covered
I think I will start a business on the side of the road,Car Snow removal for the lazy. FLAME AWAY

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I hate hate HATE this!!!!

I saw a car today, a little sportscar mind you, that had the entire back window covered in 2 inches of snow. I don't understand how, a full 24 hours (at least) after it stopped snowing, that this person could not take the 30 seconds to clean off their small, very low to the ground, window.

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Posted by janet

THIS IS MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE!!!!!

I yelled at my manger about it. I cleaned off her car the second she pulled up next to me last year. I told her how would she feel is she was responsible for someone dying because they had to move out of the way of the ice behind her and lost control of their car. This year she made sure her care was cleaned off. There is NO excuse WHAT SO EVER!! like another poster stated, if you cant clean it(svu ect) DONT BUY ONE!!! If you cant get to it, ie someone last year said she was 8 months pg, she was not going to risk her or her baby, NO ONE expects you too, BUT THEN ASK someone(dh before he leaves, neighbor) to help you. I mean REALLY, WHAT IF it was you driving behind that person with your new born baby and because the person said well I did not clean it off because of what ever reason and it was you that got hurt. YES I WENT THERE! IF IT GETS YOU TO THINK, then maybe I helped someones life. I am ex stream YES. I know it. FLAME me again this year for it I DONT CARE! Yesterday I saw a THE BIGGEST JERK EVER. He had literally a box cut out in the snow so he can see where he was driving,the rest of the front window, door windows and back window COMPLETELY covered
I think I will start a business on the side of the road,Car Snow removal for the lazy. FLAME AWAY

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Posted by emilylives

Posted by janet

THIS IS MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE!!!!!


every single person on this thread agrees with you. why are you talking about flaming?

Last year I got flamed for the same kinda post. Just used to getting flamed

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what i dont get is why the words flamed in that post (dont want to quote it ) but why was it in bold????

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Posted by janet

what i dont get is why the words flamed in that post (dont want to quote it ) but why was it in bold????

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I saw a car get pullled over in Lynbrook yesterday, and I am guessing it was because there was about a foot of snow flying off the top of their vehicle.

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I agee that this should be strictly enforced! What also annoys me about the snow is people who don't shovel. My neighbors are young and they didn't shovel out in the blizzard. They were home all week and just dumped the snow out of their driveway onto the sidewalk making it a huge unshoveled mess! I know it is long island and not many people walk by but some kids may walk to school or walk their dogs. This couple is always home too so I just don't get I. They just moved in in october so I don't know if this is what they always do. This week our neighbor snow blowed for them out of the kindness of his heart!

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i was walking through the parking lot at work this morning and the president of my company's SUV had at least a foot of snow on top of it. i immediately thought of this post!

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I had to dodge two trucks yesterday that had flying chunks of snow and ice flying off. I had no idea if it was just a puff of snow or if it was a chunk of ice flying at me. This drives me NUTS every time it snows!

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This is one of the biggest lessons I learned from LIF.

I was on the "I can't get to the top of my SUV and I do the best I can, but I can't get everything" side of the thread last year (maybe two years ago now that I think about it).

I was exhausted with trying to work and get a 1.5 year old to school and DH to chemo and I didn't always do it.

I got a stern posting-to by several members of these board.

And you know what? They were right. I had never really thought about the dangers before that and I was just being lazy.

Now I always make sure I park in the garage and if not, I open the car door and stand inside the edge and use a broom to sweep it off best I can.


I think there are still a couple valid excuses - handicapped drivers and preggos who can't reach - so physical limitations can still be an issue.

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This is kind of a stupid question, but if you take your car to a car wash, wouldn't it all melt off?

I ask because I cleared the top of my SUV & my DH is driving around with a foot of snow on top of his Impala

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