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  • #2912
    BabysCoffee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,713 ✭✭✭BabysCoffee


    doylefe wrote: »
    Footpath is the cities property. Why would I clear that? I just drove over the snow and compacted it into slippery ice.

    So you and your neighbours could walk safely on it


  • #2913
    Jim Gazebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭Jim Gazebo


    Lads the temperature is rising rapidly, if it was the middle of winter we would need to clear the paths, honestly some of you just want to moan about something.


  • #2914
    Jim Gazebo
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    BabysCoffee wrote: »
    So you and your neighbours could walk safely on it

    It doesn't make a difference! It will melt away anyway. just walk carefully. Everyone out clearing paths and drives as it all drips around them hahaha


  • #2915
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,249 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    It doesn't make a difference! It will melt away anyway. just walk carefully. Everyone out clearing paths and drives as it all drips around them hahaha

    We are clearing a bit here so the drains and shores are free to allow it run off


  • #2916
    BabysCoffee
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    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    It doesn't make a difference! It will melt away anyway. just walk carefully. Everyone out clearing paths and drives as it all drips around them hahaha

    I've been clearing all around me since the snow started. It made my paths much safer to walk on while the uncleared ones were lethal.

    I'll continue to clear until it is all gone.

    If everyone did this the paths would be cleared much quicker and also safer for everyone over the days while it was bad.


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  • #2917
    [Deleted User]
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    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    It doesn't make a difference! It will melt away anyway. just walk carefully. Everyone out clearing paths and drives as it all drips around them hahaha

    It depends... if your fit + healthy youll be fine anyway.

    But if your not its safer to have them cleared.


  • #2918
    Rodin
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Get earplugs if you don't like someone being industrious early.


  • #2919
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #2920
    mohawk
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    Some absolute piece of excrement that is one of the neighbours started shoveling a driveway 15 minutes ago. Prick.




    _


    I woke up at 5am to sound of my neighbor shovelling the road so he could drive out of the estate. He works for a bread company as a delivery driver so I am not mad.


  • #2921
    [Deleted User]
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    doylefe wrote: »
    Footpath is the cities property. Why would I clear that?

    Maybe, to take one reason of many, because old people could slip on that path in front of your house and it will take much, much longer for their injuries to heal if at all. That a basic instinct for civic responsibility/decent considerate behaviour is absent in your world view does not reflect well.


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  • #2922
    FixdePitchmark
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    Schwanz wrote: »
    Cleared my front yesterday and can get the cars out to the shops etc. Bout 20 other home owners around me can't because they weren't bothered doing a bit of graft.

    Ah well

    To be honest an uneven surface is less safe.

    Your going to be walking on snow.

    Fools around here clearing their area and dumping it on road / behind cars.

    so some fools here clearing snow that is melting and causing tripping hazards and uneven surfaces.


  • #2923
    Jim Gazebo
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    BabysCoffee wrote: »
    I've been clearing all around me since the snow started. It made my paths much safer to walk on while the uncleared ones were lethal.

    I'll continue to clear until it is all gone.

    If everyone did this the paths would be cleared much quicker and also safer for everyone over the days while it was bad.

    Fair play but it's just an extra job you're giving yourself. Not necessary, people should be heeding the warnings and not heading out so it is totally you're own risk to walk down a snowy path. Not my responsibility.


  • #2924
    blade1
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Maybe, to take one reason of many, because old people could slip on that path in front of your house and it will take much, much longer for their injuries to heal if at all. That a basic instinct for civic responsibility/decent considerate behaviour is absent in your world view does not reflect well.

    Ha,someone not cleaning up snow doesn't reflect well on them??
    Get off the high horse there!


  • #2925
    Jim Gazebo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭Jim Gazebo


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Maybe, to take one reason of many, because old people could slip on that path in front of your house and it will take much, much longer for their injuries to heal if at all. That a basic instinct for civic responsibility/decent considerate behaviour is absent in your world view does not reflect well.

    The older people should be being looked after by neighbours and not have to go outside till it is safe! Bring their shopping to them, there is no other reason to be out and about, it's the weekend and most places were shut until today.


  • #2926
    BabysCoffee
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    Jim Gazebo wrote: »
    Fair play but it's just an extra job you're giving yourself. Not necessary, people should be heeding the warnings and not heading out so it is totally you're own risk to walk down a snowy path. Not my responsibility.

    I'm young and fit. I'm happy to clear it - makes it easier for people who have to go out to do essential duties. Eg. there is a doctor living beside me. Hopefully me clearing snow for 30 mins meant it was easier and safer for her to get to work.


  • #2927
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #2928
    Jim Gazebo
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    BabysCoffee wrote: »
    I'm young and fit. I'm happy to clear it - makes it easier for people who have to go out to do essential duties. Eg. there is a doctor living beside me. Hopefully me clearing snow for 30 mins meant it was easier and safer for her to get to work.

    Yes that is fair enough but I'm talking about an ordinary joe clearing the path outside so the other ordinary joes can go to the pub/shop, no way. I've seen some stupid actions these last few days, like a friend getting their dad to drive them 5 minutes to work in a shop! In heavy snow and getting stuck.


  • #2929
    Alun
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    Topgear on Dave wrote: »
    It depends... if your about 20 or 30 years old youll be fine anyway.

    But if youv got older people around its safer to have them cleared.
    ROFL. I'm 61 and I've just cleared my paths and those of ny 80 year old neighbour, not everybody over the age of 30 is infirm you know.


  • #2930
    blade1
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    Alun wrote: »
    ROFL. I'm 61 and I've just cleared my paths and those of ny 80 year old neighbour, not everybody over the age of 30 is infirm you know.

    Careful there!!! :p :pac:


  • #2931
    Alun
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    That a basic instinct for civic responsibility/decent considerate behaviour is absent in your world view does not reflect well.
    "Civic" and "responsibility" are two words I've rarely heard used together in this country on a whole raft of issues to be honest.


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  • #2932
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #2933
    iamwhoiam
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    Alun wrote: »
    ROFL. I'm 61 and I've just cleared my paths and those of ny 80 year old neighbour, not everybody over the age of 30 is infirm you know.

    My husband is a few years older and out shovelling and advising young lads how to pile it !


  • #2934
    Alun
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    What?


  • #2935
    Jim Gazebo
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    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    My husband is a few years older and out shovelling and advising young lads how to pile it !

    :rolleyes: it'll all be gone by morning anyway


  • #2936
    BabysCoffee
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    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    My husband is a few years older and out shovelling and advising young lads how to pile it !

    Great! Leading by example is probably the way to go to get everyone out shovelling


  • #2937
    BabysCoffee
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    ???


  • #2938
    Hannibal_Smith
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    We've all cleared our driveways and outside our paths. There's an elderly man up the road who needs one of those wheeled walking frames to get round. So yesterday we all got out and cleared the paths. Yesterday was the first day it made sense because there were no fresh snow falls. It's not about whether he can get to the shop or not it's just so he has the option to even stretch the legs if he wants. Sure it'll melt, but he's been stuck in doors since last Wednesday so if he, or anyone else concerned about slipping, wants to get out he/they now can.


  • #2939
    [Deleted User]
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    https://twitter.com/KildareMet/status/970242736073814016?s=19


  • #2940
    Alun
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/KildareMet/status/970242736073814016?s=19
    But, but ... according to some of the red alert naysayers on here it was only a few cm's :D


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  • #2941
    Jim Gazebo
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    Anyone else hate the sight of someone flying around the corner in the snow while you're walking? Amazing people didn't just slow down or not drive.


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