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Prevent the plow from blocking your driveway
Original Message   Nov 13, 2012 8:03 pm
With a new season at our throats already, I thought I'd pass on a little trick some one taught me years ago to stop the plow from filling in your freshly cleaned driveway (some of you may already be familiar with it but I thought it is worth repeating).
Normally, on a two way street, the plow deposits his little gift in your driveway passing from left to right (as you are standing in the driveway looking at the street). The trick is to clear about 20 feet of snow from street on the left side of your driveway. Since many of us clear the snow early in the morning before work (sometimes before the plow passes), this leaves an empty space where the plow will deposit most of the snow before he hits your driveway. So, you won't be forced to reclear the EOD before you leave for work and you may also be able to get back in that evening. The only time it doesn't pay not to reclean right away is if it's warm when you leave and then freezes before you have a chance to clean.

Made up a little sketch to clarify


There is just a curb on my street (and the plow usually travels at least three feet from the curb) but it should work as well with sidewalks (depending on how close they plow to the curb or sidewalk, you may have to clear off some of your lawn)
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borat


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Re: Prevent the plow from blocking your driveway
Reply #2   Nov 14, 2012 9:48 am
I'm lucky.  My neighbour's driveway to the left of me is only twelve feet or so away and I normally keep the bank pushed back between the driveways.  He generally gets most of the plow's deposit.   Normally, I get considerably less.  However, in a big dump, that little trick doesn't amount to much.  Everyone gets their fair share. 

However, with light accumulations, the trick does work.
aa335


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Re: Prevent the plow from blocking your driveway
Reply #3   Nov 14, 2012 12:52 pm
This technique works for me.  If the plow does come around again, I still have the EOD pile, but at least it's not tall enough to prevent me from getting my car in and out of the driveway.  And usually, I can clean up the EOD pile with a shovel and snow pusher in less than 5 minutes.

I usually try to keep the EOD clean and free of snow.  The sun will do most of the melting so I rarely have put any salt or snow melter on concrete.  I may salt once or twice a winter, especially after freezing rain.
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