Community Chat

[Shorty2U]

For those who live where it snows do the road crews clear your snow everywhere or just the main highways? Do they clear it fast?

On the news last night; Everyone has 10 to 24 hrs to clean the snow from your property. (Depending what area you live in PA). OR be fined. I already knew this and DH cleaned our driveway, sidewalk and by the mailbox right after work yesterday (much less than 24 hrs).

Too bad the same doesn't go for street crews.

Our street and most streets are a sheet of solid ice and snow. They plowed once, and never laid one bit of salt. I haven't gone out but according to my son and husband ONLY highways and the main street where he lives and we live IS clear. All other streets are covered and slick more than 36 hrs after the storm. And they said driving is like driving on an obstacle course at times.

GRANTED its been below zero and single digits here, but my DH put salt out after shoveling and our pavement and driveway are clear. SO you would think they would lay salt so it would melt on the roads when the sun is out.

(I haven't been out for almost a week. I cannot afford to fall with my bad back. But I am going to put on my snow cleats today to try to go out to the Dr for my husbands appt and try to stop and eat just to get OUT of here. I also have a Dr appt tomorrow an hour away. Hopefully we get there OK with the bad roads IE another dusting of snow tonight and more snow Sat and possibly Sun and or Mon).

[terrier3]

The salt they use in the street plows don't work when it gets too cold.

They are wasting salt if they put it down now. It's about 5 degrees in Buffalo...no salting for now!

[Krimpette]

I'm an old-timer, so I remember the days before they used salt. I lived in northeastern PA at the time. When we had icy roads, they sprayed them with cinders (this was a coal producing area back then ). Didn't melt the ice, but worked like kitty litter to minimize skidding.

[RedTop]

Our road is scraped promptly with every snowfall; mainly because of the number of schools around me. The state scraped around 8 p.m. last night, and went through again today about an hour ago. The road in front of the house is bare, but wet.

[ShowMe]

Shorty......maybe it would be a good idea for you to change your doctor's appointment......

About the streets in the area I live in, the city only plows the snow routes.....hardly ever plow the side streets. And last week when we had about 12" of snow here, there were many many complaints to the city about the side streets not being plowed. They are considering changing this now.....

I don't live in the city......live in the county......and it is much different here. They do put a special mixture down on the roads before the snow hits the area.....this is to minimize the freezing and refreezing.

And yes, when it is as cold as it is now.....like only about 9, salt does no good.....

[Mersha]

On 1/23/2014 Krimpette said:

I'm an old-timer, so I remember the days before they used salt. I lived in northeastern PA at the time. When we had icy roads, they sprayed them with cinders (this was a coal producing area back then ). Didn't melt the ice, but worked like kitty litter to minimize skidding.

Hi, Krimp! You really took me back to my childhood.

I grew up in Pittsburgh and remember my mother always hoping the "cinder truck" would get through so we could get out. We had amazing hills we had to navigate there.

Stay warm!

[Krimpette]

On 1/23/2014 Mersha said:

On 1/23/2014 Krimpette said:

I'm an old-timer, so I remember the days before they used salt. I lived in northeastern PA at the time. When we had icy roads, they sprayed them with cinders (this was a coal producing area back then ). Didn't melt the ice, but worked like kitty litter to minimize skidding.

Hi, Krimp! You really took me back to my childhood.

I grew up in Pittsburgh and remember my mother always hoping the "cinder truck" would get through so we could get out. We had amazing hills we had to navigate there.

Stay warm!

Hard to do in this weather!!!!!!!! Looks like there's some melting on my little street. It was all ice earlier this morning. Looked like they needed some cinders!!!

[Luv2Decorate]

Yesterday they told us we were going to get 1-4 inches of snow, ended up with 16 inches. We snowblowed our walkways and our snowplow guy came and took care of our drive in the middle of the night. Our road wasn't plowed, they did that this afternoon. I don't think I've ever seen this much snow on the ground. We have several feet, but it is beautiful! They are saying we are supposed to get another 8 inches overnight. They didn't cancel school since we are hearty souls

[CLHS68]

No Our street is not plowed. I had to go to the hospital to have a scan done and the roads were a nightmare.

I remember cinders also snow fence which they no longer use and it really worked to keep snow from blowing back on the road.

[Yardlie]

They clear all the streets where I live, but you have to do your driveway and sidewalks. You have 24 hours after the snowfall to do the sidewalk or the city will do it and charge you.

Right now we've got to hire someone to shovel our roof as roofs are collapsing due to the heavy snow. We also had an ice dam over one room, and it was leaking in there.