Thanks for all the replies! The funny thing is, yesterday's storm basically missed us, despite the 5-8" of snow predicted -- I woke up around 3 a.m. today and thought to myself, "Hmmm, I didn't hear the city plows." I was sleeping in a back bedroom and thought maybe THAT was why, but when I stepped outside I saw that we had gotten less than an inch of snow -- so no city snow plows to wake us all up AND no having to worry about me annoying the neighbors!
To S&AMom: it takes me usually 30-45 minutes to do my whole driveway (3-car garage, driveway is maybe 50'-60' long at the most), and I would never do it at 3 a.m., even though I often like to be at work by 4:30 or 5 a.m.!!
To MJ5150: no way would I be out there just having fun and being loud at an early hour -- that would be SO inconsiderate!
To CrazyDave: yes, we all make noise, but some of it is, well, necessary (like plowing if you just HAVE to get to work). I am not tolerant of noises like people blasting their stereos outside etc. -- that kind of noise is neither necessary nor considerate. (This is why I love living in my neighborhood -- we are all somewhat of a distance from each other, AND we're all considerate.
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To CSD610: normally if the snow ends during the day or early evening, I absolutely will do the plowing then -- but unfortunately yesterday it looked like the snow would continue overnight, so there was absolutely nothing I could do except plow it the next morning.
As NHDave pointed out, sometimes you just can't plow it before going to bed because the snow is still falling!
To Antinimby, well, I guess I could have gone and knocked on my neighbors' doors to say "By the way I'll be snow-blowing tomorrow," but I think they would realize that a lot of us would be doing that.
To GregW: no wife or "snowplow guy" here -- well, I guess I am "the snowplay guy" or rather woman! My SO lives in Florida most of the time so he doesn't have to deal with snow.
I have a car with front-wheel drive and good tires -- my problem isn't really the driveway itself, but the END of the driveway where the city plows pile up about 2' of hard-packed snow and ice ... even a Suburu could not get through that!
To Newdaawn: yeah, I'd probably be annoyed too, but maybe he has to be somewhere before 9 a.m.? (e.g. taking kids to school)
To Dauntless Dan: well, it's not "constant," this morning would have been my first time snow-blowing early in the a.m., but I really have no control over when it snows.
And finally, to SoupNazi, ValerieC, Harpoonalt, blessedme, Rizzo0904, FrugalYankee: I was thinking pretty much the same as how you all were thinking ... thanks!
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Another irony: I myself actually don't mind the sound of snow-blowers (or leaf-blowers or lawn mowers or even snow plows) at all -- I would MUCH rather hear them than, say, some neighbor's blasting music. (This is why I don't live in an apartment any more!!) And the final irony to share in this post: I finished teaching just before 2 p.m. today and shortly thereafter went out to my car to find it COVERED in snow with lots of snow still coming down -- looks like we are getting the snow NOW that we were supposed to get yesterday! Lucky for me, Thursday is a work-at-home day for me, so I will wait until LATE tomorrow morning to plow my driveway.
I THINK I responded to everyone! I enjoyed reading your remarks -- reps to all that I can!
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