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davis_square2008-12-17 12:37 pm
mogwaikisses.livejournal.com) wrote in davis_square2008-12-17 12:37 pm
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Ok, snow confuses me. I have read the tagged posts -- someone complained that someone else didn't shovel / ice the sidewalk in front of their house, and they hurt themselves.
Who is responsible for that task? I rent in an 8-unit apartment building. Am I supposed to do that, since I'm on the first floor? Is there one designated resident to do that? Does the landlord bear the responsibility?
If I AM supposed to do it, where do I get salt? And what do you do, just sprinkle it all around?
I noticed a big blue barrel at the corner with sand in it. Can I use that, or is that a private barrel? It is right on the sidewalk on the street corner.
Also, what if there is a snow emergency declared, and it is street sweeping day on the odd side of the street? Does that mean you just can't park anywhere? I hear it is going to snow like mad Friday, and Friday is stupid street sweeping day.
I know I sound like a complete idiot, but seriously, there's no snow in Texas! At least, not like this...
Who is responsible for that task? I rent in an 8-unit apartment building. Am I supposed to do that, since I'm on the first floor? Is there one designated resident to do that? Does the landlord bear the responsibility?
If I AM supposed to do it, where do I get salt? And what do you do, just sprinkle it all around?
I noticed a big blue barrel at the corner with sand in it. Can I use that, or is that a private barrel? It is right on the sidewalk on the street corner.
Also, what if there is a snow emergency declared, and it is street sweeping day on the odd side of the street? Does that mean you just can't park anywhere? I hear it is going to snow like mad Friday, and Friday is stupid street sweeping day.
I know I sound like a complete idiot, but seriously, there's no snow in Texas! At least, not like this...
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Seems like the polite thing to do. For the most part, it's easy to clear most of the snow that falls around here. Especially if you do it as soon as it falls. Especially if you do it before hundreds of people have stomped it into ice.
It's a sad state of society when there have to be laws to force people to do the polite thing. "I'm a tenant, I refuse to shovel" is such a wimpy crybaby excuse. "I have a bad back" doesn't get you out of the easy-to-broom snowfalls.
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It's a sad state of society when landlords can't be bothered to take care of their responsibilities, and decent tenants who expect their landlords to provide the services required by law get shit about it when they complain.