Call for neighborliness.

[toniamato.livejournal.com]

The folks who live in the big building on the corner of Liberty and Kidder on the even numbered side of Liberty are older and unable to shovel themselves out. A former neighbor used to kindly snow-blow for them, but that neighbor is gone. I just cleared the Liberty street piece from the corner to my place, but if anyone can do the Kidder end, and/or help out tomorrow, I think we would all be doing a very good deed.

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[rew1000.livejournal.com]

Sounds like we're neighbors! I just did the Kidder side - hope that helps...

[toniamato.livejournal.com]

Thanks folks! I was just out there doing the stairs and it looks great! Hooray for neighbors and neighborhoods!

Where are the building owners?

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Okay, first off hurray for fabulous neighborliness, and for folks clearing sidewalks. You guys rock!

But I'm wondering, are you speaking of a private home owned and lived in by elderly? Or of that large Liberty Apartment brick building with lots of units?

My household also shovels the sidewalk for the woman who lives alone next door to us. That just seems right. But if it's that large building, they have a property management and can't be taking people's rent money without also providing for clearing the sidewalks can they? I mean legally or ethically?

Again, yay for neighborliness, though.

[toniamato.livejournal.com]

Not the apartment/condo complex, the brick one on the ODD numbered side of Liberty. The corner house on the EVEN number side. They own it, they are elderly. They most likely could use our help, as could many others. A few years back, there was a crew of folks going throughout the area, shovelling for elderly and disabled folks. That was a beautiful thing.

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks. Glad I asked for clarification; I was really confused.

[nomacmac.livejournal.com]

I walk on that sidewalk several times a day. A huge THANK YOU to those who shoveled it.

[theloriest.livejournal.com]

For future storms, there is a website I've tried since I had ankle surgery (since I'm currently alone in the apartment I can't handle the shoveling while in a cast and on crutches)... It is http://neighborsforneighbors.org ... I can't expect my friends to always be available to help (though three cheers to ron_newman for shoveling for me during and after this most recent storm!), so sharing alternate ways of posting when I or others might need help.