Obviously, this isn’t my first time commenting on this thread, and it is very concerning. I am still able to shovel, but my neck and back have become more and more injured as I age. Any amount of heavy lifting or lifting, even a moderate loads, leads me partially disabled for several days after. The end of the driveway with all of the built-up salt, sand, crud that is compacted into ice, making it nearly impossible to move without specialized equipment or assistance is ridiculous. Just being able to egress 11 needs to is important enough but emergency service is being able to access your space safely is equally as important if not more so. We need to find it in our cities budget to be able to clear after significant snowfall The end of drives. Especially when ice has become a factor making it incredibly heavy and nearly impossible to remove without significant time impact. I find myself trying to stay ahead of snowfall when we are in the thick of it shovelling three times in a day. But most of us don’t have even that as a luxury in our time. We need to do better and better is possible so let’s do it.
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Obviously, this isn’t my first time commenting on this thread, and it is very concerning. I am still able to shovel, but my neck and back have become more and more injured as I age. Any amount of heavy lifting or lifting, even a moderate loads, leads me partially disabled for several days after. The end of the driveway with all of the built-up salt, sand, crud that is compacted into ice, making it nearly impossible to move without specialized equipment or assistance is ridiculous. Just being able to egress 11 needs to is important enough but emergency service is being able to access your space safely is equally as important if not more so. We need to find it in our cities budget to be able to clear after significant snowfall The end of drives. Especially when ice has become a factor making it incredibly heavy and nearly impossible to remove without significant time impact. I find myself trying to stay ahead of snowfall when we are in the thick of it shovelling three times in a day. But most of us don’t have even that as a luxury in our time. We need to do better and better is possible so let’s do it.