The Misadventures of the Non-Traditional

Sunday, February 12, 2006





After not snowing for the entire month of January, winter is finally starting to act like winter. God probably smacked Mother Nature and told her to snap out it already. The weather is getting wackier as each year passes. I kid you not, two weeks ago I was golfing in 60* weather and if I rememeber correctly, I was sweating. Now instead of toting around my Ping golf bag, I am pushing my snowblower.

Speaking of snowblowers, I have a question that needs addressing. If a neighbor owns a snowblower(me), does this neighbor have a moral obligation to clear the driveways and sidewalks of his fellow neighbors? Mind you, in general I would say yes, if the person has the time and energy he or she should help their neighbors out. However, if the fellow neighbors have never been neighborly in the past and are too cheap to buy a snowblower for themselves, why do their driveways deserved to be cleared? I would have no problem helping out a elderly couple, but I just can't get the desire to do my neighbor a favor when they still leaves their barking dog out too long. It's funny though I still feel uncomfortable snowblowing when my neighbors are outside shoveling and they can clearly see me. Thanks for any advice.

1 Comments:

At 11:31 PM, Blogger Darren said...

Thank you, I have done sidewalks and a few driveways with little feedback. My conscience is clear! Can I get a hallelujah. At my previous house when I did not own a snowblower, I recall a neighbor plowing my sidewalk several times over the winter. Do know what I did? Told him thank you and bought him a case of beer and my wife made brownies. He was surprised by the gesture, but honestly we never really became close neighbors. Mostly because my wife(who is a teacher) failed their son(who was a total deadbeat in classroom). Win some you lose some.

 

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