• roofuskit@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    100 people die in the US every year from shoveling snow. Not everyone is fit for the team, and yet if you own property you are almost required to.

    • compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      Yeah, that’s fair. Snow blowers as a personal purchase have always felt silly to me, since if needed you could always pay for a shovel/plow service that just come when it snows, so you don’t have an expensive appliance sitting around that might barely be used. Now I’m wondering what the cost comparison would look like between the two. I suppose it depends on how much snow you usually get