"Our first mistake - not shoveling right away while the snow was fresh and newly fallen, or even while it was falling. This was a mistake because the very first day, the snow was very light, almost pellet-like, and easily brushed away with a broom or any form of shovel, no machinery needed. However, we let it sit a day, in which it partially thawed, and then froze overnight in subfreezing temperatures into a solid mass that did not thaw for ten days. Had we shoveled, swept, and dug out the very first day, we would have had clean walkways, accessible vehicles, a clear driveway and sidewalk. Instead, we experienced the inaccessibility of two of our vehicles, and treacherous injury-inviting conditions everywhere we walked. "
He also talked about his second mistake: not positioning his vehicles pre-storm. He said the battery in one of his vehicles was dead after two days of being iced in, and because he hadn't faced it toward another vehicle, he couldn't reach it to jumpstart the battery. He also wished he had parked some of his cars at the end of his driveway close to the street. He had a long driveway and they were all near the house.
When we first moved to this area (Cary, NC) in 1988, during the first ice storm we were here, I thought it was interesting that everyone moved their cars to the end of their driveways facing the street, or if they had a steep driveway, parked them ON the street, before the snow came. It is a good idea to do that.
There probably won't be any snowplows coming down your neighborhood street (not enough snowplows) so your car will be more easily accessible when the snow and ice start thawing.
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