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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

What was wrong with a $10 shovel?

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    I see this as something that makes the services more affordable. A municipality might even be able to deploy them for seniors if they are efficient enough.

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