It is a combination of compression and road salt. Try shoveling that neat pile you made with your snow blower. You'll find that too is difficult to shovel.
My "favorite" part is the bottom 2" of slush in the berm at the end of the driveway that the town/city so nicely put there.
I found one way to bet them at their game. I don't clear the end of the driveway until they are done plowing. This assumes I can wait that long. Otherwise it waits for the next thaw... in July.
Phil
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From: James TerVeen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC[TN] Measuring Cubic Feet
Ok maybe someone can shed a little light on this one. Just why is it when
the snow is soft and fluffy in the driveway and on the street when you
shovel or snowblow it away, until the town snow plow hit it and make it
like concrete. It just never made any sense to me. It is the same snow
but once they touch it, it gets hard like a rock and weighs a ton when you
try to move it. Any suggestions as to the reason. Maybe it has
something to do with thermal expansion theory of the snowplow effect.
"Gaugler, Kevin"
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"Gaugler, Kevin"
Steve,
Don't forget about the 3 foot by 3 foot (by 20 foot) wall of concrete that
the plows so nicely placed at the end of the driveway. If your town is
anything like mine, they waited until just after you were done shovelling
and then made their deposit. LOL.
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve MacDonald [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:20 PM
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Subject: [TN] Measuring Cubic Feet
A brief "Semi-technical" diversion for anyone who had snow this week
Driveway 100 feet by 20 feet.
Snow 18 " deep.
Qty of children at home-3 but all too young to help.
Wife-not tall enough to get snow shoveled over existing great wall
surrounding driveway.
Approximate volume of snow removed with shovel. 3000 cubic feet.
(Thank God it was poweder)
Why I don't own a snow blower?........Hmmmm. I blamed it on high
property taxes.Can't afford it.
Hope anyone who had snow made it through. My only reward, aside form
the new Incredible Hulk arms I grew, (which look rather rediculous
with my skinny legs) is that they will be putting my picture on the
front of the local weekly newspaper. I must be the only idiot in
town who still shovels. Perhaps I should sneak down the DPW
disguised as an indian and throw all the road-salt into the river.
Back to the technical stuff.
Regards-Steve
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