When, after I have cleared the public sidewalk of snow, a city or county snow plow deposits snow and debris on it and I am responsible for clearing it from that debris, I am effectively made responsible for clearing the street by being responsible for clearing the debris that came from the street.

Are there any lawyers who want to take that on?

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Another 7 inches of snow and slush thrown onto the public sidewalk. My back is sore and angry from removing snow from it.

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"The owner and or the occupant of property adjacent to a public sidewalk must use due diligence to remove all snow, ice, dirt and rubbish from edge to edge of the public sidewalk and keep the walk safe for pedestrians. The owner or occupant may not allow snow, ice, dirt or rubbish to remain on the walk longer than 24 hours after its deposit thereon."

Big government equipment vs. small home-owner equipment. Who is going to lose in this contest?

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How much does a municipal-level snow plow cost? How much would I have to expend to compete against that? What about the county-level plows that throw snow on our sidewalk?

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Our nephews are involved in high school robotics competitions. While I am fascinated by what their robots can do, I often wonder "but what can those machines do for us?"

I have a mindset of problem solving. Much of what I perceive is filtered through that mindset.

I have no interest in machines that only tip over other robots and throw balls through a hoop.

I have a sidewalk that I want cleared of the inch of ice on it. Build me a robot for that.

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I went bowling with my spouse and our nephew yesterday evening. I enjoyed it despite having muscle issues from over extertion from ice removal from the public sidewalk.

We bowled at Town Hall Lanes in Minneaplis. After a few games, we had dinner in the restaurant. It was joyful to have our friend Jay wait on us. We've known him for 19 years.

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Public sidewalks in Minnesota in the winter are not a viable avenue for those with mobility issues.

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In order to remove the ice from the public sidewalk, we used as much salt/ice remover in the last three weeks as we have in the last three years.

We typically use less than 5 gallons/40 pounds of salt per year. This year, after using 20 gallons, we have no salt left. We have a 40 pound bag of salt on order from Ace Hardware.

I'm looking forward to another email newsletter from the county telling me to use less salt.

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A sheet of ice had formed on the sidewalk adjacent to a neighbor's driveway, probably from melt water from their driveway.

As I directed the snowblower down the sidewalk, I started sliding as I lost traction on the ice, the only thing keeping me from falling was the handles of the snowblower I was hanging on to. After sliding 10 feet behind the snowblower, I was able to slow it enough to regain control.

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Much of our work was undone by ice that formed from melt water that froze on the freshly cleared sidewalks.

The freshly fallen snow from today created a slick, treacherous situation on the public sidewalk. I nearly fell several times while trying to clear it of snow, the only thing saving me was the showblower I was using. After I strained my leg, I gave up.

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This last weekend, we removed ice from the public sidewalk. Four hours of effort resulted in 80% of the ice removed from it with both of us reaching for pain relievers and muscle relaxers.

My hands tingle from using the ice chopper/scraper to remove ice. My upper arms, shoulders, and middle back are giving me grief from the slamming and throwing I did on Saturday and Sunday.

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I worked at removing some of the ice and snow from the public sidewalk this afternoon. My back hurts.

I didn't clear all of the snow or ice from edge to edge. I don't have the strength nor patience for that.

Nor do I have the machinery. A lot of ice and snow on the public sidewalk was deposited there by city and county snowplows clearing the street. My snowblower cannot clear heavy, icy snow crud.

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