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Yeah, snow removal is actually pretty fucking strenuous
It's why so many people just up and die everytime there's a big snowstorm
Take breaks, drink hot beverages, remember to never lift the snow up past your chest
Shovel it low and throw it low
unfortunately sometimes you gotta throw high. at work our stretch of road had a huge snowpile from the plows pushing our 54cm (21 inch) snowfall over to each side, and the city never picking any of it up despite our repeated requests. this was a major irritant because we have to receive deliveries from 26-ft trucks. so after a few days of the city doing squat, and our volunteer force already tuckered out from clearing a huge amount of sidewalk, I took a 30-ft section of that fucker down mostly by myself over three shifts, the bulk of it in the coldest weather I have yet to experience in this city.
the worst of it was the volume of snow (and slush ice!!) that needed to be thrown high because the number of depositing options was low - can't obstruct sidewalks or go too much further out into the road.
Good advice but don't throw it because it tires you out quickly, try and drop it off somewhere.
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