Should I be complaining?
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It was hours of boredom sitting in a truck, articulating loader or other piece of equipment and then organized chaos for hours on end. While it’s fun to haul ass in a huge plow truck with wing plows down a runway it’s also terrifying that you might screw up and hit a plane. Yes we were in constant contact with the tower and they told us where to go and when but it’s still freaky. The really stressful part was running skid loaders near the terminals with a million ways to hit people or equipment and so much movement around you that you get a headache because you have to pay attention to EVERYTHING.
It was a cool job and fun for the short time I did it but I don’t want to do it again regardless if I made more money than God’s accountant while doing it.
This thread is way too long to read. Sooo...
1. Its not *AT ALL* uncommon for snow to be removed during overnight hours.
2. Unless your association has an agreement with the snow removal place to only operate during certain hours (sure to cost you a premium) not even the association will care about your complaints.
3. Since when do you sleep?
1. Its not *AT ALL* uncommon for snow to be removed during overnight hours.
2. Unless your association has an agreement with the snow removal place to only operate during certain hours (sure to cost you a premium) not even the association will care about your complaints.
3. Since when do you sleep?
Sometimes. Depending on snowfall we’d get 4 wide and make one pass up and one back. Had to take wind direction into play so we weren’t doing things twice, double stick (2 shifters, 2 blade controllers = NIGHTMARE) got the lead, better driver or slowest truck got the edge since they frown on taking out marker lights that mark edge of runways.
Problem was at the time companies were literally fighting for the contracts and fist fights and people sabotaging our equipment was normal. Plus there was no such thing as a little mistake. Park in the wrong spot - lose the contract. Take out a marker light - lose the contract. One of the trucks or loaders doesn’t start and you don’t have an immediate replacement - lose the contract. I did one full winter and filled in for the second winter the guy I worked for held the contract and he didn’t even try to renew for a third year because of all the hassles and headaches.
i still just think whoever was piloting the skid steer needs lessons
Maybe they need to use a truck instead?
i still just think whoever was piloting the skid steer needs lessons
Now that I think of it we have 2 bobcats that clear driveways in my neighborhood. One operator is much smoother than the other. You can only hear the engine and some scraping sounds while the other operator can be heard banging around a lot more.
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OK, I was paying attention to my noise, and while I do NOT slam the arms down when I lift & turn.
I do make a little shake when the snow goes over the top & the tongue/braces get full of snow.
It is kind of loud, but you really have no choice, or you just drag snow over the clean path.
I still say if the guy is an idiot, he should be fired.
Beating the frick out of the equipment is not needed, especially since I'm the guy that does all the welding!!
I did talk to a buddy that only plows driveways, and he said it's 50-50.
1/2 complain if the driveway isn't spotless when they leave, so there's no tire tracks to turn to ice.
1/2 complain if he makes noise in the morning.
So you just can't win.
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OK, I was paying attention to my noise, and while I do NOT slam the arms down when I lift & turn.
I do make a little shake when the snow goes over the top & the tongue/braces get full of snow.
It is kind of loud, but you really have no choice, or you just drag snow over the clean path.
I still say if the guy is an idiot, he should be fired.
Beating the frick out of the equipment is not needed, especially since I'm the guy that does all the welding!!
I did talk to a buddy that only plows driveways, and he said it's 50-50.
1/2 complain if the driveway isn't spotless when they leave, so there's no tire tracks to turn to ice.
1/2 complain if he makes noise in the morning.
So you just can't win.
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Fuck they may even go to another company and hire this guy on to their crew the way a lot of that shit works!
I personally think Mook is well on his way to being a grumpy old man at this point. Tell them to stay off your snow covered lawn too.
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