Small towns in cold areas, I mean really small towns, several hundred people,

raccoon

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Wed May-25-11 08:04 AM
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Small towns in cold areas, I mean really small towns, several hundred people,

do they have snowplows? I can see they'd have the need, but I wonder about affordability for a
very small population.

I had a dream about this. I frequently dream about cold areas when it is hot as the dickens in RL.

:-)

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Shagbark Hickory

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Wed May-25-11 08:05 AM
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1. RL? I guess that's in the "State of Paranoia?"

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raccoon

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Wed May-25-11 08:07 AM
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5. RL = Real Life. nt

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IndyPragmatist

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Wed May-25-11 08:06 AM
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2. The city may now, but a citizen usually does.

I lived in a town of about 1,000 growing up. The city (or county? not completely sure) had a plow, but there were a few other people that would plow neighborhoods and schools for free. They charged to do your driveway, but they went out and plowed alot of street and other things on their own.

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sufrommich

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Wed May-25-11 08:06 AM
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3. All counties have snow plows and it's usually the county

that plow roads in small rural towns.

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newfie11

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Wed May-25-11 08:06 AM
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4. either someone in town uses a plow on their truck or the county plows n/t

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madokie

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Wed May-25-11 08:07 AM
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6. People have snow plows they put on the front of their 4 wheel drive vehicles

and they go about their business plowing the snow off the roads for the ones who don't have a snow plow or 4 wheel drive.

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kick-ass-bob

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Wed May-25-11 08:07 AM
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7. A lot of times the residents have plow hookups for their trucks

(those who have trucks) and plow the area for everyone.

Damned communists. x(

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livetohike

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Wed May-25-11 08:09 AM
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8. Yes, our township has one snowplow and our workers plow

the roads that are the township's responsibility. Some of the township roads have signs that say "No Winter Maintenance", but those are roads that don't have any residents living on them. The population of my town is about 170.

The main road running through town is a state route, so the state workers plow it.

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Tippy

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Wed May-25-11 08:10 AM
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9. My brother takes care of roads in his township

Edited on Wed May-25-11 08:11 AM by Tippy

He had one truck with a plow and suplemented that by using a road grader to push snow off roads...When the snow was rally bad farmers helped with the removal using tractors with blades on them. It's called making do....

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Greybnk48

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Wed May-25-11 08:11 AM
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10. I lived in one of the small towns here in WI when I first

moved here. The town had a population of 104 (not counting us which made it 109). The town was built on two roads forming a T. The county plows took care of us very promptly. We never had a problem. All of the little towns here are built on County Trunks and the county plows take care of snow.

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KurtNYC

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Wed May-25-11 08:13 AM
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11. I have lived in areas where people use a snowmobile

to go grocery shopping.

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sarge43

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Wed May-25-11 08:14 AM
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12. We have them here - central NH burg, population minus 1K.

Comes out of taxes, property or some sales, either to state maintenance or private companies.

Don't worry about it; it gets done because it has to.

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Odin2005

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Wed May-25-11 08:15 AM
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13. I grew up in a small town in NW Minnesota. Hell yes we have snowplows!

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cali

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Wed May-25-11 08:17 AM
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14. yes. I live in a town of just a few hundred. the roads are well plowed.

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meow mix

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Wed May-25-11 08:21 AM
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15. this is why i drive a lifted 4x4 with crazy tires, hate getting stuck

Edited on Wed May-25-11 08:22 AM by meow mix

and no the snow is not adequately plowed, the further from populations you get.

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SoCalDem

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Wed May-25-11 09:09 AM
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16. If you are not needing a job, there are some real bargains to be had

Edited on Wed May-25-11 09:15 AM by SoCalDem

all over the northern states. I once found a fantastic school right on a lake in North Dakota.. the price for the whole thing was under 100K.. It had a beautiful gymnasium, multiple classrooms that could easily have been converted into rooms, and a full service kitchen with every appliance you could ever need.. A large family or artists' colony could have gone there.. BUT the weather sucks..

edit// I found the listing.. and it was sold... don;t know how much it sold for or who bought it or for what purpose

http://www.barbbernhardt.com/sold/riverdaleschool.htm

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cali

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Wed May-25-11 09:24 AM
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17. not here. Vermont is not known (anymore) for it's low real estate prices

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SoCalDem

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Wed May-25-11 09:28 AM
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18. I think that the Northeastern states have a charisma that North Dakota

Edited on Wed May-25-11 09:28 AM by SoCalDem

will never have.. I would pay more to live in Vermont...than North Dakota:)

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Marrah_G

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Wed May-25-11 10:21 AM
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20. lol... coming from MA we are loving the prices we are seeing

Edited on Wed May-25-11 10:22 AM by Marrah_G

North shore of MA is ridiculously high. Hoping to get back up in a couple weeks when things dry out.

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raccoon

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Thu May-26-11 08:24 AM
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21. Maybe I could move to those parts and buy a snowplow and create my own job!

:silly:

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TwilightGardener

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Wed May-25-11 10:14 AM
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19. I've lived in tiny towns in the Great Plains. Yes, we had plows.

And you always wanted to be friends with the guy who had a pickup with a snowplow blade attachment. He could get you out of your driveway.

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