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usmale78
Citizen
Username: Usmale78
Post Number: 65
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 4:45 pm: | 
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I have a 4-5 inch slab of ice on the apron of my driveway. It is a result of poor drainage in the street. It it ruining the suspension on my car. Salt is useless. Chopping causes blisters. WHO DO I CALL???? Street dept? A runaround. Public works, the same. I need the name of a politician and phone #. |
TomR
Citizen
Username: Tomr
Post Number: 93
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 5:31 pm: |
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I don't have a suggestion as to whom you might contact, but am curious as to how the ice slab is ruining you suspension.
TomR. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 2026
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 5:55 pm: |
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Could the water be coming from a house drain, a sewer line, or a water line? If so, you might be able to find the responsible person.
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6326
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 6:23 pm: |
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Smash it up with a garden shovel. Works like a charm. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 2027
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 6:24 pm: |
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Yeah, as long as the ice chunks look like the Microsoft logo, Dave.
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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usmale78
Citizen
Username: Usmale78
Post Number: 66
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 10:28 pm: |
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The water from the melting snow and the sump pumps on my side of the street does not go down the sewer. It just sits there and freezes. After a few days of collecting, I and the next door neighbor have ice 4 inches thick, about 6 ft into the street and the width of the driveway. Try driving over that to get to your garage and it will do a job on any suspension. Its in the street and covers the apron of the driveway.
So, who is it I call??? |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 4553
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 4:59 am: |
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The best cure is prevention. Clear the sewers of snow after a storm and don't pile snow in the street at the end of your driveway. As far as correcting the problem now I think you are pretty much on your own.
A heat source such as a propane torch, used carefully not to damage the paving will probably work, as would an electric heat gun used for removing paint. |
cody
Citizen
Username: Cody
Post Number: 469
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 6:58 am: |
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I'm on a hill and sometimes have a similar problem. What I usually do is dig a little drainage tunnel under the snowpile on the downhill side of my driveway apron so that the water can continue to flow downhill. There is a drain down the block a bit, so the water goes down and out. Just make sure that you give it an outlet to the street or a drain so it doesn't continue to back up to your driveway exit.
Snow shovel handles work well - it only has to be a path for the water to follow downhill so that it doesn't pool (and freeze) by your driveway.
Once the ice has formed, an ice chopper (not the side of the shovel) works well - if you put some salt down first, it is easier to chop through thick ice without hurting your wrist. |
barbara wilhelm
Citizen
Username: Bartist
Post Number: 137
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 8:19 am: |
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When the drain for my sump pump was installed it was directed to the side of the house into the back yard.
About half of my street is a sheet of ice. I think most of it is the discharge from sump pumps. |
usmale78
Citizen
Username: Usmale78
Post Number: 67
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 2:05 pm: |
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NO NO NO!!!!! Some of you are missing my point. This ice is in the street. I forms because of poor drainage. The sewer is only 5 feet from the corner of my drive way. This is 365 days a year.Rain or snow , myself and 5-6 neighbors have water just sitting there. Who do I call in town to come with a pay loader or something to clear it out? Its like driving in a war zone. Any of the elected officials want about another 20 votes? |
marken
Citizen
Username: Marken
Post Number: 109
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 4:31 pm: |
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I assume you live in Maplewood so ....
... did you try asking for Michael Bishop, 762-1175, when you called public works?
this may be a street grading issue, which could mean that it won't be fixed until your street is repaved.
I can't help w/politician contacts, but if you bring a bag of ice into city hall, that might get some attention. |
phyllis
Citizen
Username: Phyllis
Post Number: 193
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 4:42 pm: |
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Happens on our street too - the town has come once with a front loader to remove and does come even when not snowing to put salt down. It was really bad, but is okay for now. Maybe a neighbor called the town, I don't know.
My guess is that if they are aware of the problem, they'll put it on the schedule - but that doesn't mean anytime soon. |
amamommy
Citizen
Username: Amamommy
Post Number: 15
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 9, 2004 - 8:25 pm: |
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We have a neighbor whose sump pump dumps down their driveway and pours down our sidewalk (and our other neighbors). The guy with the sump pump has no worries but when it freezes my other neighbor and I have to chip ice away. It's pretty annoying. I've heard it's against code for sump pumps to pour directly out, but not sure, and other than the sump pump issue we like them so we've never said anything directly...only under our breaths. If it were me I would run a hose on my pump to the street when the pump is working constantly, just to keep my neighbors from having frozen walks (or get a plumber to fix it!) But after reading all of these posts maybe it's the norm on any given street. |
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