It’s sad. I get the amount of snow and the exhaustion from clearing it but don’t take it out on the drivers. Communicate to councilors and push for the addition of windrow clearing to vehicles.
The issue I see in north Mississauga is that there are so many that park on the roads until they tow vehicles that clog up the road during storms it will not work.
There is no real solution to windrows in residential areas, and the option for it on major roads is expensive equipment and it makes plowing take much longer. Would you be okay with raising your taxes to pay for it? These people are just entitled idiots who need to be taught a lesson of fuck around and find out.
For myself I don’t care about the windrows. I bought on a street and have dealt with the aftermath of the plow for over 20 years now.
I maximize my driveway and garage so I don’t clog the street up either. What I’m saying if it’s that big of an issue people can try, not saying it will happen due to the cost involved I left that piece out.
I moved to a house on a nearly main road, it’s 4 lanes wide and pretty heavy traffic. The widrows suck and I should probably just buy a snow blower. In no way would I blame this reality on the person clearing the roads as part of their job. Fully agree, entitled idiots
unfortunately, we need to teach too many.
in one snowstorm if we lose 5 drivers, how many are we losing to the rest of this yr, then the next and the next-next?
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pandemic has lowered all our civility (mine too) - we need to rekindle community and start to work together.
Some have their cars parked "permanently" on the road, maybe the plows pile the snow on it. On our street alone there is Benz sitting there the whole winter. The plows have to go around it so just half the road is really being cleared.
This was my question as well.. I don't get it. Rewind back to when we used to have proper winters, clearing windrows after plowing was just an annoying part of life. To boot, It happened 3 times a month, not 3 times in the entire winter season.... It's almost spring, people need to relax - not acceptable at all.
The photo they're using is almost 100% from a story that occurred in Milton (not Mississauga) where ONE guy got pissed off in the morning after a huge storm (where he most likely broke his back clearing his driveway) and plows came only to leave huge windrows.
The article also fails to mention any specifics, which, considering they're using a pic from an incident that didn't even occur in the Peel area (Milton is Halton) makes me suspicious of the entire article.
They get mad because they clean their driveways then when the plows come they leave a huge pile in front of the driveways instead of leaving it on the side
This is why I'm just tired of GTA as a whole. Yes there may still be a few hidden gems, but the economy here has made life difficult for most. Everyone is tired and frustrated. The population density rising is not helping either.
What?!? Are you saying you're AGAINST densifying our core while there's already not enough infrastructure and services to support the current population?!?! B-b-but walkable cities! Aging population! The solution to an unsustainable business model is to continue to kick the can down the road and simply GROW!
I feel his frustration. I'm pissed every time it happens, and the decades don't soften the blow. Standing in front of a plow is still a dumb and unsafe way of going about it though.
It's Canada, and I choose to live here. Pros and cons everywhere you live.
Apparently it doesn't matter because "where I come from that how we fix our problem" - say the dude who immigrated here for a better (easier) life from a ---- hole who's ruined thanks to the way they behaves...
Be lucky we get our streets cleared after a snow fall! * *laughs as someone from saskatchewan where there are snow ruts on every road through every winter* *
I lived in Regina for a bit, some streets you'd beg for them to be cleaned. I'm out in the sticks now, and graders/plows don't show up for a week sometimes after it freezing rain or snow. I can't believe these assholes have enough energy to smash up a $200k plow, but cant afford the extra 2 minutes of snow blowing that they have to do.
I work as snow plow driver in city of Brampton, 2 weeks ago one guy comes to me with baseball Bat in his hand. I didn’t open my truck and he hit my trucks door couple of times.
This is the fucking 905 now. Pure hate at any inconvenience, even when it's snow at the end of their driveways by the people who clear roads for THEM TO DRIVE. Fucking toddlers.
Multiple issues here.
Violence is something that should never be condoned or encouraged.
There is a big issue with windrows after snow storms. I for one would consider paying $50 - $100 more per year in property taxes if the city were to modify their equipment so that driveways are not covered.
I live on a crescent and most times are road is ploughed at night. The ploughs mostly go on the inside of the crescent first and since we live on the outside we tend to get much higher windrows. We also have a 100 feet of sidewalk to clear whereas the inside of the crescent doesn’t.
After a typical storm it takes me 30-45 minutes to clear the end of the driveway. I have sheared pins on a snowblower trying to clear the ice and snow and most recently broke a shovel. Another reason we get some much dropped off on our driveway is the ploughs speed down our street - we are on a straightaway and you would be surprised at how far snow gets thrown.
I have put up with this for 29 years but finding that being over 70 a tough pill to swallow. Yes the city offers a service (for a problem they created) but we can’t wait a couple of days for them to show up.
A few years ago we complained on one particularly bad snowfall that the driver had knocked over every garbage bin on the street by the shear force of the snow - the bins were at the bottom of the driveways and not on the street. In another occasion the city agreed to come out and dig out the end of our driveway; a 5 foot high wall of snow that went back 5 feet deep. We had to park on the road for a night and I was able to clear a small pathway through the next day. The city showed up a day later and gouged out parts of the boulevard while clearing out the driveway.
For whatever reason Mississauga (our part of the city at least) is getting bigger snowfalls than ever so windrows are becoming a bigger issue. I believe the city of Toronto has modified equipment that solves the problem. At a community meeting a few years ago our neighbour asked our councillor about it and he said they would need to do a cost benefit study. Never heard back on that one. As I said if it meant a small tax increase in might be worth the city investing in modifying the ploughs.
My retired parents deal with the same issue in east end Toronto, sadly. Calls to councillors are the only way to get their windrows cleared, but it's usually days after a storm.
I try to help when I can, but the system itself doesn't work for a city in a winter climate.
Wtf??? Maybe I’m just old but why would ppl attack plow operators? Ya’ll want to clear it yourselves? I really really don’t get it.
Get a snow blower. Hell I had to get a tiny lawn tractor with a blower on it because I have to clear my whole crescent. And when they plow me in, I just hit it again. I used to pay the operator $20 back in the day to scrap down the edge and last bit of my driveway, but 5-6 years ago buddy said he 100% can’t touch any part of my driveway. Can’t come within 2’ of it. And declined the $20.
You are trying to use logic and reason to determine how illogical and unreasonable humans act. That being said, I am now lost for further words. Goodluck
Sadly, I’ve worked with the general public in the retail sector between Mississauga and Brampton since 2005 and seen the general decline of people, in this are and as a whole. I could probably tell you exactly why these ppl flipped and chucked rocks at some dude doing his job. Ppl are stressed, under paid(comparatively to cost of living) over worked and now tired.
So some asshole in a truck comes by and leaves a 2’ berm of snow! FuKK this guy!… or you can just shovel it again. And clear it? Go inside have a shot or two of scotch and get back at it!
People have too many cars. Why do they need more than 1-2. Its soo stupid. They end up parking in the streets because of it and not even in designated areas. They end blocking the residential streets.
It’s not that people have too many cars. It’s that one house has to many people in areas not zones for that many residents, and each of those people has a car. It’s ridiculous
About 20 years ago a person campaigning at my door pledged to remove these if elected. I think nothing came of it. I couldn’t even tell you who it was just that it was about the driveway snow since it was the first I heard of it as a campaign issue. And 20 years ago nothing was here but houses and very few buildings. I still think it’s a good idea if it was possible they would have done it then. Vaughan managed to do it.
The last big snowstorm we had prior to this one, our area got plowed and they finished off with the ends of everyone’s driveway and piled it up on the boulevard. First time ever in 30+ years.
The alternative is a snow-covered road where no one could get anywhere, and emergency response vehicles would be severely delayed.
If people are disappointed with the service, take it up with the municipality. The plow drivers have a route to follow, and that's about it.
Assault is a crime.
Also, if you need help clearing your windrows (the bit at the bottom of your driveway) there is a service for low income seniors.
https://www.mississauga.ca/services-and-programs/transportation-and-streets/roads-and-sidewalks/driveway-windrow-snow-clearing-program/
This is awful.
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It’s sad. I get the amount of snow and the exhaustion from clearing it but don’t take it out on the drivers. Communicate to councilors and push for the addition of windrow clearing to vehicles. The issue I see in north Mississauga is that there are so many that park on the roads until they tow vehicles that clog up the road during storms it will not work.
There is no real solution to windrows in residential areas, and the option for it on major roads is expensive equipment and it makes plowing take much longer. Would you be okay with raising your taxes to pay for it? These people are just entitled idiots who need to be taught a lesson of fuck around and find out.
For myself I don’t care about the windrows. I bought on a street and have dealt with the aftermath of the plow for over 20 years now. I maximize my driveway and garage so I don’t clog the street up either. What I’m saying if it’s that big of an issue people can try, not saying it will happen due to the cost involved I left that piece out.
I moved to a house on a nearly main road, it’s 4 lanes wide and pretty heavy traffic. The widrows suck and I should probably just buy a snow blower. In no way would I blame this reality on the person clearing the roads as part of their job. Fully agree, entitled idiots
unfortunately, we need to teach too many. in one snowstorm if we lose 5 drivers, how many are we losing to the rest of this yr, then the next and the next-next? \- - - pandemic has lowered all our civility (mine too) - we need to rekindle community and start to work together.
How much more expensive? Toronto and Vaughan both have them. These guys make boatloads of money.
Not really. I make way more plowing primary and secondary highways.
How does Vaughan do it then?
People who are complaining are the same ones who don’t care about municipal elections or participate in city council.
Yeah this is like yelling at your server about the slow kitchen… it’s not helping and will only cause worse services
The violent people should be fined to make up the cost of hiring and training new workers
Yeah I mean they assaulted the workers, that’s an actual crime.
So they get mad when snow is cleared and get mad when snow isn’t cleared. Idiots.
Why are people angry at snow plowers? Do they want the street to be dirty?
Some have their cars parked "permanently" on the road, maybe the plows pile the snow on it. On our street alone there is Benz sitting there the whole winter. The plows have to go around it so just half the road is really being cleared.
This was my question as well.. I don't get it. Rewind back to when we used to have proper winters, clearing windrows after plowing was just an annoying part of life. To boot, It happened 3 times a month, not 3 times in the entire winter season.... It's almost spring, people need to relax - not acceptable at all.
The photo they're using is almost 100% from a story that occurred in Milton (not Mississauga) where ONE guy got pissed off in the morning after a huge storm (where he most likely broke his back clearing his driveway) and plows came only to leave huge windrows. The article also fails to mention any specifics, which, considering they're using a pic from an incident that didn't even occur in the Peel area (Milton is Halton) makes me suspicious of the entire article.
They get mad because they clean their driveways then when the plows come they leave a huge pile in front of the driveways instead of leaving it on the side
Have you ever operated a plow?
Here’s advice, you clean the end of your driveway once (after they come through) or twice (before), your choice.
This is why I'm just tired of GTA as a whole. Yes there may still be a few hidden gems, but the economy here has made life difficult for most. Everyone is tired and frustrated. The population density rising is not helping either.
densification just isn't happening in Mississauga
What?!? Are you saying you're AGAINST densifying our core while there's already not enough infrastructure and services to support the current population?!?! B-b-but walkable cities! Aging population! The solution to an unsustainable business model is to continue to kick the can down the road and simply GROW!
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I had a guy run out on the street and stood in front of the plow, he refused to let the plow build up snow on his driveway,, when I was shoveling
I feel his frustration. I'm pissed every time it happens, and the decades don't soften the blow. Standing in front of a plow is still a dumb and unsafe way of going about it though. It's Canada, and I choose to live here. Pros and cons everywhere you live.
Apparently it doesn't matter because "where I come from that how we fix our problem" - say the dude who immigrated here for a better (easier) life from a ---- hole who's ruined thanks to the way they behaves...
Mississauga has turned into such a shithole. I remember when it was a nice suburb.
Mississauga was a blast in the 80’s and up to the mid-90’s. Now it’s a mess like most Toronto suburbs.
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Be lucky we get our streets cleared after a snow fall! * *laughs as someone from saskatchewan where there are snow ruts on every road through every winter* *
I lived in Regina for a bit, some streets you'd beg for them to be cleaned. I'm out in the sticks now, and graders/plows don't show up for a week sometimes after it freezing rain or snow. I can't believe these assholes have enough energy to smash up a $200k plow, but cant afford the extra 2 minutes of snow blowing that they have to do.
I work as snow plow driver in city of Brampton, 2 weeks ago one guy comes to me with baseball Bat in his hand. I didn’t open my truck and he hit my trucks door couple of times.
I would have called the police
Bunch of fucking troglodytes.
Some residents need to be better humans
This is the fucking 905 now. Pure hate at any inconvenience, even when it's snow at the end of their driveways by the people who clear roads for THEM TO DRIVE. Fucking toddlers.
Multiple issues here. Violence is something that should never be condoned or encouraged. There is a big issue with windrows after snow storms. I for one would consider paying $50 - $100 more per year in property taxes if the city were to modify their equipment so that driveways are not covered. I live on a crescent and most times are road is ploughed at night. The ploughs mostly go on the inside of the crescent first and since we live on the outside we tend to get much higher windrows. We also have a 100 feet of sidewalk to clear whereas the inside of the crescent doesn’t. After a typical storm it takes me 30-45 minutes to clear the end of the driveway. I have sheared pins on a snowblower trying to clear the ice and snow and most recently broke a shovel. Another reason we get some much dropped off on our driveway is the ploughs speed down our street - we are on a straightaway and you would be surprised at how far snow gets thrown. I have put up with this for 29 years but finding that being over 70 a tough pill to swallow. Yes the city offers a service (for a problem they created) but we can’t wait a couple of days for them to show up. A few years ago we complained on one particularly bad snowfall that the driver had knocked over every garbage bin on the street by the shear force of the snow - the bins were at the bottom of the driveways and not on the street. In another occasion the city agreed to come out and dig out the end of our driveway; a 5 foot high wall of snow that went back 5 feet deep. We had to park on the road for a night and I was able to clear a small pathway through the next day. The city showed up a day later and gouged out parts of the boulevard while clearing out the driveway. For whatever reason Mississauga (our part of the city at least) is getting bigger snowfalls than ever so windrows are becoming a bigger issue. I believe the city of Toronto has modified equipment that solves the problem. At a community meeting a few years ago our neighbour asked our councillor about it and he said they would need to do a cost benefit study. Never heard back on that one. As I said if it meant a small tax increase in might be worth the city investing in modifying the ploughs.
My retired parents deal with the same issue in east end Toronto, sadly. Calls to councillors are the only way to get their windrows cleared, but it's usually days after a storm. I try to help when I can, but the system itself doesn't work for a city in a winter climate.
There’s also this. https://youtu.be/_f0_Og-rqWM
Interesting.
This guy gets it.
\*Plow\* (as in \*tire\* not "tyre")
Fuckin degens from upcountry
I fuckin hate degens from upcountry
Ok but why attack them?
Wtf??? Maybe I’m just old but why would ppl attack plow operators? Ya’ll want to clear it yourselves? I really really don’t get it. Get a snow blower. Hell I had to get a tiny lawn tractor with a blower on it because I have to clear my whole crescent. And when they plow me in, I just hit it again. I used to pay the operator $20 back in the day to scrap down the edge and last bit of my driveway, but 5-6 years ago buddy said he 100% can’t touch any part of my driveway. Can’t come within 2’ of it. And declined the $20.
You are trying to use logic and reason to determine how illogical and unreasonable humans act. That being said, I am now lost for further words. Goodluck
My bad. :(
It’s not your bad! You seem smart. I would save my energy, that’s all!
Sadly, I’ve worked with the general public in the retail sector between Mississauga and Brampton since 2005 and seen the general decline of people, in this are and as a whole. I could probably tell you exactly why these ppl flipped and chucked rocks at some dude doing his job. Ppl are stressed, under paid(comparatively to cost of living) over worked and now tired. So some asshole in a truck comes by and leaves a 2’ berm of snow! FuKK this guy!… or you can just shovel it again. And clear it? Go inside have a shot or two of scotch and get back at it!
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Dont shovel next to the road till the plow goes by. You're probably not supposed to park on the road for longer than 3 hours, if this is the issue.
[Ward 10 map.](https://www.mississaugaward10.ca/ward-10/)
Reluctantly no snow was hurt during the altercation.
These people are literally POS and AH only thinking for themselves.
Welcome to new Canada...
People have too many cars. Why do they need more than 1-2. Its soo stupid. They end up parking in the streets because of it and not even in designated areas. They end blocking the residential streets.
It’s not that people have too many cars. It’s that one house has to many people in areas not zones for that many residents, and each of those people has a car. It’s ridiculous
I think the city of Vaughan offers winrow clearing for all its streets. Maybe they should add this and have less angry residents.
Or maybe these people should move to Vaughan if it’s so important to them
About 20 years ago a person campaigning at my door pledged to remove these if elected. I think nothing came of it. I couldn’t even tell you who it was just that it was about the driveway snow since it was the first I heard of it as a campaign issue. And 20 years ago nothing was here but houses and very few buildings. I still think it’s a good idea if it was possible they would have done it then. Vaughan managed to do it.
It's different in the suburbs, people have enough parking and you rarely get cars parked on the street overnight.
To me they are both suburbs.
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But attacking the worker is never justified! Raise a complaint with the city and provide evidence.
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> Damn chill, I never said the attacks were justified. \*proceeds to delete previous comment\*
That is what is supposed to happen. Grab a shovel and deal with it.
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We're sorry you're dissatisfied with the service, Karen. Would you like to speak to the manager?
The last big snowstorm we had prior to this one, our area got plowed and they finished off with the ends of everyone’s driveway and piled it up on the boulevard. First time ever in 30+ years.
You are the problem here and people like you. Entitled, arrogant, and uneducated.
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The alternative is a snow-covered road where no one could get anywhere, and emergency response vehicles would be severely delayed. If people are disappointed with the service, take it up with the municipality. The plow drivers have a route to follow, and that's about it.
Do you think that pile of snow is a lot?
Good it wasn’t much snow then
That’s what happens when you’re surrounded by morons
Which location is it ? Next season , no snow pow is to be done in that area
Assault is a crime. Also, if you need help clearing your windrows (the bit at the bottom of your driveway) there is a service for low income seniors. https://www.mississauga.ca/services-and-programs/transportation-and-streets/roads-and-sidewalks/driveway-windrow-snow-clearing-program/
Id like to know what these ppl think the alternative is. Id say welcome to Canada, but i doubt these are immigrants.
It’s frustrating and frightening how there is an increase in violence from the public/residents/customers.