Jazzhandsfolkfeet

Jazzhandsfolkfeet t1_jdccrzl wrote

Advanced degree holder here with concentrations in finance and economics. What you are presenting is a singular stat with no context or controlling for variables. You need to take a course on statistics and understand the difference between correlation and causation.

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Jazzhandsfolkfeet OP t1_jcda1mw wrote

I wasn’t going to respond anymore but one repeated point being made is ignorant as shit. 3ft of snow, 200ft driveway, 12ft wide path is 7,200 cubic feet of snow.

A snow shovel holds approximately 1.5 cubic feet of snow. If it takes an average of 4 seconds to complete a single shovel, then it would take me over 5.3 hours of non-stop shoveling without a break to create a path just wide enough for a car (never mind the rest of my driveway). That’s also over 100,000 lbs of snow.

Anyone with the word shovel in their post, post a picture of how much snow you shoveled today.

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Jazzhandsfolkfeet OP t1_jcct8af wrote

We are all set. A friend of a friend of a friend pulled through and we were able to give him quite a bit of business for his unrelated day job.

For all of you that legitimately tried to help, thank you. To everyone else, I hope that the next time you are in a difficult position that you are able to receive help or at least empathy.

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Jazzhandsfolkfeet OP t1_jcc7631 wrote

Thank you. If only I could afford an ATV with a snow plow attachment and a snow blower or have a career that allows me the time off to spend hours shoveling 3 ft of snow off a 200 foot driveway. The lack of compassion here is stunning. God forbid that someone’s Plan A and Plan B falls through and they try to use a community to come up with a viable Plan C.

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