Snow removal etiquette on the other side of the road?

[the-pi-guy]

My family just moved into a new house. All the mailboxes on our street are on the other side of the road.

USPS gave us a letter to make sure our mailbox is cleared of snow.

So, am I expected to be putting snow on my neighbor's property or am I expected to walk across the street with shovels of snow?

 

[Bigwombat]

You could leave it spread out over the road if it's sunny. Or at least break it up to melt faster

 

[Shadybiz]

Gonna be tough to give you a good answer on this without at least a rough idea of the layout. Do you have a sidewalk, do you have a driveway, how close together are the properties, how wide is the street, etc., etc. What is behind the mailboxes? Can you just toss the snow in back of the mailboxes?

 

[lazygecko]

 

[Gunny T Highway]

Is there not a lawn you can put the snow on? Even if it is not your property no one is going to care if a little bit more snow is on their lawn.

 

[mute]

If you have neighbors in the same boat, I'd ask/see what they do.

 

[SeanMN]

My family just moved into a new house. All the mailboxes on our street are on the other side of the road.

USPS gave us a letter to make sure our mailbox is cleared of snow.

So, am I expected to be putting snow on my neighbor's property or am I expected to walk across the street with shovels of snow?

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I live in a cul-de-sac, and the mailboxes for all the houses in the cul-de-sac sit in my yard. I too received a notice from USPS informing me to keep the mailbox area clear of snow. Ever since then I've been dilligent about keeping snow clear. I've been at my house 12 years now, and the other neighbors have never cleared the snow around the mailboxes, and I've never asked them to help. They have said thank you though.

So, from my perspective, it's the responsibility of the person who has the mailboxes in their yard to keep that area clear. If one of my neighbors came and shoveled that area before I had a chance too, and put the snow in my yard, I wouldn't care in the least. It's just snow and it will melt.

Talk it over with the neighbor if you want some clarity.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

I'm Lost. Why would the mailbox be across the road?

 

[the-pi-guy]

Gonna be tough to give you a good answer on this without at least a rough idea of the layout. Do you have a sidewalk, do you have a driveway, how close together are the properties, how wide is the street, etc., etc. What is behind the mailboxes? Can you just toss the snow in back of the mailboxes?

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Neighbor does not have a sidewalk, we do on our side. It's a fairly wide road with one lane in each direction.

Our mailbox is basically on their lawn.

I'm Lost. Why would the mailbox be across the road? 5

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All the mailboxes are set up alongside the one side of the road, presumably so USPS only has to drive down the road once.

 

[Zok310]

Knock on you neighbor door and ask them how you 2 should handle it. I do this all the time with my neighbor.

 

[Walter White Walker]

If you're clearing the snow and I owned the nearest yard I'd be perfectly fine with you dumping the snow in my yard.

 

[Sirhc]

I'm Lost. Why would the mailbox be across the road?

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Some neighborhoods are like that with mailboxes all on one side to make delivery easier.

Speak with your neighbor OP and see what they would like, they might already be clearing them even if they are grouped.

 

[above average]

I'm Lost. Why would the mailbox be across the road?

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Because it's far faster for the carrier, have you never been outside of a city?

 

[the-pi-guy]

Thanks for the advice, everyone!

 

[I am a Bird]

I would only be mad if you dumped it in the middle of my yard.

 

[Deleted member 70788]

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You move the snow to where it's not in the way of anyone. If you have to walk it across the road, then you should do that.

 

[TransEuropaExpress]

I'd just ask my neighbor honestly. Two birds with one stone. Get clarification and seem like the good, concerned neighbor.

 

[Shadybiz]

Neighbor does not have a sidewalk, we do on our side. It's a fairly wide road with one lane in each direction.

Our mailbox is basically on their lawn.

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Gotcha. Yeah, chances are you're fine just shoveling it onto the neighbor's lawn. I know I certainly wouldn't give a crap. People are weird though, so you might just ask them if that's cool before doing it.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Because it's far faster for the carrier, have you never been outside of a city?

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Yes. And my commute to work takes me a ways out of the city and I have never seen this before.

 

[weemadarthur]

I'd be bothered if a neighbor put snow on my walkway, or dumped all the snow from their driveway onto my driveway with a snowblower. But the lawn is fair game for snow throwing.