Before snow plowing..

   / Before snow plowing.. #11  
I seem to recall hearing about a city in AK (Anchorage?) that used to roll all the snow on their streets. Then, one year, they invested a ton of $ in "modern" snow removal equipment... and all the under-street utilities froze because they lost all of their insulation. Oops!
Don't know if the story was true or not, but it makes sense.
 
   / Before snow plowing.. #12  
Good stuff. A fellow history buff. Thanks.
 
   / Before snow plowing.. #13  
We used to use a wood pole as a drag. It worked quite well but like others have noted spring thaw was a slushy time. We'd often pull it down the road after the snow blower had went through opening it up. This would knock down the snow on the sides and reduce the tendency for the snow to blow in and build up deeper.
 
   / Before snow plowing.. #14  
Cool pictures

Thanks for sharing
 

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