SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — When Kevin Fay woke up to nearly two feet of snow Saturday morning, he knew he’d be stuck in the house for a while.
“We figured that the plows probably wouldn’t get there for a while,” says Fay, who lives on Tanglewood Drive in Springfield. “So then everyone plowed their driveway and started to wait for the snow plows to come and do the street.”
Cut to 24 hours later and the plows were still a no-show. So instead of battling through a serious bout of cabin fever, Fay decided he’d give the Springfield Dept. of Public Works a little head start.
“So I went out to start plowing the street in front of my driveway and then my neighbor came out across the street and another guy, so then we all had the same idea at the same time,” says Fay.
It wasn’t long before five more neighbors joined in. In all — eight snow blowers were hurling snow in unison.
“It took us the better part of two hours, but the street’s 500 feet. So we figured we moved 400,000 or 500,000 pounds of snow.”
By noon Sunday, Tanglewood Drive was clear and neighbors could finally get out of the house — without the DPW ever setting foot on their street.
“I think it was like the tornado or like the big mess last year,” says Fay. “These things are extraordinary, so you just do the best and you pitch in and I don’t think anybody was angry — in fact, it was kind of fun.”
But although he had fun, Fay says this was a one-time thing. He and his snow blower are not for hire.
very cool!
Now the City of Springfield should reimburse these citizens with gasoline for those machines….. It’s only fair….. Then the MAYOR should look to see why the DPW didn’t plow those streets yet!!!!
Nice to see neighbors banning together and working together. You cannot always depend on City workers
Too many people just sit around and complain. Kudos to this neighborhood for working together and making it happen
We all on Allendale street shoveled everything into the street then the plows as a thank you, came and threw it back on our driveways. Nice job@#%!!!!!!
Be thankful they did your street Wanda. And every time they plow the roads, driveways always get blocked. Part of being a home owner..
Also, love the article. Gotta love neighbors pitching in to get the job done instead of complaining for days.
You’re not supposed to throw snow into the street anyway.
Let this be another lesson. You’re a fool if you solely depend on the government to survive.
Glad for him he’s healthy enough and had enough gas and a good snowblower to do the job..
20 trucks and drivers for a city the size of Springfield is not enough. Where are the tax dollars going?