OK,

[dancerjodi]

This is just silly :)

I got here at 10:45
I'm leaving at 11:30 to drive to the Melrose Campus for a meeting that goes until 1:30
I'll be back here around 2:00
I'll leave to head home at around 3:30 or 4:00

I did find out that the company has a policy of letting us come in <= 3 hours late on bad weather days without docking pay/vacation time (hence, why it was OK that I came in at 10:45).

The funniest thing is that I STILL got here way before a bunch of the other employees who live in this town or the next one over (and, have parents or landlords to shovel them out) . . .

Comments

[lachesis.livejournal.com]

After dealing with the F***s for so long, and living at J's house, it never suprises me when tenants have to shovel. And in both these particular cases, it's better the tenants do, they're likely to do a more thorough job....

[insert comment about how you guys always beat me to it here]

[developer.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's the 'law' in arlington as I understand it. All tenents are resposible for the clearing of snow from thier sidewalks and drives. Fortunately our parking lot gets cleared as part of the commercial property's lease.

Shoveling

[dancer.livejournal.com]

AFAIK from my Dad (being a contractor and now a landlord) if its < 4 units in the state of MA the owner doesn't have to shovel. BUT they are still liable i.e. if someone falls on the sidewalk in front of their unshoveled property they can sue (so if you want some quick cash, just slip out front and yell "oh, my neck"). Our previous landlord didn't shovel either . . . I'm guessing if we pushed enough and threatened that 'something may happen if they didn't' they'd be happy to oblige (in addition, to raising our rent) :)

Now the Arlington thing I'm guessing is the same as in Waltham - homeowners are supposed to shovel the sidewalk in front of their house (not "tennant", but "owner") because the city isn't liable for falls, etc on the sidewalks.

The Framingham thing is just so freaky - its a HUGE town, I can't see why people are cool with them spending our tax $ on shoveling sidewalks (when they don't really do it that well, or ever in some storms anyway).

But yeah - if it is a property with many units, the landlord by law has to shovel/plow (hence why the 1/2 of the parking lot at the Shaghaus next to us was plowed - there were 6 units there owned by another guy).