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Hydrant-shoveling kids in Boston and Brookline can get an ice-cream gift card
By adamg on Fri, 01/05/2024 - 3:59pm
State Rep. Bill MacGregor, who represents West Roxbury and a smidge of Brookline, says he'll send a $5 JP Licks gift card to any young'un in Boston or Brookline who shovels out a hydrant when it's safe to do so after the weekend storm then has a parent take a photo on Instagram, tagged @votebillmacgregor and fills out a form.
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Is there an age limit to “kid”?
What if you’d enjoy an ice cream cone after shoveling out a hydrant and if you’ve been told you’re an overgrown kid?
Asking for a friend.
No. You missed the point
No. You missed the point
Nice Gesture
But unfortunately $5 won't get you much at J.P. Licks.
Their prices are pretty high.
Just copying a City Council tradition
from 01/28/2022, City Councilor was giving $10.
Rep. MacGregor
Rep. MacGregor worked for Councilor O'Malley, so one could say he is continuing a tradition.
Well..
Keep shoveling for the incentive
2012
The City did an Adopt-a-Hydrant test which I didn't realize was an experiment until now, lol. I wish I got a gift card for taking care of my adoptive hydrant. ha ha ha
Not enough
Fight for $15 kids!
Great idea
This is such a lovely gesture. It would be phenomenal if JP Licks would kick in and discount a single scoop ice cream cone from $5.80 to $5.00 for these kids.
I’m more cynical than you.
To me it just looks like a politician trying to endear himself to the public and get some free pr.
Plus he’s awful cheap. That’s a lot of child labor for only $5.
Hm
How much labor do you think it takes to shovel out one hydrant? An hour? I'd give it five minutes, maybe ten tops.
Another cheapskate.
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Another silly ad hominem.
I didn't say anything about what the kids should or shouldn't get. I questioned the assessment of the many hours it takes to shovel out one hydrant.
5 minutes? Ha!
Keep in mind that the hydrant has all the snow from the street plowed onto it (or in front of it), snow that has been compacted and can be heavy as sh!t, like concrete. I can see an hour in most cases.
Only if you're just not very good at this shoveling thing...
...or if you're trying to do it with a car scraper or something. I shoveled for two hours yesterday and did much, much more than the equivalent of two hydrants.
And as usual.......
....it depends on how much snow
Magoo sez
Oooooohhh. Goody good gumdrops. Magoo can’t wait to do this and get Magoo a icecreamy. Magoo luvs buttscotch with rainbow sprinkles. Tee hee hee. Magoo.
$5 at JP Licks
Only gets you a cone with no ice cream. Better up that to $10
Better
Just give the kids $5.
This makes more sense.
Then they can spend it how they like.
Civic duty
to your neighbors and yourself says that anybody who has a hydrant in front of their home should do it, same as clearing the storm drains.
It's nice that JP Licks is offering (really a small amount) for kids to shovel out hydrants, but dad (or anybody capable) should be doing it anyway.
what about dogs?
I'm betting I could train my dog to dig out hydrants if she knew there was a Cow Paws treat waiting afterward.