Due to a strange turn of events, my family might be doing something extra this upcoming season. And I don't quite know how that will affect us.
What is the side gig, you ask?
Shoveling snow.
We live in a new neighborhood, so new, that they're still building homes and they will continue building homes until the land is gone. There will be hundreds of structures joining us within a few years. Personally, I think people getting homes for their families is a good thing. Now, we haven't been asked to remove snow from everyone, but for a specific neighborhood.
Because of labor shortages, a snow removal contract was canceled for the neighborhood to the west of us. This is a community of older residents and they did have contracts in place to have snow shoveled from their driveways, but that has ended, and they need people to help them out when the snow flies. We talked to our boys a few months ago when the community first came to us to see if we would be interested in the job and the boys thought it would be a good way to make money. It's possible we'll become the snow removal service for several homes.
I must admit, I'm a little apprehensive taking on this responsibility. What if we get hit with a bumper crop of snow this winter? Will we be able to do it? Will we get yelled at by dissatisfied customers?
Possibly.
But, it's also a chance to start something, something that could end up being a business for one of our kids, something that can help build positive attributes for all of us. Yes, it might be more trouble than it's worth, but we don't know that yet and will only find out if we take the plunge. As with most things, time will tell.
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