Hope you’re all enjoying this lovely Fall! Two very important notes:

1. Beginning NOVEMBER 2, we will no longer be accepting payments, activating contracts (for new OR existing customers), or providing estimates for most of our routes. We are reaching capacity. SO PLEASE GET YOUR PAYMENTS IN ASAP!
2. We will be marking driveways the weekend of November 7-8. “Staking Weekend” for us is ALWAYS the first FULL weekend in November. The reason for this is, we don’t want to stake driveways on Halloween. When we have done so in the past, Trick-or-Treaters trip over them and pranksters pull them up. It causes havoc! Hence the wait.

If you or any GOOD PEOPLE you know are interested in driving for us, please contact us (315-676-4442 / office@plowguy.com)! Feel free to share our…

JOB LISTING: Work with Randy Cramer Snow & Lawn!

We are looking for experienced plow drivers to work for us as EITHER:

a. Seasonal Hourly Employees: Starting at $25-$30/hour + 401k with match, using our equipment. Dedicated employees would keep a truck throughout the winter, for business use.

b. Subcontractors (using your own equipment, dedicated to a neighborhood – much higher pay rate).

Large organization – more than 3,500 customers and 60 drivers – our 47th year in business!

Great pay, 401k with match, bonuses for referring new customers, and bonuses for referring other drivers.

Opportunity for work on a year-over-year basis, and a relationship with an organization that can connect you with other work (landscaping/lawn-mowing, handywork, etc.) – our customers call us about various jobs throughout the year, and we refer them to you!

Our office handles all customer calls and complaints, all contracts and paperwork for you. We simply call you when it’s time to plow, and you go!

Experience preferred, DBA or business certificate required for Subcontractors (DBAs are inexpensive and easy to acquire, if needed).

Customers wishing to renew should get them contracts back soon to secure service! Folks seeking service with us for the first time can click on the “REQUEST A QUOTE” tab above. But ACT NOW – routes fill quickly as we get into Fall season. Thanks all and enjoy the sun while we’ve got it!

5:00AM UPDATE: We are plowing in the following areas:
-Phoenix zip code homes
-JUST the Radisson neighborhoods NORTH OF GLACIER RIDGE ROAD (***PLEASE NOTE: We JUST dispatched to these at 5am after the last burst just hit***)
-JUST the Clay neighborhoods EAST OF HENRY CLAY BOULEVARD (started 3am to 4am)
*All other neighborhoods have less than 2 inches in driveways at the moment. We keep thinking the band is clearing out, then it returns! So we’ll keep an eye out.

2:30AM UPDATE: We have just about 3 inches in our Phoenix driveways and will be plowing those. All other neighborhoods have 2 inches or less, so at this time we aren’t plowing anywhere else. We will be tracking that northern band to see if it dips down again.

We are out plowing. Depending on when/where the band pushed through, we started routes between 2am and 3am. A CAVEAT: This is by far the heaviest snow of the season, so it will take the drivers a bit of time to get through their routes this morning. We’ve also asked them to plow a touch narrower than usual to minimize lawn damage. Thanks all, and hope you have a nice day!

UPDATES BELOW, CHRONOLOGICALLY WITH THE LATEST AT THE TOP

6AM: All drivers have been dispatched. DUE TO THE LATE ARRIVAL OF THE CLIPPER, we won’t be able to hit all morning commuter time requests. The snow is passable, so you should be ok pulling out of your drives. Have a nice day!

2AM: TWO OBSERVATIONS: (1) The several hours of sun to close out Tuesday melted the existing snow depths by at least an inch. And (2) The clipper is just arriving in CNY. At this point too early to consider plowing. Will re-check at 4AM.

NOON UPDATE AND PLANNING:

BALDWINSVILLE:
A. We have begun plowing select neighborhoods in Bville, including homes off/near: Downer Street, West Genesee Street, Candlewyck, Aspen Springs and Central Village.
B. Other neighborhoods including the Cold Springs corridor, Radisson/Phoenix, Village Green/Seneca Knolls and Kimbrook have roughly 2 inches of fluff. IF we get the expected 1 to 3 inches from the overnight clipper, we’ll conduct an overnight plow in these neighborhoods.

LIVERPOOL:
A. Neighborhoods near Moyers Corners have received the most snow this morning, but still below our 3 inch threshold. IF we get the expected 1 to 3 inches from the overnight clipper, we’ll conduct an overnight plow in these neighborhoods.
B. Other neighborhoods in both 13090 and 13088 have much less snow, so we will likely only plow if the overnight clipper hits us hard tonight.

CICERO/CLAY/NORTH SYRACUSE: 
Not as much snow in these townships as our Western friends. We will likely only plow if the overnight clipper hits us hard tonight.

If anything changes in any of the above neighborhoods/scenarios, we will reach out to those folks separately.

7AM update: With yesterday’s snow melting to mostly blacktop and 1.5 inches or less of fluffy new accumulation, no morning plow is needed. More snow is trickling in over the next few hours and we will continue to monitor.

As of 4am, total accumulation from Sunday 22nd through now adds up to 2 inches or less in driveways across CNY. No plans to plow at this time. While little to no further accumulation is anticipated through the rest of early morning, we will keep checking to be sure and will update if observations/plans change.

It appears the clipper broke apart as it hit land! No plowing on Valentine’s Day! Honey, I’m coming home!

PLOWING ALL ROUTES, OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING

Another awkward, weirdly spaced snow event! As with past such events, will will update over time, with the most recent update at the top:

**FINAL UPDATE OF THE DAY: WE WILL BE PLOWING ALL NEIGHBORHOODS OVERNIGHT, with the goal of having everyone cleaned up to start their Thursday morning.**

-11:30AM: Between 1 and 2 inches of accumulation so far, with snowfall slowing at the moment. If the slow pace persists for the next few hours, given potential accumulation early evening, we are likely looking at an overnight plow. Still weighing different options, so stay tuned.

-7:30AM: Less than an inch of new accumulation thus far, so now plowing yet. Snow getting a bit more persistent, so we will be monitoring.

-OVERNIGHT: We monitored potential and actual snowfall overnight, with no activity throughout the night. Snow began after 3am, with slight accumulation.