Woman spends hours clearing snow for neighbors, showing Oklahoma Standard persists through cold
By Olivia Hickey
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — An Oklahoma City resident spent hours shoveling snow this weekend, helping neighbors clear a path after days of snow.
With one bag of snow and a borrowed shovel, Vicki Weiss spent five hours over the weekend shoveling snow from the pathways, porches and staircases of her apartment building, ensuring her neighbors could safely navigate the icy conditions.
“I just noticed that there was a need to do it for the community. There’s people in my building that have canes and little children and health issues, and I just wanted to help and pay a little bit back,” said Weiss.
She said the experience was a great way to connect with her neighbors, including Rita Rasberry. The two women connected during the snowy cleanup.
“I heard this scraping, and I opened the door. It was Vicki, and she said she was doing what we should all do,” Rasberry said.
Weiss said another neighbor rewarded her with a nice hot bowl of chili and cornbread.
Despite feeling sore, she said she won’t stop until the entire walkway is done.
Weiss advised those interested in helping with neighborhood cleanups to lift with their knees and take the snow one layer at a time. She also suggested that if labor is out of the cards, a simple phone call to a lonely or elderly neighbor could make all the difference.
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