1. Keeping the streets clear is a year-round job. Though outside of winter, he works as a city street sweeper.
2. Drivers work 12-hour shifts. Felice's shift is 7 p.m.-7 a.m. This time of year, though, 40-hour weeks are not the norm. "It's whenever they need you. If they need you to come in, you come in no matter how many hours or days you've already worked."
3. Felice estimates he's plowed upwards of 150 miles of city streets in a single night.
4. If a storm is predicted, drivers are out laying down sand and salt to try to keep things safe when the storm actually hits. And when the temperatures get warmer, plow drivers are still out there, keeping an eye on bridges, which can get icy as the temperature rises.
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2. Drivers work 12-hour shifts. Felice's shift is 7 p.m.-7 a.m. This time of year, though, 40-hour weeks are not the norm. "It's whenever they need you. If they need you to come in, you come in no matter how many hours or days you've already worked."
3. Felice estimates he's plowed upwards of 150 miles of city streets in a single night.
4. If a storm is predicted, drivers are out laying down sand and salt to try to keep things safe when the storm actually hits. And when the temperatures get warmer, plow drivers are still out there, keeping an eye on bridges, which can get icy as the temperature rises.
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