OOO Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 snow blower? I barely even know her! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 we live next to an old lady with a snow blower, she lets us use it whenever we want, as long as we clear her driveway & sidewalk tooOur neighbor is an elderly, widowed veteran. If I have time, I always snow blow his driveway, too. (Tonight he actually tried to give me $10 for my trouble!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Get an apt where someone else does the shoveling.Here, here!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andshewas Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Our neighbor is an elderly, widowed veteran. If I have time, I always snow blow his driveway, too. (Tonight he actually tried to give me $10 for my trouble!) For only 3" of snow? What a nice guy! Today, for once, the shoveling was done when I got home from school. But whoever did it forgot to put some salt down afterward, so the walk is still covered in an inch-thick sheet of ice. What's the best way to get rid of those patches of already stepped-on snow? None of my efforts have been successful, whether it be trying to crack them, wedge the shovel underneath, etc. I'm at a loss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Pour on boiling water, then use shop vac. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Get an apt where someone else does the shoveling.This doesn't always work. My landlords don't even shovel their own sidewalk/steps let alone ours (they live next door). My last apartment was similar- the walk would get shoveled but not until a day or two after it snowed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Minneapolis has a law about shoveling sidewalks within 24 hours or something. Our landlord always does in time, but I wouldn't mind having a shovel in our building so I could do it myself once in a while. No driveways growing up, thank god - we had alleys. The drawback there, of course, was that after a major snowfall the plow clearing the streets would leave a good 7 foot wall at either end of the alley. Classy. I remember the day my grandmother died had to go pick up some funeral clothes at her house. We got three feet of snow, translating into ridiculously high alley walls. My father and I shoveled our way out of the alley, got back in the car, and the plow came by AGAIN, blocking us in again. We finally got all the way to her home and had to shovel HER driveway to get in, and she lived in one of those nice neighborhoods with a block full of elderly widows. All of them came outside, commenting on how my father was such a nice son, I was a great granddaughter, etc. and before we knew it we had shoveled about 8 driveways. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I live in a condo, and we pay a company to plow our driveways and walks. But like Alison said, in reality, I usually have to shovel. I've already done it twice this week. We have a pretty steep communal drive leading to our respective driveways, and I have a little car. If there's too much snow and the plow hasn't come through yet, I either have to shovel a path ... or not get up the driveway. In addition, if you want it done right away when it comes to your front walk and your own driveway, then you do it yourself. I like to avoid the snow-packed-down-by-tires-that-turns-into-ice phenomenon if at all possible. And my home faces south, which means that if I leave a bunch of snow in the driveway it turns into a bunch of ice, even if the temp is pretty low. If I shovel well, on the other hand, often it will melt away entirely, leaving me a nice, clean, snow-free driveway. For a day or so. Shoveling the front path and stoop is way easier than the driveway because you have a yard in both directions - the snow pile is always just a shovel-flip away. I'm fairly skilled at tossing snow while driveway shoveling, but there are limits. It's still early enough that I've enjoyed the shoveling. Talk to me in a month or two when it's 20 below outside and the snow is two feet high. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 What're you guys all octagenarians? How hard is it to shovel snow? It's fun, too. You're outside in the cold and breaking a sweat at the same time. Buncha mama's boys.... (save for Preferred B. So far) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Personally I really dig it (pun intended).Wide mouth aluminum coal shovel, and trying to pitch it as far as I can until I'm outta breath.Of course it doesn't happen all that often in VA.And I miss having old folks living nearby whom I could shovel for... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Move to Texas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 What're you guys all octagenarians? How hard is it to shovel snow? It's fun, too. You're outside in the cold and breaking a sweat at the same time. Buncha mama's boys.... (save for Preferred B. So far) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 What're you guys all octagenarians? How hard is it to shovel snow? It's fun, too. You're outside in the cold and breaking a sweat at the same time. Buncha mama's boys.... (save for Preferred B. So far)Say what you want. The shit can be dangerous. About 2 years ago we got 2 feet of snow overnight and I tried to do the whole driveway in one go. I got completely overwhelmed. Never again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sly like a Foxwell Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 What're you guys all octagenarians? How hard is it to shovel snow? It's fun, too. You're outside in the cold and breaking a sweat at the same time. Buncha mama's boys.... (save for Preferred B. So far) NAMECALLER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 is that Orson Welles? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Say what you want. The shit can be dangerous. About 2 years ago we got 2 feet of snow overnight and I tried to do the whole driveway in one go. I got completely overwhelmed. Never again.Lay off the bong hits immediately before shoveling next time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Lay off the bong hits immediately before shoveling next time. Wha--WHAT?!? Dont you blaspheme!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 is that Orson Welles?I think it's that guy in the shorts from Reno 911. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrushOfVeils80 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 snow blower? I barely even know her! haha ZINGGGGGGGGGGG I lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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