re snow shovels

December 16, 2007

Good to hear from you .

I'm currently using a kid's beach-sand shovel, the scoop part is heavy

plastic and about a foot across, with wood handle, so it's more substantial than

the average kid shovel. I'm using by accident though, last year I lost my

regular one and grabbed this in desperation one day, but I like this one because

it only allows me to lift what I can handle so I don't do anything heroically

stupid. It's slower going, but I noticed this afternoon I didn't have to

stop and rest too much. The scoop is curved to so snow is less likely to fall

out, but that also means that it's not as good at scraping the ground

surface. I was wondering if those compact/travel shovels might be good, but I

don't know, because I'm on my second telescoping scraper and I'm about ready to

duct tape it permanently, just like the last one, into the extended size,

because it doesn't stay extended. Thursday's storm was ok (aside from the

traffic mess - I really played that wrong), because the snow was fluffy.

Today's

was yucky and heavy.

Good luck everyone. As we age (prematurely skeletally), I think snow work

is like grocery-shopping, it's good if we have the funds to get someone else

to do it to save our joints. Like had mentioned when she moved, I

live in a place where I don't have to worry about shoveling the doorway or

driveway, but I do park outside so I have to clear off my car and behind it.

Luckily the plow that does the parking lot doesn't leave my car in a snowbank.

Also this is the time of year I'm glad for the AWD that is ruining my gas

mileage.

I'm not saying anything else as I don't want to jinx my icy commute tomorrow

morning.

Oh yeah, I finally have a guy (no there's no news there, it's my son) who is

big enough to help, but alas the kid's back is worse than mine and there's a

possible laminectomy looming for him during the New Year.

: - (

Holiday blessings all

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