1/4" of snow and my neighbor's using his snowblower!

[bif]

What a waste of gas. It'd be easier to use a broom, for Pete's sake.

[Renew Deal]

1. Is it your first snow of the year?

It's been pretty barren in some places.

[bif]

2. No. We had a little snow in the middle of December

[irisblue]

3. power toools & compensation

know the power of it

[Yooperman]

4. lol.. we got about a foot over the last couple of days... shoveled twice the old fashion way.. n/t

[Ikonoklast]

12. You made your wife do it?

[Yooperman]

14. Even when I was married I she never shoveled....lol.. split fire wood another story! :-)

[Ikonoklast]

15. You trusted her with an axe, but not a shovel?

Brave soul, I salute your steadfastness in the face of certain Doom.

[hlthe2b]

5. I love my new neighbor... we share a fair section of sidewalk and he shovels us both...

by default

(He's into weight-lifting and out the door by 5:30 every morning, so I guess he thinks this is part of his workout). Boy, did I get a great neighbor!

But geebus, I've lived in Colorado forever and most of my neighbors don't even have snowblowers. I've never had one. Nor do I want one. Those ergonomic shovels that let you essentially just push the snow out of the way have made it so much easier--even with heavy snow. (Of course not as easy as having my neighbor do it! )

[irisblue]

6. a ? for hlthe2b

what is the name of that shovel. i'm looking to get a new one.

[hlthe2b]

7. Usually something like Back Saver or "ergonomic" snow shovel... They aren't that hard to find..

There are also "snow-pusher" shovels... While they don't take all the work out of it by any means, they sure are better than the old time shovels from my adolescence.

[bif]

9. Just look for the ones with the curved handle

They look dumb but they're a lot easier on the ol' back.

[Major Nikon]

8. If I owned a snowblower, you'd better believe I'd be out using it with 1/4" of snow

But I live in Texas. I think I'm the only person in my neighborhood who owns a snow shovel.

[MACARD]

16. If i owned a snowblower, id be using it with 1/8" of snow we are lucky to get that in a year.

I heard there was this one year that we had an inch of snow but i think that is just a rumor.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

10. My old man was out there clearing 1/2" of snow with the snowblower too.

He knows damn well that I'll shovel the driveway for him, but I think it's a 'pride of ownership' issue with him. I find it kind of sad.

[MiddleFingerMom]

11. We are men. This /....../ is THREE inches. Trust us... please? n/t

[Iggo]

13. He paid good money for that fucking thing goddamit...

...and BY GOD he's going to use it!!!

[riderinthestorm]

17. My neighbor is similar. Mows the grass (on 5 acres!) every 2 days, a huge waste of gas

In IL we legitimately DID have a lot of snow last night and the snowblower was the faithful tool but my neighbor is also one of those who just has too much damn time on his/her hands (they're a couple of yard maniacs).

It makes me crazy sometimes.

[Art_from_Ark]

18. Your neighbor wouldn't be Tim Allen, by any chance, would he?

[Lasher]

19. I have a 4 wheeler with a snow blade.

I haven't had to use it so far this year but the neighbors love me when there's a big snow on.

[alphafemale]

20. ehhh. Maybe he got it for Christmas

He was itchy to use it.

It has been a strangely snow free year so far. Especially compared to last years snowcasms/