huhhuhha..... you said manblower.IndecentExposure said:
Rock, Paper, Snowblower
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Especially when you have 23 sq feet of driveway and sidewalk like IE.bad andy! said:
Where is your sense of adventure? Sheer-pins are over-ratedIndecentExposure said:
Just drop a Grade 8 in it:eekster:I'll keep you in mind next time the Chevy needs to be dug outbad andy! said:
Ya that one was done with the blower, problem is I dug that same area out just 3 days before with a shovel and then it snowed and pack it full again. January 07
If you had a Subaru you could just blow right through that drift.
You've been watching to much TV my friendSkaredShtles said:If you had a Subaru you could just blow right through that drift.
IE,
as a fellow independent, I empathize with your inner struggle.
I too own a snowblower. A remnant from my time in Detroit. While the snowblower was a must living on a corner lot in the upper midwest (in the "motor city", no less), I find that I rarely use it here in CO. While I do break it out on rare occasion here, I find our generally dry snow here is easier to shovel.
Your rock experience reminds me of a story - a cautionary tale, if you will:
I met a guy in MI who was using his snowblower, one of those uber-powerful man-snow-blowers you speak of. He was using it to make a "snow-geyser" for his kids to run through. Laughing and having a grand time, the kids were running through the stream of snow when ... yep, you guessed it ... one of the tykes gets brained by a landscaping rock.
Anyway, while I'm sewing up the kid's scalp, the dad shares with me that he should have learned his lesson when he put a rock through one of the windows in his garage door just a week earlier.:skep:
My point? Well, I'm not exactly sure. Needless to say, that gentleman helped to:
1. Affirm that "common sense" is anything but common
2. Illustrate that, while evan a simple shovel can be dangerous ... attach a motor to it, and the potential danger rises considerably. Said danger seems to be inversely proportional to the operator's IQ
as a fellow independent, I empathize with your inner struggle.
I too own a snowblower. A remnant from my time in Detroit. While the snowblower was a must living on a corner lot in the upper midwest (in the "motor city", no less), I find that I rarely use it here in CO. While I do break it out on rare occasion here, I find our generally dry snow here is easier to shovel.
Your rock experience reminds me of a story - a cautionary tale, if you will:
I met a guy in MI who was using his snowblower, one of those uber-powerful man-snow-blowers you speak of. He was using it to make a "snow-geyser" for his kids to run through. Laughing and having a grand time, the kids were running through the stream of snow when ... yep, you guessed it ... one of the tykes gets brained by a landscaping rock.
Anyway, while I'm sewing up the kid's scalp, the dad shares with me that he should have learned his lesson when he put a rock through one of the windows in his garage door just a week earlier.:skep:
My point? Well, I'm not exactly sure. Needless to say, that gentleman helped to:
1. Affirm that "common sense" is anything but common
2. Illustrate that, while evan a simple shovel can be dangerous ... attach a motor to it, and the potential danger rises considerably. Said danger seems to be inversely proportional to the operator's IQ
Naw - they're for pvssies everywhere.bad andy! said:
try this thing -- more blowing then paris hilton-- rocks won't stop it, neither will pavement (although snow will -- wet stuff is the worst)
snow blowers are meant for the snow, yet snow is their worst enemy (damn you mother nature! your hard to beat!)
snow blowers are meant for the snow, yet snow is their worst enemy (damn you mother nature! your hard to beat!)
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"Whoa, OUTRAGEOUS!! I think I froze the left half of my brain. LOOK, I can't move my right arm!"
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