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Re: What's more fun than snow? 

By: De_Composed in GRITZ | Recommend this post (2)
Wed, 03 Dec 25 9:55 PM | 20 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Grits Breakfast of Champeens! 		Msg. 14440 of 14447
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Re: “How old is too old to shovel snow? Here's what heart experts say.”After the plow truck died, I moved our car close to the bottom of the driveway, just 50' or so from the street, so it's not trapped. That's a lesson we don't want to repeat.

We had maybe 6" come down, so it wasn't worth breaking out the snowblower. I grabbed a shovel and:

o Shoveled the front steps.

o Shoveled a 10' x 30' yard in the back for the dog to do his business in. Naturally, he ignored it and went in the deep snow anyway. What's the point of being outside if you can't fool someone into stepping in your crap?

o Shoveled a single track for the car or a person to use, from the house to the barn, halfway down the driveway. This is the part of the driveway that I cleared mid-storm with the truck before it died, so it was only 3" deep. I'll need to shovel a second track for the car some other time - though we aren't supposed to get any more snow for a week. Maybe it will melt! (Not likely. Our high in the coming week is forecast to be today's 32°.)

o Shoveled a 50' path to the barn's upper entrance, then shoveled its ramp.

o Shoveled a single track down the rest of the driveway. If the car can drive on one track, it's good to go!

o Shoveled the car.

o Shoveled the entire driveway (not just one track) from the car to the street. This included taking out a plow wall that fortunately wasn't very big.

o Shoveled my neighbor's driveway We share the first 20' of HIS driveway before we veer to the right. The part that is solely my neighbor's is only 30 feet, so why not shovel it? His car was gone so it was easy.

o Shoveled a second track for the car to use going a quarter of the way back to the house. This is the steepest part of the driveway. If there's any part I don't want turning to ice, this is it.

I walked the rest of the way back.

I didn't read your article. Does it say that I'm too old to spend four hours doing this? Right now, my arms and back are inclined to agree.

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Re: What's more fun than snow?
By: ribit in GRITZ
Wed, 03 Dec 25 9:21 PM 		Msg. 14438 of 14447

How old is too old to shovel snow? Here's what heart experts say.

http://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/old-too-old-shovel-snow-205236676.html

...if God wanted you to be shoveling snow he would not have given you a wife. Your job is to sit in front of the fireplace getting your feets toasty warm while scratching the dogs ears. Ya don't believe me? Ask the dog!

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