Out of the Blue [Mar 07, 2003, 09:39 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
As a clever interim alternative to acquiring a late-season snow-blower, I am
contemplating the alternative approach to snow removal represented by denial.
I'm taking the clue from some of my smarter neighbors, who have figured out that
if you shovel, you end up with thin layers of ice upon which folks can slip (as
I did in my friend's driveway last week), but if you leave your walk unshoveled,
it gets avoided altogether. This plan was actually prompted by the fact
that my shovel now seems to be broken from this winter's festivities... when you
scoop up a pile of snow, the blade of the shovel swivels and immediately
re-dumps the pile. Sort of the snow equivalent of a dribble glass (maybe after I
get a snow blower I can sell it as a novelty).
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You know, I really should have mentioned this earlier in the season, but a good alternative to a snow-blower when you have the champagne powder we've typically been getting this year is a leaf blower. You end up looking like a walking snowman when all's said and done, but it really does a great job of quickly clearing the driveway/sidewalk.
And hey, it could be worse Stephen. I bought a (used) snowblower last summer, thinking I was all set for winter. When we had our first six inch snow here in NJ, it worked for one pass down the driveway - then broke. I didn't get around to getting it fixed quickly enough and ended up clearing the driveway in the Blizzard of 03, one heavy shovel full at a time.
And hey, it could be worse Stephen. I bought a (used) snowblower last summer, thinking I was all set for winter. When we had our first six inch snow here in NJ, it worked for one pass down the driveway - then broke. I didn't get around to getting it fixed quickly enough and ended up clearing the driveway in the Blizzard of 03, one heavy shovel full at a time.
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