Fighting back against snowmageddon...

[auld argonian]

I dunno...my shovelling style has been heavily influenced by watching the sheaf toss at highland games.

...and I got done shovelling at ten and it's 11:04 and you can't tell that I was out there...

...and how many snow blowers can there be on one city block? There's me and the guy two doors down actually shovelling and there's got to be eight guys out there revvin' the snow blowers...and this is the city: a lot is either 35 or 50 feet frontage so it's not like they have to go a quarter-mile to get to the mailbox.

Best

AA

[Alan H]

Gosh, it rained here a couple of days ago.

I stayed inside all day, of course, and didn't get out of bed until noon.

(not really....though it DID rain)

[Detroitpete]

I also realized while shoveling the 18 inch drifts in my drive---that one can practice good sheaf release techinques whilst shoveling snow. You just have to judge the wind correctly so you don't get that frozen blast down your neck. Excellent work on 'popping' the release!

I seriously need help---or a vacation--or to start drinking later in the day

[Detroitpete]

Gosh, it rained here a couple of days ago.

I stayed inside all day, of course, and didn't get out of bed until noon.

(not really....though it DID rain)

Alan,

Like I need ONE more reason to envy you!

[Spartan Tartan]

Gosh, it rained here a couple of days ago.

I stayed inside all day, of course, and didn't get out of bed until noon.

(not really....though it DID rain)

Ahhhhh...the good ol' days. I remember thinking cold was anything in the 60s, and "bad weather" was a little rain.

[Lyle1]

...and how many snow blowers can there be on one city block? There's me and the guy two doors down actually shovelling and there's got to be eight guys out there revvin' the snow blowers...and this is the city: a lot is either 35 or 50 feet frontage so it's not like they have to go a quarter-mile to get to the mailbox.

Best

AA

My only regret about the years I lived in Pennsylvania is that I waited far too long to buy a snow blower! When my wife questioned the need for a snow blower, I suggested that she could shovel the driveway in the future.. She responded with, "buy a snow blower."

[auld argonian]

I also realized while shoveling the 18 inch drifts in my drive---that one can practice good sheaf release techinques whilst shoveling snow. You just have to judge the wind correctly so you don't get that frozen blast down your neck. Excellent work on 'popping' the release!

I seriously need help---or a vacation--or to start drinking later in the day

I was pitching the snow over my shoulder and landing it neatly in a pile on the parkway when a neighbor came by and said, "Gee, you're pretty good at that."

To which I responded, "Well, I ought to be...I spent two years shoveling coal into the boiler of a ship in the Far East when I was younger."

A total fabrication, of course...but I got that is-he-kidding-or-for-real look out of this guy...

Best

AA

[Jerry]

The tossing is easy, its digging it out of the drift to do it again that will freeze your hands. I grew up in Michigan, but moved to Texas years ago to get away from that weather. It is now 17 degrees F in Waco, TX. Don't you love it when a plan comes together?

Please keep that weather out west . It was near 70 deg F here in Va yesterday. Of course, it's back down to 32 deg. this morning and the high for the next 2 days is supposed to be low to mid 40s.

[o1d_dude]

A few years back, it snowed for the Angels Camp Games. We DO have pictures of that one. I remember that games not so much for the snow but because I beat Big Jimmy in the Masters 50+ class that day. My record vs him is something like 2 wins and 37 second places and yet I love him like he's my brother.

[captjamie]

Tossing the caber in the snow may not be a good idea, but practicing the Open stone and Weight for distance throws I bet you good get some damn good spins going. LOL
We got about 5" here yesterday and last night, I just leave the stuff to melt off.

Cheers Mates
Jamie