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World's worst snow shovel?
shardian:
Duh people - this thing is for older folks and women who can't shovel heavy snow. They don't expect a real man to buy it.
billf:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 17, 2007, 01:04:05 pm ---
Two cars/driveways, each driveway two car lengths or so, plus a roughly 20' path to the front door. It's not a giant amount but it's certainly not one car on the side of the road either.
The way I see it, I would have gotten on the elliptical or headed to the Y anyway, so I'm just doing something different that day for exercise. I'm not a person who is bothered by the weather part of it.
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Doesn't bother me either - the exercise or the weather. This is the first year of snow shoveling in our new house with a much smaller driveway. At our old house, the driveway was approx 120 feet long and 20 feet wide. I had a snow thrower that I sold to the couple who bought the house.
billf:
--- Quote from: shardian on October 17, 2007, 01:13:50 pm ---Duh people - this thing is for older folks and women who can't shovel heavy snow. They don't expect a real man to buy it.
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I can't picture older folks or women using this thing either.
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 17, 2007, 12:15:19 pm ---but it's doing almost all of the work for you through springs and leverage.
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You are still doing all the work - probably a -eensy- bit more due to the friction at the pivot point.
Its just changing the direction in which you apply the force.
Now, if that keeps you from tearing up your back, thats a good thing.
Gimme a snowblower anyday. I live on a 4 lane state road - the plows pack the snow on my sidewalk 6' deep when its a good blizzard. I end up breaking chunks off to feed to the snowblower.
Anyone have any luck with those torches for melting snow?
Jouster:
--- Quote from: ahofle on October 17, 2007, 12:17:21 pm ---I couldn't imagine having to share my house with 3 inch roaches, deal with hurricanes/floods on a yearly basis, and run 2 air conditioners just to keep the house livable. ;D
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The roaches have their own place outside...the exterminator takes care of that. Tampa hasn't been hit by a hurricane in nearly a century...but given the options of a big storm that you see coming for weeks or an earthquake/tornado/mudslide/blizzard that can sneak up on you...I'll take the hurricane. No need for 2 ACs either...the ladies in bikinis with palm fronds fanning me makes it nice and cool.
Jouster
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