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"Stranded" stayin@home. wrote in message
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On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:41 -0600, Hell Toupee
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Stranded wrote:
On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:30:39 -0600, Hell Toupee
wrote:

Stranded wrote:
On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:23:47 -0800 (PST), Frank

wrote:

On Feb 8, 9:10=A0am, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote:
25" of snow Saturday. =A0The farmer who has been handling snow
removal
here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. =A0Driveway is
660
and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. =A0Called
others
from the Yellow Pages, no dice. =A0Another foot of snow expected
Tues.-Wed. =A0Death by starvation. =A0Never thought I'd go out this
way.
Me and most of my neighborhood were all set for the snow with snow
throwers and generators.
Neighbor in back, with drive longer than yours, did it with a snow
thrower and we had just as much snow as you.
Oh I have a whole house Kohler generator but power from the elec. co.
wasn't interrupted -- this time.

But you can't eat propane.

Can't imagine anyone doing a real long drive with a walk behind snow
thrower especially with 2 ft. of snow. He must have a huge machine
and probably had to refill his tank a dozen times.
What are you, a princess? Looking for reasons to whine about your
self-created situation instead of doing something about it? Get off
the internet and deal.

Was on the phone most of the morning trying to "deal."

Young people don't want to work today; they want someone to take care
of them. And they whine that they're unemployed.

Landscapers advertise "snow removal" in the phone book but it's just a
waste of print.

By 'deal' I meant get *your* butt out the door and start shoveling.
You created the situation by choosing a property with such a driveway.
You should have had a contingency plan in place for when Plan A
(somebody else clears your driveway) fails to execute. Apparently, you
hadn't. Okay, time to grab the shovel and start digging your way out.
Or, put on your boots and walk out. Either approach will get you
further than will griping on the internet about your inability to find
someone else to deal with your problem.

30-35 years ago, the old lady and I shoveled the driveway. Three of
the snowfalls were in the 20-24" range and it took a week for each
one to complete the job. Sometimes we just kept the vehicle at the
bottom of the hill and walked up to the house. Then we found the
farmer.

Can't shovel like that anymore.

And I would suggest that you acquire one of the following if you plan
on keeping the property: A. a snowblower; B. a truck/plow combination;
C. a snowmobile. Then you'll be prepared if Plan A fails again in the
future.

Would love like hell to have a blade installed on my Chev. Colorado.
But I'm a klutz when it comes to blue collar stuff that you tool heads
are so good at. I'm reading on the Internet about the necessity of
having truck with heavy duty transmission, axle, suspension. I doubt
if a Colorado fits the bill. Then it talks about ballast in the bed,
whatever that means. And hell, those blades have got to be hundreds
of lbs. So you take it off in Spring and just let it fall to the
ground. No way can I dead lift hundreds of lbs. anymore. Didn't
realize a snow blade was so complex.



Check out the Home Owner Plows built by SnowBear or Fisher...I have one
for 4 years and love it...My snowbear weighs about 300 pounds and will fit
any truck...It uses an electric winch to raise and lower the plow with
remote in thr cab..You do have to angle it by hand but it's a breeze...I
LOVE it...About 1500 bucks....

Forgot to add it sits on a little cart you just wheel up to the truck...No
lifting..