Quick! What to pay kids shoveling snow?
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Comments (22)Oh, Ms. Luna, I'm so glad I am not the only one to talk to their car. I have named mine Miss Margaret, but call her Miss Maggie when she's in a spunky mood (in short galloping down the road rather than ambling and yes, I pat mine on the dash board when we make it through a tough spot or keep encouraging her with "You can make it, come on girl." I've always said that machines truly have minds of their own with a little mischief thrown in for good measure. Glad you made it home safe and sound. Please give "Bess" an ATTA GIRL for me. Kirk, hope you guys are beginning to thaw out up in the northwest. Loved the plate flowers on the other posting. When my 87 year old Dad walked by and saw your pictures he was impressed with what you had done. Think Spring!! It will be here soon (despite the groundhog prediction). Toodles, Ms. Faith...See MoreBest snow shovel to buy.
Comments (6)I'll speak from my mid-Atlantic experience. We don't get alot of snow but we can get the occasional 12"+ blanket every few years. Our typical snow is 6" or less. My shoveling style is that I like to get down on the snow and just toss it to the side. I like a shovel with a medium size blade and a true edge to scrape the surface of the driveway/sidewalk. If the blade is too large it gets unwieldy for quick throws and encourages overloading. I prefer quicker smaller tosses. Because the edges don't last on the shovels I treat them as throwaways. The metal edge on the plastic ones can bend so make sure it is not too thin if you go that route. The plastic ones are cheaper but the edges seemed to not last long at all. If you just want to push with your hips then those S-bends work okay. I just find that they get loaded up to quickly and snow falls over the edge of the blade. Because of the shape I find can't toss very well with them. If you get deeper snow I think I would like those 1/4 round looking ones. I think they would have a stiffer blade to dig into drifts better. When it gets really bad, I get out my mountaineering shovel. Small short handle with a stout blade for digging through compacted snow. I generally get 2-3 seasons from a shovel....See MoreTo Shovel a Patio or Not to Shovel????
Comments (1)Probably nothing to worry about. You may already know that snow is an insulator. It will stay very close to 32 under a blanket of snow even though it may be well below zero in the open....See MoreWhat would you NEVER shovel prune? Favorites, workhorses and wonders
Comments (13)Maisie - I'm flattered and humbled by your reiterating my comment. Thank you! I simply accepted when I moved back to my family home that the house faces East and the soil is what it is which fortunately for me was pretty much organic, slightly acidic sandy loam. I've never regretted the amount of shade that came with what I consider my little green acre. Generally perennials will adapt (or fail to adapt) to the soil/moisture conditions in which they're planted. I celebrated those that thrived, regretted those that didn't, and accepted the outcomes with few regrets. Aside from GW, what happens in the garden, stays in the garden?...See Moreeccentric
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