Snow shoveling

10 years ago

DH is on his way out the door to shovel snow. Tennis shoes, winter coat and shorts! Yes, shorts! Crazy man that he is. But he is all mine.
Kathy G in MI

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MiMi
10 years ago
Think I saw him in Walmart here in Oklahoma just day before yesterday.. when it was 21 outside...lol
nanny98
10 years ago
You sure he is not from Oregon. It is the usual dress around here (when it has been under 32 degrees)
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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.
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Sorry to hear about your shoulder surgery too, DTD. I'm sure you will make a lot of progress with PT and hopefully be ready for the gardening season in the spring. Sounds like you picked the right time to have your surgery and recovery. :-) I was just looking over this thread again. This year, we are thinking along the line Bill is thinking tooÃ¢ÂÂ¦lol My husband does all the shoveling lately but this year he's dealing with Tendonitis on his elbow and even using the electric shovel, is problematic. It has to be lifted and moved often enough to become a problem when your arm is not 100%. And even the adaptations for shovels for ergonomics don't seem to be workable. So as much as I enjoy the snow, we're really glad we haven't had much of it so far too.
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"glad to know it wasnt just us that got cold... it hit 45 here and youd have thought it was going to be 10 below by the way people were dressed :) " HAHAHAHAHA Galveston! Same here! When I drove to work on Wednesday AM, I saw people huddled outside with big huge blankets wrapped around themselves, winter knit hats, and even a few of those ski mask head hats! Unbelievable! But...dont look yet...late next week is looking to be colder :-(
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So. What you are saying is in addition to the wind blowing existing snow all over the place (which I am assuming accounts for the drifted in gates) there WAS something falling from the sky as well? (Why didn't you tell the puppy get off the shovel we'll play in a minute? What kind of puppy?) LOL That's what happened here last night. I talked to my brother and he scoffed when I said it was snowing. Their skies (90 miles north in Wyoming) were clear and it was ten below. He said are you sure it is snowing and I, like a dummy and I know better, started doubting myself so stuck my head out the back door and ducked back in quick but not quick enough for the snow to not blow on my glasses and said to him, on the phone I can't tell because the wind is blowing too hard. Custer shoveled a good 8 inches off the deck. A tractor is needed to plow out the drive way so we're still wallowing to the barn. Four wheel drive helps a lot. Then he gets to the ranch and the road is blown in at the gate there too. He had to get the tractor out to plow an approach. He had the trailer on so didn't dare bust a trail with the truck. Did it ever get warm down there? We haven't gone over fifteen degrees all day even though the sun shown most of the time. This IS the final storm for a few days, isn't it? I'm gettin a little sick of winter...... Note: forget the heating pad and make the puppy cuddle up to you! LOL Lori
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Terri_PacNW
10 years ago
Well in WA it would be shorts, wool socks and Crocs..or un laced work or hiking boots, north face fleece vest..t shirt or if really cold..hoodie...lol...
angelaid
10 years ago
Hubby won't even go out to shovel in sweats. He's got to be in full gear. Levi's, boots, flannel shirt, jacket .. for a "skiff" of snow that would blow away, or melt, in a few minutes! LOL
marylmi
10 years ago
I'm wondering if he stayed out very long?? lol!
eccentric
10 years ago
Unless it is unseasonably warm in Michigan - yikes. Toronto had more freezing rain and then snow - and more snow again. Lots of shovelling going on here - and the dog wants to "help" by eating it. Power went out for about an hour again - but that sure was better than the few days we went without power earlier this week. I have quite the going-outside get-up (for shovelling). It has warmed up a bit but the trees still have ice on them so a never ending battle. I heard from someone in Europe who is going through this that it is all the fault of the Canadians!
kathyg_in_mi
Original Author
10 years ago
Well, it's been in the teens and twenties, dropping to -16 the other night here in Michigan.
Now today he has the flu. 101ÃÂ°, freezing, and just feeling miserable, but can't figure out how he got it.
Blames it on me, but I just got home from down state.
He won't be going to see the grands and celebrate Christmas on Sunday with me. I'm wiping every thing down with alcohol wipes and will sleep in the other bedroom, get out another toothpaste and fresh towels.
Kathy G in MI
marylmi
10 years ago
Sorry to hear that Kathy, hope he feels better soon!! A lot of it going around now.

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