Justin's "Favorite Winter Activity" thread mentioned shoveling driveways, which I've now done three times today, so it made me wonder...do I get a snow-blower, or keep shoveling? What's the group do? I suppose the 'green' thing to do is shovel, right?
-
36Shovel!0%15Snow blower0%13Plow service0%3Clear the driveway? Why?0%5“Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your death and ask if that is so. Your death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet.” Carlos Castenada -
No option for "my wife does it."?"There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, And the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go." -from "The Call of the Wild" by Robert Service
My trail journal: DuctTape's Journal -
“Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your death and ask if that is so. Your death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet.” Carlos CastenadaComment
-
Get a snow blower! I generally just drive over it a couple of times and pack it down using my car.Comment
-
My neighbor had told me he was going to plow mine.
he didn't. I went out and tried to shovel (against doctors orders because of my health) and only got a couple of shovel fulls and reinjured my rotator.
So i guess i wait for the melt. In the meantime, I'm screwed.
Hawk"If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. JohnsonComment
-
“Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your death and ask if that is so. Your death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet.” Carlos CastenadaComment
-
“Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your death and ask if that is so. Your death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet.” Carlos CastenadaComment
-
No local youngsters around to help out? I had both my rotators done in a 3 year span.
I'm slowly working through my joints. Hope yours heals without the knife.
Comment
-
I own a snowblower, but rarely take it out of the garage (not at all last year). By the time I move a car out of the way and get it out and started I can have a good portion of the driveway done. Besides, why pay for a gym membership when you can get all the aerobic and strength training you need right in your front yard?
Comment
-
I used to use my ATV to plow my driveway, but have exclusively, used the shovel for the last 4-5 years. Good exercise, as mentioned above. Kinda like doing it, too.--"Pete You***?!, Pete You***'s grandson?!...That name is nearly sacred & uttered with awe in THIS house!" : The late Dr. Reed's wife, upon entering her house & being introduced- so to converse with her husband about the old days, a little before he died. The kind of greeting you'll never forget & reinforces your image of the hero you never met. --Comment
-
“Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your death and ask if that is so. Your death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet.” Carlos CastenadaComment
-
I shoveled our driveway once or twice. The snow blower not only does it faster, it also saves me undue stress on my back. I've never considered shoveling to be 'good' exercise. Seems there's more pull than push and that can't be good for the muscles and joints involved. Who bends at the knees with every scoop?Comment
-
I'm a shoveler and I kind of like it too. You get warm real quick. I never need a hat because I'm sweating. And there's just something about moving the snow. I like shoveling at night best. It's so quiet, with the world wearing its snow muffler. Sort of like hiking at night.Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.Comment
-
I would just pick up a beaver and use his tail as a shovel, if I needed to shovel anything. <Yawn> I think it's time for a long snooze.......Zzzzz........Zzzzz........Zzzzz....Chipmunks are cute,
Raccoons are carefree,
Owls are smart,
but Bears are all three!Comment
-
Good exercise for sure. Even better if it falls on a weekend. During the week I'm more likely to clear just the bottom by the road and drive over the rest. Two cars 2-3 x a day packs it down well.
Kevin it's push and lift. I think it strengthens joints and muscles just fine if you take your time and don't rush. An hour of shoveling can be very satisfying exercise. Try one of those bent handle shovels.Let there be peace on earth and good will toward all.
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
William ShakespeareComment
Comment