nyc;3795065 said:
Prepared is a relative term. I'm guessing you mean owning a $500+ snow thrower. Most less than that can't handle heavy snow. My neighbor works harder than I do shovelling with his pos snow thrower.
:laugh2: I've seen those.
I own a nice shovel, and always have rock salt on hand. The only time I really hate the snow is when it dumps 8+ inches and I do not get to shovel early. I really hate it when it snows, melts, and refreezes before I get to shovel it.
Snow itself isn't bad, its the issues it brings with it if you don't have time to take care of it before it gets out of control.
I know, that's when snow really sucks if it snows a bunch in the night or if you just can't get out there soon enough to stay out in front of the accumulation.
Snow throwers are for people who can't physically handle shovelling or live where it dumps 40+ inches a year. Though 40+ inches will be the minimum this year it seems as my wife said we are getting 12 more inches Tuesday night :/
I have a medium sized lawn tractor that I put a snow blade on the front, and weights and chains on the back tires. I'm pretty lucky that the place where I park my Yukon behind my house, the place I turn around (and sometimes park a 3rd car-my son's) and my driveway (~35-40 ft.) are all reachable with the tractor.
I also drive my tractor about 10 blocks and do my father-in-laws driveway. He is 82. He has a monster snow blower but he just can't do it anymore. Plus his driveway is big and wide, and is pretty steep.
On the way back from his house I usually hit a pretty big driveway of a widow lady from our church.
So no shoveling for me. I just bought a smallish leaf-blower to clean off vehicles and a short sidewalk out front.
I hope you can stay out in front of the accumulation Tuesday night, and watch your back.