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Neither, I hope. After shoveling snow yesterday I had lower back problems. Today my back is improved, but my right knee tends to give out whenever I take a step. So I could be in the early stages of the zombie shuffle. Oh well, at least they have an excellent signature cocktail.
I spoke in haste. It would seem that my snow shoveling resulted in sciatica.
 
No kidding. I'd sit out in the snow and watch some else shovel.
You should sit on a chair by the window in the house with a cup of tea. It is allowable to offer the snow contractor a muffin or a warm or cold drink if they do a good job.
 
You should sit on a chair by the window in the house with a cup of tea. It is allowable to offer the snow contractor a muffin or a warm or cold drink if they do a good job.
I love snow though. I miss it here
 
Someone send snow to the south eastern part of Washington. We got maybe 2 in.
 
You should sit on a chair by the window in the house with a cup of tea. It is allowable to offer the snow contractor a muffin or a warm or cold drink if they do a good job.
We'll see how many weeks it takes for me to recover, and if I learn my lesson.

This was the scenario- We had what for this area is a lot of snow. Most of it fell when it was 32-34 degrees. Think Sonic Slushie. It settled to an 18 inch to 18&1/4 inch depth. Our HOA contracts somebody to do the walks and driveways, but the municipality didn't plow the streets, they were probably overwhelmed. So the contractor was busy plowing streets just to get here. Then the contarctor (who operates a pair of pickups) got stuck. My dog needed to pee, and she was too much too short and averse to wet feet to get off the porch. So I shoveled an area for her a couple of times. Beyond that I was concerned about the weight on my uncovered second story balcony. I split shoveling that off over a couple of sessions, but since I had to lift and throw most of it over the railings, that's probably where I harmed the nerves. We were forecast for subzero temps after the snowstorm, and it did eventually reach -10 or -11. I figured it'd be easier to shovel snow than break ice. I was planning to rake the roof afterwards, but never got to it.

Maybe next time I'll figure out a way to melt the snow and let it drain through the gaps between the boards.
 
We'll see how many weeks it takes for me to recover, and if I learn my lesson.

This was the scenario- We had what for this area is a lot of snow. Most of it fell when it was 32-34 degrees. Think Sonic Slushie. It settled to an 18 inch to 18&1/4 inch depth. Our HOA contracts somebody to do the walks and driveways, but the municipality didn't plow the streets, they were probably overwhelmed. So the contractor was busy plowing streets just to get here. Then the contarctor (who operates a pair of pickups) got stuck. My dog needed to pee, and she was too much too short and averse to wet feet to get off the porch. So I shoveled an area for her a couple of times. Beyond that I was concerned about the weight on my uncovered second story balcony. I split shoveling that off over a couple of sessions, but since I had to lift and throw most of it over the railings, that's probably where I harmed the nerves. We were forecast for subzero temps after the snowstorm, and it did eventually reach -10 or -11. I figured it'd be easier to shovel snow than break ice. I was planning to rake the roof afterwards, but never got to it.

Maybe next time I'll figure out a way to melt the snow and let it drain through the gaps between the boards.
There are plenty of different technologies for melting sidewalk snow. Here, I see heated driveways that have boilers that are much larger than what one would need for a house. And, I see the meltwater being a huge issue in the street.
 
There are plenty of different technologies for melting sidewalk snow. Here, I see heated driveways that have boilers that are much larger than what one would need for a house. And, I see the meltwater being a huge issue in the street.
My ant blaster does a fair job of clearing it. :D
 
There are plenty of different technologies for melting sidewalk snow. Here, I see heated driveways that have boilers that are much larger than what one would need for a house. And, I see the meltwater being a huge issue in the street.
Just remember, there are few to no specific laws against private ownership and use of a flamethrower.
 
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