"Hey! It was 62 degrees for the third day in a row and I was working up a sweat on the roof putting up Christmas lights and getting that light-up animatronic reindeer in the front yard to fuckin' work right. I'm a hard-working taxpayer! This global warming is a hardship! You steal my space and I will fucking roast chestnuts on your torched car, asshole!"
It's snowing. I shovelled for an hour and a half this morning (our house and our neighbour's; she endured a lot this summer during our foundation repairs, so I'm shovelling for her this winter) and 45 minutes so far this afternoon. I also know I'll have another round this evening or tomorrow. My back wants a divorce and I'm pretty sure I'd lose in court fighting it.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Dr. Medulla wrote:It's snowing. I shovelled for an hour and a half this morning (our house and our neighbour's; she endured a lot this summer during our foundation repairs, so I'm shovelling for her this winter) and 45 minutes so far this afternoon. I also know I'll have another round this evening or tomorrow. My back wants a divorce and I'm pretty sure I'd lose in court fighting it.
Have you looked into buying a snowblower? They're pretty helpful.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Dr. Medulla wrote:It's snowing. I shovelled for an hour and a half this morning (our house and our neighbour's; she endured a lot this summer during our foundation repairs, so I'm shovelling for her this winter) and 45 minutes so far this afternoon. I also know I'll have another round this evening or tomorrow. My back wants a divorce and I'm pretty sure I'd lose in court fighting it.
Have you looked into buying a snowblower? They're pretty helpful.
Or a monkey ass?
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
D'you know that you can use it?
Flex wrote:Have you looked into buying a snowblower? They're pretty helpful.
Or a monkey ass?
Or both?
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Dr. Medulla wrote:It's snowing. I shovelled for an hour and a half this morning (our house and our neighbour's; she endured a lot this summer during our foundation repairs, so I'm shovelling for her this winter) and 45 minutes so far this afternoon. I also know I'll have another round this evening or tomorrow. My back wants a divorce and I'm pretty sure I'd lose in court fighting it.
Have you looked into buying a snowblower? They're pretty helpful.
Actually, yes. I've gotten to the point where my pride is being outweighed by my age. Still, I look at the price and wince. But I am finally thinking seriously about being one of those guys.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Dr. Medulla wrote:Actually, yes. I've gotten to the point where my pride is being outweighed by my age. Still, I look at the price and wince. But I am finally thinking seriously about being one of those guys.
My old man just kept checking the classifieds and craigslist and so forth and got a pretty good one cheap some years back. Second hand is probably the way to go. It makes snow removal (especially if you're doing multiple driveways) a damned sight easier.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Dr. Medulla wrote:Actually, yes. I've gotten to the point where my pride is being outweighed by my age. Still, I look at the price and wince. But I am finally thinking seriously about being one of those guys.
My old man just kept checking the classifieds and craigslist and so forth and got a pretty good one cheap some years back. Second hand is probably the way to go. It makes snow removal (especially if you're doing multiple driveways) a damned sight easier.
Part of our problem for getting one second-hand is getting it to our place. So I'm likely going to order something moderate from Canadian Tire or something like that and get it delivered. Tonight I'll do some research to see how much power I actually need from one of these things.
edit: And I've ordered an electric model that seems to cover what I need without being overkill. No snow expected in the next couple weeks, so the delivery time shouldn't be an issue.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
There's enough slush on the ground to get the soles of my shoes mildly wet...if you seek out the uneven patches of it that didn't instantly melt on the pavement.
I suppose the fact that it's been two whole nights since I slept with the windows open in the apartment means winter's finally on-the-board, right?
I now own a snowblower. For those who have been wagering on me dying while shovelling my walk, I suggest you move your money to wiser options, like falling down the stairs or smothered in my sleep with a pillow by the wife.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
Dr. Medulla wrote:I now own a snowblower. For those who have been wagering on me dying while shovelling my walk, I suggest you move your money to wiser options, like falling down the stairs or smothered in my sleep with a pillow by the wife.
I'll stick with "runs himself over with snowblower" thanks
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Dr. Medulla wrote:I now own a snowblower. For those who have been wagering on me dying while shovelling my walk, I suggest you move your money to wiser options, like falling down the stairs or smothered in my sleep with a pillow by the wife.
I'll stick with "runs himself over with snowblower" thanks
Put me down for "Has heart attack trying to start snowblower."
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
Dr. Medulla wrote:I now own a snowblower. For those who have been wagering on me dying while shovelling my walk, I suggest you move your money to wiser options, like falling down the stairs or smothered in my sleep with a pillow by the wife.
I'll stick with "runs himself over with snowblower" thanks
Put me down for "Has heart attack trying to start snowblower."
With an safety bet on "killed by neighbor annoyed at snowblower."
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
Dr. Medulla wrote:I now own a snowblower. For those who have been wagering on me dying while shovelling my walk, I suggest you move your money to wiser options, like falling down the stairs or smothered in my sleep with a pillow by the wife.
Your own tingly mathtits know how this is going to end:
Dr. Medulla wrote:I now own a snowblower. For those who have been wagering on me dying while shovelling my walk, I suggest you move your money to wiser options, like falling down the stairs or smothered in my sleep with a pillow by the wife.
I'll stick with "runs himself over with snowblower" thanks
Put me down for "Has heart attack trying to start snowblower."
Given that it's an electric, that would be so embarrassingly perfect. Heart attack pushing button. :(
Rat Patrol wrote:Your own tingly mathtits know how this is going to end:
From my experience during harvest, when the combine gets jammed up, it is so goddamned seductive to try to fix the problem without shutting things down first. Just overrides all common sense.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
