It's still snowing. Not that it's sticking to the ground or anything, but it's getting to be more than just "oh, pretty!" and moving on to, "oh, no."
I think the snow blower needs to be fixed again. I'm thinking that we should just suck it up and buy a new one, but I've really got it in mind to finish the bathroom floor (new, heated tile floor) before I get a new snow machine. Maybe I could just tile the driveway and heat that too... A plow for the pickup would be a great way to take care of the snow problem, but Heidi does not drive a stick, and if I'm out of town... well, I think I'd be in trouble for making her use the shovel.
Nah, I'll visit the trusty hardware store, the home improvement warehouse stores, and certainly my local lawn/yard maintenance dealers. I want a good machine, and I really want to get something that will last. Maybe a Toro or a Honda. Easy to operate and something that I can run while standing up (most make me bend over to reach the controls). At 6'5" I need to make sure I keep good posture or my back will go out again.
So the exercise factor goes down dramatically as opposed to shoveling, but I think the long term health benefits are worth the trade off. Plus I don't have to spend as much time outside in sub-zero temperatures if I get a good snow thrower. I'm really not trying to talk myself into this, just reasoning through it. We'll see. Maybe it'll stop snowing and I won't have to worry about it!
Yeah, right.
Posted by MEK at October 20, 2002 06:00 PM