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   Message 677 of 1,128   
   Ed Vance to Rob Mccart   
   Brrr, yet again..   
   16 Feb 25 20:46:52   
   
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   >   >driveway inorder to get out. The driveway has a couple of hard   
   >   >bends too - which means a little bit of extra clearance is   
   >   >required inorder to navigate those turns.   
      
   > Wow, that's a lot of driveway to do by hand. I talk about having   
   > to shovel about 450 feet (136 meters or so) of paths around my   
   > property here but I just do that the width of my snow shovel,   
   > about 16 inches. Now that there's 2 or 3 feet of snow built up   
   > beside my paths it probably looks odd from a distance, me walking   
   > along with the bottom half+ of my legs totally hidden..   
      
   > We got about another 4 inches of snow after I did the paths   
   > yesterday and tonight it's still coming down and likely a lot   
   > more than that again so I'll be shoveling again tomorrow..   
      
   > Probably due to the shoulder high banks on both sides of my car   
   > the snow on the ground was a little less, more like 6 to 8 inches   
   > rather than 16 inches, but the plow left a bit of a bank right in   
   > front of my car that was tougher shoveling than the undisturbed   
   > snow on the ground and on top of the car.   
      
   > But the plow guy goes out of his way to try to not leave much   
   > in front of my car. It was just tough this time since there was   
   > so much snow to push around all at once. And I can't complain much   
   > because I don't pay him. The neighbours apparently have to have   
   > their place plowed out for insurance purposes, and that is right   
   > in front of my driveway entrance so I can just park there close   
   > to where he has to plow to. I'm not sure what I'd do if not for   
   > that stroke of luck. I plan to give them a few hundred dollars   
   > for them making it convenient for me, although they didn't ask   
   > and said it wasn't necessary when I talked to them at the start   
   > of winter since me parking there doesn't change their situation   
   > at all. They have a huge parking area plus access to 3 cottages   
   > that gets plowed out plus about 1/2 mile of the road in that the   
   > Municipality doesn't plow and for that he charges $75 per plow,   
   > but sometimes he has to come 2 or 3 times a week so, even though   
   > that's really a fairly low price, it can really add up fast.   
      
   > ---   
   >  * SLMR Rob  * Lord give me patience, and give it to me NOW   
      
      
   Your Tagline had me recall a small sign that read: "Lord, Grant Me patience.   
   But I want it RIGHT NOW!"   
      
   Sorry about over quoting Your post just to show the Tagline I am referring to.   
   Ed   
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