You see, snow is generally a preventable phenomenon. It just takes planning, or so I thought. Let’s see, my 1950’sw vintage snowblower was not running very well; I needed to get it fixed in early November, and did, problem solved.
Christmas day, we got 15 inches of snow; how can this be? Day after Christmas, answer discovered: Snowblower still not running right.
A few days later we got another 6-7 inches. OK, time to raise Cain with the repair shop.
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They came out the following day, got the machine going great with a twist of one secret screw, and recommend AvGas 100LL, which I have. Now I’m armed and dangerous…
A week later we get still more snow; how can this be? Now I can finally enjoy taking revenge on Mr. Snow with this monster 8Hp snowblower…except for one thing: The garage door is frozen to the concrete floor (it’s about 6 degrees out there).
Days go by before I figure out I can use a propane blowtorch on the concrete to thaw the door without actually setting it on fire. Two hours later, the door is open, and I’m finally blowing what isn’t hardened into ice under the paths of the car wheels.
That should put an end to the snow for this year, except for one more thing: now we only get about ¾ of an inch at a time, often with ice, so the snowblower still isn’t worth starting. OK, I can live with this compromise.
Hugs,
Bernice
