Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for February 17, 2015
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Transcript:
Rose: Hot cocoa break! Permission to stand in for the snow sentry?
Jimbo: Are you up to the task?
Rose: I am. Please don't let a blizzard show up during my watch!
We’re talking about shoveling the driveway, not the highway.
And sometimes its a very good idea. If you wait until there are 30" on the ground, you’re going to break your back shoveling it. But if you go out and clear the driveway and walkways every few hours, when there is 3-4" of accumulation, the work can be bearable.
This is especially important if you use a snow blower, since they have a maximum capacity. (My electric unit can’t handle more than about 10" without getting bogged down.)
Interesting conundrum, whether to shovel the snow now, then again in a few hours, then again in a few hours — or just wait for the mess to stop, and shovel it at its maximum.I solved this thorny problem by moving to Southern California.
susanwobb almost 10 years ago
You’re preparing to shovel snow…. DURING a blizzard? That sounds kind of, uh, stupid. Possibly fatally stupid.
Argythree almost 10 years ago
Maybe they think that if they stand there with a shovel, they can scare the blizzard away. Couldn’t hurt to try. Nothing else is working…
shamino almost 10 years ago
We’re talking about shoveling the driveway, not the highway.
And sometimes its a very good idea. If you wait until there are 30" on the ground, you’re going to break your back shoveling it. But if you go out and clear the driveway and walkways every few hours, when there is 3-4" of accumulation, the work can be bearable.
This is especially important if you use a snow blower, since they have a maximum capacity. (My electric unit can’t handle more than about 10" without getting bogged down.)
monkeyhead almost 10 years ago
The snow plows don’t wait for it to stop to start their shifts.
meowlin almost 10 years ago
It’s the only way to be sure.
Phatts almost 10 years ago
Interesting conundrum, whether to shovel the snow now, then again in a few hours, then again in a few hours — or just wait for the mess to stop, and shovel it at its maximum.I solved this thorny problem by moving to Southern California.