"hk" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:



Just came in from doing the driveway. Got a little over a foot this
time. Wind is just blowing it all back to where I've plowed, so I quit.

Eisboch


Why are you so concerned about removing the snow from your driveway?

:)


Good question. It ends up turning into a sheet of ice anyway. Earlier
today I told Mrs.E. that we'd be better off not plowing it because both her
Navigator and my truck have better 4x4 traction in snow than on ice. She
looked at me like I had two heads.

The pictures you see of our driveway are a bit deceiving. There is quite a
steep hill coming up from the horse barn to the house. If it's not plowed,
the snow packs down into ice and it becomes very slippery.
After the last storm which was about 18 inches of snow, then some sleet and
brief rain the temps dropped that night to about 10 degrees. The only way
to get from the house to the barn was sitting on your ass and sliding down
the hill. Behind the barn (actually in front of it looking from the road)
there's another driveway section that circles around the barn and up to the
house from the other direction. That section also is a fairly steep hill
that turns to solid ice unless you can get it down to bare blacktop first.

I had to spread 9 bags of rock salt after the last storm. I hate using
that stuff, but the "environmentally friendly" stuff is about 17 bucks a
bag versus 7 bucks for rock salt.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...

Eisboch wrote:



Just came in from doing the driveway. Got a little over a foot this
time. Wind is just blowing it all back to where I've plowed, so I quit.

Eisboch


Why are you so concerned about removing the snow from your driveway?

:)


Good question. It ends up turning into a sheet of ice anyway. Earlier
today I told Mrs.E. that we'd be better off not plowing it because both
her Navigator and my truck have better 4x4 traction in snow than on
ice. She looked at me like I had two heads.

The pictures you see of our driveway are a bit deceiving. There is
quite a steep hill coming up from the horse barn to the house. If it's
not plowed, the snow packs down into ice and it becomes very slippery.
After the last storm which was about 18 inches of snow, then some sleet
and brief rain the temps dropped that night to about 10 degrees. The
only way to get from the house to the barn was sitting on your ass and
sliding down the hill. Behind the barn (actually in front of it looking
from the road) there's another driveway section that circles around the
barn and up to the house from the other direction. That section also is
a fairly steep hill that turns to solid ice unless you can get it down
to bare blacktop first.

I had to spread 9 bags of rock salt after the last storm. I hate using
that stuff, but the "environmentally friendly" stuff is about 17 bucks
a bag versus 7 bucks for rock salt.

Eisboch


Why not just retain a guy with a jeep and a plow to do ya?

Eisboch wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
...

Eisboch wrote:



Just came in from doing the driveway. Got a little over a foot this
time. Wind is just blowing it all back to where I've plowed, so I quit.

Eisboch


Why are you so concerned about removing the snow from your driveway?

:)


Good question. It ends up turning into a sheet of ice anyway. Earlier
today I told Mrs.E. that we'd be better off not plowing it because both
her Navigator and my truck have better 4x4 traction in snow than on
ice. She looked at me like I had two heads.

The pictures you see of our driveway are a bit deceiving. There is
quite a steep hill coming up from the horse barn to the house. If it's
not plowed, the snow packs down into ice and it becomes very slippery.
After the last storm which was about 18 inches of snow, then some sleet
and brief rain the temps dropped that night to about 10 degrees. The
only way to get from the house to the barn was sitting on your ass and
sliding down the hill. Behind the barn (actually in front of it looking
from the road) there's another driveway section that circles around the
barn and up to the house from the other direction. That section also is
a fairly steep hill that turns to solid ice unless you can get it down
to bare blacktop first.

I had to spread 9 bags of rock salt after the last storm. I hate using
that stuff, but the "environmentally friendly" stuff is about 17 bucks
a bag versus 7 bucks for rock salt.

Eisboch

In Essex we had a flat driveway, we never shoveled it. We just blasted
through with the Blazer. Now that we are up state taking care of dad we
have to clean it and spend mucho bucks on rock salt as his friends are
older and drive cars in the winter.. Sucks.
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Eisboch wrote:

Just came in from doing the driveway. Got a little over a foot this
time. Wind is just blowing it all back to where I've plowed, so I quit.


The pictures you see of our driveway are a bit deceiving. There is quite
a steep hill coming up from the horse barn to the house. If it's not
plowed, the snow packs down into ice and it becomes very slippery.


Here's the driveway section I was referring to:

http://www.eisboch.com/Jan1snow3.jpg

When that freezes, it's slide-on-your-ass-down-to-the-barn-time. Also,
notice that I even plowed Mrs.E's horse riding track in the paddock. The
little Gator does pretty good for having a little 20 hp engine. It was
pushing snow about 16 inches deep:

http://www.eisboch.com/Jan1snow2.jpg

This morning was the first time in 7 years that the tractor (diesel)
wouldn't start. It was 5 degrees and it just couldn't turn over fast
enough to fire. Needs a new battery.

Eisboch

On Jan 1, 12:13*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

Just came in from doing the driveway. *Got a little over a foot this
time. Wind is just blowing it all back to where I've plowed, so I quit.

The pictures you see of our driveway are a bit deceiving. *There is quite
a steep hill coming up from the horse barn to the house. *If it's not
plowed, the snow packs down into ice and it becomes very slippery.

Here's the driveway section I was referring to:

http://www.eisboch.com/Jan1snow3.jpg

When that freezes, it's slide-on-your-ass-down-to-the-barn-time. *Also,
notice that I even plowed Mrs.E's horse riding track in the paddock. *The
little Gator does pretty good for having a little 20 hp engine. It was
pushing snow about 16 inches deep:

http://www.eisboch.com/Jan1snow2.jpg

This morning was the first time in 7 years that the tractor (diesel)
wouldn't start. * It was 5 degrees and it just couldn't turn over fast
enough to fire. *Needs a new battery.

Eisboch

I got cold looking at those!

On Jan 1, 2:07*pm, wrote:
On Jan 1, 12:13*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:





Eisboch wrote:

Just came in from doing the driveway. *Got a little over a foot this
time. Wind is just blowing it all back to where I've plowed, so I quit.

The pictures you see of our driveway are a bit deceiving. *There is quite
a steep hill coming up from the horse barn to the house. *If it's not
plowed, the snow packs down into ice and it becomes very slippery.

Here's the driveway section I was referring to:

http://www.eisboch.com/Jan1snow3.jpg

When that freezes, it's slide-on-your-ass-down-to-the-barn-time. *Also,
notice that I even plowed Mrs.E's horse riding track in the paddock. *The
little Gator does pretty good for having a little 20 hp engine. It was
pushing snow about 16 inches deep:

http://www.eisboch.com/Jan1snow2.jpg

This morning was the first time in 7 years that the tractor (diesel)
wouldn't start. * It was 5 degrees and it just couldn't turn over fast
enough to fire. *Needs a new battery.

Eisboch

I got cold looking at those!- Hide quoted text -

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Damn my doctor.. he said I can shovel if I feel like it...!!! Just
did my driveway with the kid... ugh.. I hate snow...