Subj : Brrr, yet again..
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Ed Vance
Date : Sun Feb 16 2025 20:46:52


>   >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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