An Axe?
As I came home from my grocery shopping spree, I got this great idea. 
Why not get out the axe and chop the ice blocks out from under
the fenders behind the tires. I knew I'd have to be very careful
because I didn't want to chop the tires. It was too solid for me
to kick it loose, but I had the notion that the axe would do the job
well, --if I was careful.
I worked slowly and carefully. Once I bashed my finger against
the rim of the fender, but other than that, no problem. I had to
be gentle with the axe but it really did chip away the big blocks of
ice and left that area free again. Yeah!! I even picked up
the ice blocks and threw them out of the driveway. A job well
done, if I do say so myself. 
I put the axe in a convenient place in the entry way to the kitchen.
Submitted by
mary lou
at 12/22/2005 1:29:34 PM- I was worried that you would hit a hole in the gas tank!! be CAREFUL!!! Wouldn't a hammer work just as well? It has no sharp ends!
Submitted by
Sally
at 12/22/2005 2:28:38 PM- Well, I won't nag you, but do please be careful. I was wishing I had an axe today; Katie somehow got out of the fence in the back and I found her sitting on the front stoop! I found some wood from the building of homes around here but no axe! My grandson is here with me now, and he fixed the place she got out. Yea for sweet little 14 year old boys trying to help MeMaw!!
God Bless you, Nancy.
Submitted by
Dawn
at 12/22/2005 2:42:00 PM- I am so glad you were careful !! I am sorry you hurt your finger. I hope it will be okay. Be careful of your tires if you do it again !!
Have a Merry Christmas !! :)
Submitted by
nj
at 12/22/2005 3:32:56 PM- Everybody, I was VERY careful. I didn't really hurt my finger, just bumped it. Bashed was probably too strong a word but it hurt at the time I bashed it! The ice build up was under the front fenders and nowhere near the gas tank. The axe isn't really very sharp but was very effective in jarring the ice out of there. I thought I was very clever to get the ice out so easily. And Blogeois, we do live in a snow belt, so we often do have this much snow. Sometimes we don'thave it this heavy until January or February but we routinely get tons of snow. That's why our road crews have snow removal and winter road care down to a science. I don't remember when we had a green Christmas last. Snow is what happens in our area in winter!
Submitted by
John
at 12/23/2005 7:55:24 AM- Nancy Jane, took and axe,
Gave her fender 30 whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
She went and whacked the othere one.
Seriously though, use the sledge hammer next time.
Submitted by
nj
at 12/23/2005 10:07:18 AM- John, the sledge hammer doesn't have an edge to chip with. That would take more whacking. Do you think there's going to be a next time? teehee! It's warmer today and fender clogs would probably fall out if I went over a bump, like the railroad tracks! Funny poem. You made me laugh!
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