It's Sunny, --but . . .
The sun is shining and it looks so good outdoors but my whole driveway is plugged with snow. And it's really cold out there. I went out to clear my driveway and this time I couldn't keep my hands warm. The snow is two feet deep. It's heavy and what's more, it sticks to the shovel. I made a little path to my car and started to clear it off. Then I realized that the job seems too big for me. I decided to give in this time and call for help.
But . . . when I called the man, the only one I know who plows driveways, he told me that he took his snow plow off his truck! "Why?" I gasped. "Well it's sunny now," he said. "Who would want their driveway plowed now?" ME! And his real reason for taking off the plow? "People would think I'm crazy running around town with my snow plow on when it's sunny like this!"
See what happens when you let what people might think influence the way you do your work. You let people down. I checked the temperature and discovered it's 14 degrees. No wonder my hands were cold. And, I just saw a man drive up my street with his snow plow on his truck. Too bad I wasn't out there to flag him down and see if I could hire him. I guess I'll have to head outside again.
Submitted by
Leslie
at 1/26/2006 12:11:53 PM- "clearning"
Good grief.
Submitted by
nj
at 1/26/2006 1:08:50 PM- Leslie, I never thought of that! I would expect it would work and I do have some that I can use. I didn't get the whole job done yet and maybe I'll get motivated to go back out and shovel some more. I'll try that tip if I do. Thanks
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That sounds like an awful lot of back-breaking work to have to clear all of that. I do have a little tip for you that seems to work, though it may be too little too late for the job.
Spray your shovel with that no-stick cooking spray before you use it and the snow slips right off. You may have to re-spray a couple of times but it does seem to work and makes clearning heavy, sticky snow a little easier.