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\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a bit embarrassed to post these snow blowing photos, but I do have an ulterior purpose – for a change. You might think, gee, look at that guy braving the elements, clearing his driveway to provide safe egress for his family should any unforeseen disaster befall.<\/i> Or, more mundanely, should one of us decide to go to work or school. And that would be okay. <\/p>\n
However, if my mother were the shutterbug her son is, she would post similar photos of my father throwing snow back against mother nature. Except he is ninety and he would be using a shovel. <\/p>\n
My ulterior motive is to thank my brother-in-law for the snow blower. He called me three times, before each previous snowstorm, urging me to retrieve it from his garage. Yesterday, finally, I did. And this beast with tank treads is the snow blower equivalent of Mike Mulligan. <\/p>\n
I pulled it out the bed of my truck, it landed in the snow, buried but for the long handle. It started after two pulls and barreled through twenty inches of snow like a second grader through the frosting on a birthday cake.
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Photo sent by Dan<\/a> of his driveway. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what the national coverage is, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think they’re exaggerating this storm. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s difficult to photograph snow to convey accurate depths – too much redundant white, plus I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d actually have to venture outside -but here are … Continue reading