[Minnesota-Talk] Using A Snow Blower

[David Andrews]

Well, I posted to several lists, and some people 
have done it. You can't pull it, but you can 
push, if you know your area well, and you 
occasionally get off track. It sounds like it can 
be done ... but takes practice, and attention.

Dave

At 07:11 PM 3/3/2019, you wrote:
>What a pretty puzzle, Dave. First cogitation: I 
>wonder why you couldn’t treat the blower 
>machine like pulling a nonelectric lawn mower? 
>As tall as the snow banks are on each side of 
>your sidewalk, surely it is easy to feel where 
>the sidewalk must be hiding under new snow. But 
>I don’t know whether one hand has enough 
>strength or control to pull a snowblower if the 
>other is using a cane. Plus, using your foot 
>against the side wall will collapse snow from 
>the embankment onto your sidewalk. And I don’t 
>know if the mechanics work if one is pulling the 
>snowblower. Who do you know that will let you 
>experiment (but I hope not this week in the 
>extreme cold). Alternatively: Having a rope 
>shoulder-high to feel (but could you when in a 
>winter coat?) and keep you on the straight path 
>would let you go straight ahead with a 
>snowblower to clear a sidewalk. Then what would 
>signal you to stop? Are there curves? Yup. A 
>pretty puzzle. Umm, Good luck! Lorraine 
>Text/call my iPhone 443-813-2941 > On Mar 3, 
>2019, at 4:29 PM, David Andrews via 
>Minnesota-Talk <minnesota-talk at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: > > I am looking for any totally blind 
>person who has experience independently using a 
>snow blower, or power snow shovel.  Any tips or 
>experiences would be appreciated, or is this 
>something I shouldn't do.  Gas versus electric? etc.??? > > Dave >