[Nfbmt] orientation & snow shoveling of sidewalks

[David Andrews]

Rick:

In general I find that I don't have any problems keeping orientation, 
especially on sidewalks, as they aren't that wide.  The only place I 
have had any difficulty was when I owned, and lived in a big house 
with a double wide, long, curving driveway.  I could get off center a 
little.  It helps to hold your shovel vertically, or at an angle and 
use a corner, to push through snow and locate pavement and its 
boundaries.  Hope that makes sense.

Oh well, we had about 6 inches today, our first real snow, so I 
can['t put off shoveling any longer..

The only hard part is the "plow drift" at the bottom of the driveway 
from the snow plows on the street.  If I leave it there it eventually 
freezes and is there for the duration of the winter.

Dave



48 PM 12/3/2013, you wrote:
>Well, what is the alternative technique for shoveling the sidewalks 
>in a Montana winter?
>
>There is a subject I bet that many of you are entertaining as the 
>snow keeps coming down.
>
>Feeling along the edge. Moving along. Scrape, scrape. Lift, lift. Groan.
>
>But to keep your orientation?
>How are you all faring in this endeavor?
>
>Show me yours. I will show you mine.
>
>Rik