[stylist] Blowing snow talk/writing

[LoriStay at aol.com]

I always thought a snowblower just sucked in the air.   Does it have a blade? 
  You can see we don't have one.   David has a 'snow scoop' which resembles 
half a door, has a wheel on the front bottom, and a blade.   You push it, and 
it pushes the snow in front of you till you tilt it to dump the snow.   It's 
perfect for the walk from the house to the street, because he can dump the snow 
onto the grassy section between sidewalk and street.   The only problem has 
been getting him in the right direction.   I never thought of stringing a rope.  
 Interesting idea.   You need muscles to push this thing, but he has them.
Lori

In a message dated 3/3/09 9:04:43 AM, newmanrl at cox.net writes:


> 
> 
> I've not done this one. I think I would see if  the leading edge of the
> front of the machine, its part in the front that is what you could say is
> the scooping housing collar for where the snow is introduced to the blades
> of the machine. I'd see if it could be used to tell me when I came into
> contact with the side of the walk or driveway (I believe this leading edge
> would be very low to the ground, like almost scraping the surface). You guys
> have seen this, how as you go into a snowy period, a walk that has been
> scooped is always lower then the grassy verge that is right at the edge of
> the walk; it's like you are walking in a groove. The wheels would also tell
> me something, in terms of when they started lumbering up and onto a surface
> that has not been previously blown/cleared and doesn't need to be. I think
> the hard flatter surfaced of a walk or driveway would feel one way and the
> snow covered surface of the grassy lawn would feel different, allowing you
> to know "Hey dude, you are off the walk, and don't need to clear the snow
> off the grass!"
> 
> 
> One part that could be funny is- you are doing your thing, the motor is
> roaring away, snow is being forcefully blown off to the side of the machine
> and a neighbor comes over to talk to you. And of course you don't hear them
> coming and you turn your blower to do the next little section and you cover
> your friendly neighbor with your flying ploom of snow.
> 
> Robert Leslie Newman
> Email- newmanrl at cox.net
> 




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