🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:19:20 -0400, Fatty Arbuckle
<Fatty.Arbuckley@yahoo.com> wrote:


>>
>> I was feeling quite happy about the outcome and one of my neighbors
>> very kindly helped me shovel out my car. Then Mr. Plow comes through
>> and buries it again. That's unlike this guy. If he sees people
>> shoveling out their cars, he will usually pass by and take their snow
>> away. He just looked and left.
>>
>
>
>     That's never nice.  I guess they can't help it when they have a lot 
>to plough, but it really is a PO when you get it all shoveled out and 
>turn your back for 5 minutes.  Wham!  They fill it all back in.

It all worked out. Mr. Plow left and Mr. Backhoe showed up about a
half hour later. Not only did he remove the lovely little pile behind
my car but he's done a great job of clearing the whole lot including
any parking spave not occupied.  I was very impressed with the
neighborly attitude of my fellow tenants. They're a fairly friendly
lot for the most part but really seem to pull together in a crunch.


>     Back before I figured out L A Z Y was my middle name, I dabbled at 
>work.  Stupid thing to do, I know.  We all do dumb things when we are 
>young, and will try anything.  I digress.

So you're retired now? Independently wealthy?       

>     When I had to get out in the morning, you can be sure as soon as I 
>shoveled it, and went in to get warmed up, then damn plough came by an 
>filled it in again.  I always wanted to drift a rock at him, but he was 
>in a big yellow steel cab, so what was the point?  So I'd shovel it out 
>again and be late.  Some jackass boss would always remind me of the work 
>hours, too.  Oh well, the jackass is still shoveling to get out in the 
>mornings, and I'm sleeping in. There is balance in nature. :-)


Oh man! That has to be a highly frustrating experience for home
owners. I remember by father getting pretty pissed when that happened.
That's a MAJOR amount of snow to shovel repeatedly. You must still
have to shovel but just at your leisure.  

I envy the lucky buggers who have snow blowers. There's a guy across
the street from me who has one. It still takes time to do his driveway
but it's not as back breaking as hefting a shovel.