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monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 2104
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:24 pm: | 
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...wish I had bought one
I was just thinking of going out to start shoveling, but the way it's coming down I would just have to go back out in a couple of hours. |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 4841
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:27 pm: |
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So hubby is out of town and I go out to shovel. OMG, I have so much respect for people who shovel! My neighbors with the snow blower that usually help me out have moved. Two hours later, still shovelling!! |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 2105
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:39 pm: |
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how are you posting while you are shoveling? 
get back outside.... |
BGS
Citizen
Username: Bgs
Post Number: 596
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:40 pm: |
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Always wanted to buy one for Mr. BGS but he could never justify the expense. A year and a half ago my brother and his family moved out west...I jump on his showblower for $150 and Mr.BGS is very thankful for it today!! Even with the blower he has been out there for two hours in a little 50x100 piece of property... of course, he had to make a path for the bird feeder because he has taken a liking to the cardinal family that frequents our bird restautant and then he has to make a path to the garbage cans, and now trying to get the driveway entrance cleared since the town just came thru and plowed. Best $150 I ever spent I think.
If you all lived near us I would lend you the blower. :-)
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Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2343
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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My empathies, redY67. I just did most alla our stuff as my husband is incapacitated and can't help. Now inside and he's made pancakes and bacon, YAY! |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 4842
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 2:02 pm: |
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Cyn nice to have pancakes and bacon after such hard work! Now of course I think all my work was for nothing, it needs to be done again..... |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 4844
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 2:05 pm: |
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So Monster my kids like your pic so much they keep asking me to put Blue back on the screen!!! |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 2108
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 2:13 pm: |
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sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3127
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 3:31 pm: |
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I think this snow was a 2-round storm. If you don't touch it until it's all over, it is going to be a really big job (and either dark or getting there)! |
kmk
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Username: Kmk
Post Number: 981
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 3:51 pm: |
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Monster,
Slight correction. It's BLOO as in Blooregaurd Q. Kazoo. That's his given name. (We just bought a little Opti for the kids and they named it Bloo!)
In regard to the snow blowers...we have been the proud owners of one for 5 years. Today we had our first "incident". My husband dutifully picked up the snows toys and newspaper off of the driveway and began his plowing. CRUNNNNNCH!
Some ding-song delivered two papers, in white bags, this morning?!! Blasted machine was jammed full of newsprint and took our oldest daughter and the less-than-patient husband a full hour to clean it out! |
The Soulfullest Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 1434
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 4:07 pm: |
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Just be glad Dick Cheney isn't snow-blowing next door... |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3957
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 6:00 pm: |
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True Soul! We could end up getting shot!  What was he hunting for anyway? |
doulamomma
Citizen
Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 996
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 8:45 pm: |
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huh? Dick Cheney? whd't I miss? |
Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 172
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 8:50 pm: |
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i've never been in Virtual Cafe before! i can't believe it. why haven't i been here?
anyway, dick cheney shot his friend on a hunting trip. his friend is 78 years old. My MIL is the same age -- she doesn't even leave the house!
i think his friend is okay? |
doulamomma
Citizen
Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 999
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 8:58 pm: |
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Oh right, his "friend" - or maybe just someone about to become a witness in some scandal or another involving the administration? 
By the way, one to go - post number 999 |
Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 173
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 9:01 pm: |
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okay, i need to put dtr to bed, but this is too exciting!
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doulamomma
Citizen
Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 1000
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 9:03 pm: |
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Well - wouldn't want to keep anyone up, so here you go crazy_q...number 1000!
How on earth did that happen?!
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Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 175
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 9:10 pm: |
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wow! do you get something?
it's like watching the odometer on the car!
anyway, glad i could be here for this moment.
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doulamomma
Citizen
Username: Doulamomma
Post Number: 1003
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 9:48 pm: |
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I'm afraid the little moment of glory* we shared is about it, crazy_q, but that's OK - thanks for sticking around for it!
I do think that a few friends think I'm nuts whenever I refer to MOL in conversation (perhaps a bit to frequently?), as it's just not a part of their lives...
*Oh - perhaps I've gotten a bigger ••• as a result? |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 1735
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:52 pm: |
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Just need to vent:
our snow blower broke about 4 minutes into the job today!
ARRRGGHHHH!!!
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AlleyGater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1184
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 11:50 pm: |
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OK, we waited until 11AM this morning to clean off the snow. My free snowblower (thanks MOL) was finally used today for the first time. What I didn't realize is that the little snowblower can't do miracles. That was alot of snow. I needed to start a path by manually shovelling. The snow was sorta wet so it was heavy and kept clogging the machine. The blower didn't blow th snow far enough. It was a nightmare. Long story short, the snow blowe works but it woefully underpowered for a task like today. It took forever. I still needed to shovel out where the driveway connects to the street due to the wall of snow the plow dumped on me. Of course that is the HARDEST PART. I guess my back hurts less now than if I shovelled all of it, but still PHEWWWWW I'm exhausted. Very many hours. |
thegoodsgt
Citizen
Username: Thegoodsgt
Post Number: 918
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 7:42 am: |
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Real men use shovels! Builds character...and a strong back for those long days behind the computer at work. |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 4848
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 8:00 am: |
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Monster thanks, the kids went WILD over all the Bloos!!
Pippi, sorry about the snow blower, what a drag! |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 1736
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 1:23 pm: |
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redy - thanks for commiserating with me! |
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