Let it snow let it snow let it snow (or not)

The one thing I forgot about snowfall in the suburbs is shovelling it the day after. This morning I awoke to about four inches on the ground, light and powdery save for where my mom's car had already packed it into the ground. I ate breakfast and suited up. My father started the Toro 521 and I was blowing the snow away. Until I reached the end of the driveway. The 521 sputtered and stopped. I yanked the starter cord and it coughed back to life. I went down the length of the driveway and made it all the way back before the snowblower wheezed and stopped. I pulled the cord. I blew snow off the driveway. When I again reached the street, the blower died. Rinse, repeat. Until finally I gave up. I left the snowblower in the middle of the driveway and grabbed a shovel. My father came out to tinker with the snowblower. He's tinkering still. Posted by eku at December 27, 2004 11:03 AM