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On 1/28/2015 8:57 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 1/28/2015 5:17 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>
>> We park our car at the end of the driveway, then shovel a path down
>> the sidewalk path over to the car. If I can get to the car, I don't
>> see any point to clearing the whole driveway. I also try to make
>> a path across the grass on both sides for the mail carrier to go
>> house to house.
>>
>> nancy, lazy

>
> I clear it all. One reason, I can park 8' from the house using the
> family room door. I don't see any reason to schlep a dozen bags of
> groceries returning from our monthly shopping trip.


For whatever reason, that doesn't bother me at all. Still,
I got a pop up bag from Costco last month, it's amazing how
much stuff fits in that if I'm trying to save a trip to the
car. Used it today, as a matter of fact.

> I also want it
> clear for any emergency, delivery, whatever. I have a remote starter
> so the car is warming up when I get to it.
>
> We used to do it all by hand, but now it is machine done. I'm very glad
> we did that a few years back.


You do have more wintery weather than I do, for sure. We sometimes
get a lot of snow but many years, not much.

nancy