From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 1/29/2026 6:28 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 1/29/2026 4:48 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >> On 1/29/2026 3:09 PM, Tal Yessen wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:14:57 -0500   
   >>> Frank <"frank "@frank.net> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I prefer Ed's today but mine in warm weather.   
   >>>   
   >>> You have a far larger and nicer lot, and prolly no hurricane or flood   
   >>> worries.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Eight inches of powder snow with a crust of sleet/freezing rain on top   
   >> is a pain in the ass but infinitely preferable to hurricanes and   
   >> flooding . Most of last weekend's snow is starting to melt , shaded   
   >> areas of course will take a while longer . We were "lucky" , the snow   
   >> here was light and fluffy . Farther south they got a wet heavy mix   
   >> that collapsed roofs .   
   >   
   > There are occasional tornadoes. I actually saw one destroy a school gym   
   > about a half mile from here many years ago.  A son was driving and it   
   > was coming towards us maybe a couple of hundred yards away.  I told him   
   > to floor it and we had no problem.   
   >   
   > I started up the snow thrower for the fist time in 3 years with no   
   > problem right after snow stopped before freeze.  Hit a newspaper buried   
   > in the snow on the driveway and it took me and my neighbor nearly a half   
   > hour to remove it.  Winter is no fun but I am not sure I would like an   
   > endless summer.   
      
      Up here a snow blower would be about as useful as teats on a boar ...   
   I have a JD 317 yard tractor with a power up/down front blade and a   
   Yanmar YM1500 4WD compact tractor with a back blade . The back blade is   
   a recent acquisition and I'm still learning how to use it most   
   effectively . I've thought about making a mount for the Yanmar to mount   
   the front JD blade . Fabricating a mount looks easy , but the plumbing   
   was a bit too expensive for the perceived benefit .   
   --   
   Snag   
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   when they stayed foreign ...   
      
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