How do you feel about snowblowers?
By sender621
@sender621 (14894)
United States
January 22, 2011 7:58am CST
The winter weather just seems to keep blasting us where harsh temperatures and snowfall can prevail. the convenience of owning a snowblower can be a blessing. It can also be a curse to your neighbors. If you own a snowblower, do you find it helpful to the winter season or do your neighbors make you wish you didn't have one?
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9 responses
@ptower76 (1616)
• United States
22 Jan 11
I don't own a snowblower but i can see where you would consider how the neighbors would make it a curse instead of a blessing. I can here them now. "oh a snowstorm coming, don't worry we'll borrow joe's snowblower." And when the time comes to pay for maintenance or repairs. Phone message, "Sorry can't come to the phone right now, leave a brief message and I'll get back to you." If I could afford, i would get a snowblower. Then when the neighbors need it I would use my snowblower to dig them out for a fee. Might turn it into a blessing after all.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Jan 11
Neighbors and a snowblower can make quite a combination. you just don't know what may come of it. thanks for the witty response.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Jan 11
You just don'tknow what you could be missing by having little snowfall. sometimes I wish i could be in your shoes. Thank you for responding.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
23 Jan 11
hi sender I grew up in South dakota and people had snow blowers and used them and the neighbors were not that close, and even is they were we were all using them so who cared about the noise. we all needed to use the roads when we could. now I am in unsnowy California and have not seen a snow blower in years. I say in snow country have a snow blower neighbors be hanged. they will probably have one too.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Jan 11
Thank you for your reponse hatley. It is very much appreciated. It sounds like you have had your share of experiences with snowblowers. Living in south dakota must have been something to behold in the snowy months.
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
22 Jan 11
I feel that if you want to own a snowblower, then own a snow blower. This is the way that you choose to clean your driveway. It only takes a short amount of time to clean the driveway, depending on the size....so the noise(I assume that is what the neighbors would have problems with)will only be for a short while.
Some people cannot shovel a driveway because of various reasons. ...so a blower is the answer.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Jan 11
I guess that smnaller driveways and sidewalks would not have as much use for a snowblower. Long driveways would certainly be glad for one. thanks for responding.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
29 Jan 11
Well if there is a lot of snow and winter weather, then snowblowers really are a lot of help. Now they will not work all of the time. There is sometimes where snow melts, then freezes, then snows, then melts, then freezes, where the snow is packed down and thus you have to do things the old fashion way with a shovel. Still when you use a snow blower, that is good and it will help cut down the workload.
@craigy123456789 (1759)
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22 Jan 11
The winter weather is awful, it is so frrezing cold. Over the last few days here we have had a little bit of snow, the roads and pavements are icey and it is freezing cold plus we also have mist here so it is hard to see where you are going. I agree with you that owning a snowblower can be a blessing, i wish i owned one really as i would certainly have used it. I would love to get one, no matter what the neighbours think.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
23 Jan 11
The cruelty of winter weather brings us different wishes at different times. A snowblower could definitely be an answer to the winter blues. thank you for your response.
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@tkonlinevn (6438)
• Vietnam
24 Jan 11
Why you can't harmonize between a snow blower and your neighbor? If there is a snow blower is good in winter, you can share it with your neighbor. You can control how to good for both.