Jim Boyer
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In 1989, we bought a used snow blower from my father-in-law. We've used it regularly....some winters quite often. Last summer, I took the old "machine" in for a tune-up. The small-motor repairman said, "I haven't see one of these in years." However, he was able to "ward off its death" and it ran really well.
This winter saw goose season "end" almost a month before the official date. Deep snow and very low temperatures sent them south....early. That has happened three years in a row.
Then "the blizzard of 2011" hit us. Looking at news reports, we fared better than many, but the driveway had more snow in it than ever before. I'm seventy now so I seem to be developing more of a personal relationship with the "old dinasour". We both are "used and abused".........but we are still able to "get the job done". However, I could use a tuneup....on second thought a major overhaul might be better.
I'm looking forward to spring. With a new boat coming, a dead mount of two cans to be delivered and another season of duck hunting on the horizon, snow becomes nothing more than a momentary nuisance. My body says otherwise, but it's the thought that counts.
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This winter saw goose season "end" almost a month before the official date. Deep snow and very low temperatures sent them south....early. That has happened three years in a row.
Then "the blizzard of 2011" hit us. Looking at news reports, we fared better than many, but the driveway had more snow in it than ever before. I'm seventy now so I seem to be developing more of a personal relationship with the "old dinasour". We both are "used and abused".........but we are still able to "get the job done". However, I could use a tuneup....on second thought a major overhaul might be better.
I'm looking forward to spring. With a new boat coming, a dead mount of two cans to be delivered and another season of duck hunting on the horizon, snow becomes nothing more than a momentary nuisance. My body says otherwise, but it's the thought that counts.
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