We woke to about 8 inches of snow yesterday morning. Since we live very close to the Channel this is most unusual, and is the most snow I have ever seen in this part of Sussex. Mind you, given the last couple of winters it seems to be getting more common! I had been meaning to get a snow shovel, but of course never got around to it. So while in the village my wife popped into the local hardware store; they had sold out, but they were selling what she described as boards of wood nailed to posts! I suspect they had been very enterprising and making their own in the timber store next door!
Well my wife though I could do that myself, so I did! The board is some of that foamed PVC I got from the marketing department at work, the handle a leftover piece of 2" square softwood. OK it is not exactly ergonomic or pretty, but it is surprisingly effective at clearing the path and drive!
We joined our neighbours to clear nearly a foot of snow from our little dead-end road here in the Peak District.
ReplyDeleteFor a boating and railway enthusiast it was stretching things a bit because the job was to liberate everyone's cars and clear the middle of the road to allow them to get out.
Still the car is a useful adjunct to town living since it allows the weekly supermarket trip to happen and saves the vagaries of internet grocery shopping.