Marc: Not in the Club

Brad, you're a better man than me. I would have bought a snow blower the day I moved into your house. It's a corner lot (lots of sidewalk) and your driveway is almost big enough to host a college basketball game. I'm surprised that it took you this long to get one. But then again, I'm not so sure.

I don't know what it is, but I LOVE to shovel snow. I can't explain it and I don't have the slightest idea of how I might have acquired this sickness. I just love it.

You guys probably remember that we lived in a townhouse when we were here before and now we're in a similar situation. Our association includes snow removal, but after talking that over with my neighbors, "removal" must be used pretty loosely. They apparently don't do much of anything, but that's okay with me. When we were here before, I would often shovel my walk, my driveway, the sidewalks of my two neighbors, and a parking spot or two across the street (it was community parking). Admittedly, when you live in a townhouse, the length of your sidewalk added to that of three of your neighbors probably doesn't equal your sidewalk Brad. But considering the fact that my current neighbors are a couple in their 80's and two divorced women with two teenage daughters, I'll probably be doing a lot of shoveling here too. I bought a shovel a couple of weeks ago and I am ready to go!

There are also some good hills here near my house so I'm looking forward to some sledding this year. I have seldom done it in the last 5-10 years but i love it… still need to buy a sled though.