Well, believe it or not, we have a couple of really big mountains here that get snow on them during the winter. I will look tomorrow, but I know we have snow-blowers in one store downtown. Thanks, what a great idea. Betsy At 02:59 PM 6/22/2008, you wrote:
>Betsy lives in Hawaii. I wonder if they would have a big ice scraper >like that there? Still, it is a good idea. I sharpened mine to help >scrape tiles and glue off of hardwood flooring here a few years ago. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Victor Gouveia >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:14 PM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Removing grout from cement > >Hi Betsy, > >There is also an ice scraper you can purchase from any big box hardware >store, like Lowes or Home Depot, called an edger. > >basically what it is is a long pole, looking like a long handled shovel, >with a large five or six inch scraper made of steel on the end of it. > >These types of tools are generally used to slice off the edges of lawns and >such, however the blade on the end of it is fairly sharp enough to use as a >scraper. > >This way you don't have to stoop over or kneel down to use the hammer and >chisel. > >You basically keep it at a 45 or 22 and 1/2 inch angle, and scrape forward. > >Either way, it would be in the garden section of those stores, and they're >pretty cheap. > >Victor >Co-moderator >Blind Movie Buffs List >Guidedogs List > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: >6/22/2008 7:52 AM > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
