I had a man plow my drive for over ten years and he only charged me $15.00 each
time. I thought it was a great deal, until he hit my insolated garage door and
did $1100 damage. That is when I bought my first snow blower.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lenny McHugh
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]clearing driveway
Dale, around here there are guys with plows on pickup trucks that will clear
a normal driveway for 10 or 15 dollars. A friend has not started his snow
blower in 6 years. He said that it is not worth it for $10.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Leavens" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm
Well, that is more or less how I feel about it. I think I would prefer to
hire someone.
For the price of the machine, storage in the summer, fuel, maintenance. Well
I could afford quite a bit of wages.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: RJ
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm
Good luck, I gave up on the snow blowing a while back, went I started into
the woods and had to get some one to get me and the blower out. My driveway
is only 650 feet.
smile
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Leavens
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 23:06
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm
I have been considering a snow thrower again however similar concerns to
yours and the outrageous cost of a desirable unit put me off. I share my
drive with a neighbour, it is 32 feet wide and a little over 85 feet to the
road. I can't run a noisy machine 85 feet in a straight line and I worry too
about where the snow is actually flying, wouldn't want to throw a chunk of
something through a neighbours car window or a passing pedestrian.
All that notwithstanding, I had thought of setting a 4 foot length of iron
pipe into a bucket of cement, 30 pounds or so, one at each end of the run
with a light rope pulled between and use that as a guide. Maybe a little
tedious moving the standards at the end of each run but it might require
only 12 or 15 repetitions to cover the full 32 foot width. The other problem
of course is that most of these machines now require both hands on the
clutches to keep the thing in motion which leaves at least one too few for
additional guidance.
So far this winter we have mostly only had a couple of inches at a time
although nearly every day but a big dump and I am going to be in trouble.
We used to have a chap with a plough on the front of his truck but that
isn't an option this year and my neighbour objects to having a front end
loader on the new lock stone pavers.
Like Bob, I expect you would need a very loud alarm to hear over the roar
of a snow thrower and the ear covering required to keep the ears from
freezing. Just why it hasn't become popular to make those engines quieter
eludes me. Like those quad bikes and them darn special stinger mufflers they
now seem to like on snow mobiles, sound like screaming farts on helium.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Hume
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm
It's funny that you'd mention this, as I have been considering a similar
project. When I snow blow the drive way, I am often alerted by the family,
that I am no longer in the driveway, but actually in the street. I have been
considering setting a couple of treated 4 by 4's at the end of my driveway,
one on each side. I know that there are units that make use of a beam, that
when it is broken can set off an alarm. I would like the alarms to be
mounted on the poles as well, to alert me to the fact that I am near the end
of the driveway. Has anyone else done something similar or have any
suggestions. Thank you in advance for your contributions.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Franklin
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm
Dan's messages on wireless bad thing detectors have got me thinking about
other wireless devices that can be used around the home. One such device
that I have considered purchasing for a while is something to alert me when
someone or something comes up my driveway and into my yard. Has anyone had
any experience with any of the commercially available driveway alarms? If so
what brand or model do you like or dislike? Are they fairly durable and
reliable or do you have to throw them away after 6 months, like so many of
the wireless door bells on today's market.
Thanks for any info that you might be able to provide.
Paul Franklin
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Rossi
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] multipurpose tool
I own a Gerber as well. I like it very much, but I prefer a Swiss Army
knife for the size. Although, I stopped carrying those as well, but
recently picked up a UtiliKey from ThinkGeek.com it is quite literally the
size of any of the other keys on my key ring. It has a vitiously sharp
knife, bottle opener, flat head screw driver and philips screw driver.
Good enough for slicing open packages, and opening a beer.
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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