On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 01:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Glenn,PS: I was trying to figure out how the heck one lifts from the knees instead of the back when shovelling snow, and I'm wondering whether snow shovels just aren't long enough for someone of my height... The only way I could use my knees would be to do deep knee bends with each stroke the whole time I was out there, and there's no way my knees would take anywhere near that amount of punishment. Thing is, I'm not _that_ tall (IIRC, 6'0" is above average but well within the normal range, right?), so if I'm right about the length of the handles on snow shovels, that would seem a little odd.
You are taking too big a scoop. If your knees can't take the load, what do you think it's doing to your back? Shovel smart, or pay someone else to do it.
Dan Scott
