25" of snow Saturday. The farmer who has been handling snow removal
here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. Driveway is 660
and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. Called others
from the Yellow Pages, no dice. Another foot of snow expected
Tues.-Wed. Death by starvation. Never thought I'd go out this way.

On 02/08/10 09:10 am, Stranded wrote:

> 25" of snow Saturday. The farmer who has been handling snow removal
> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. Driveway is 660
> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. Called others
> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. Another foot of snow expected
> Tues.-Wed. Death by starvation. Never thought I'd go out this way.

The unemployed people all went out and bought trucks with snow plows and
signed up to get listed in the Yellow Pages, but the new edition with
their names and numbers hasn't come out yet.

In the meantime, they're all hanging out on the street corner waiting
for you to drive along and hire them. Got enough shovels?

Perce

Stranded wrote:
> 25" of snow Saturday. The farmer who has been handling snow removal
> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. Driveway is 660
> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. Called others
> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. Another foot of snow expected
> Tues.-Wed. Death by starvation. Never thought I'd go out this way.
Hmmm,
Blame global warming!!

Caesar Romano wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:10:52 GMT, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote Re So
> Where Are All These Unemployed People?:
>
>> 25" of snow Saturday. The farmer who has been handling snow removal
>> here
>
> "here" where?
>
>> for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. Driveway is 660
>
> "660" what? yards? feet?
>

I would assume he meant 66°, 66 degree slope of the driveway.

To insert the degree symbol, press and hold ALT while typing
0176 which makes this " ° "

>> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. Called others
>>from the Yellow Pages, no dice. Another foot of snow expected
>> Tues.-Wed. Death by starvation. Never thought I'd go out this way.
>
> Informative post.
>
> Anyway, to answer you question: the unemployed are probably home
> watching TV and thinking about who there will vote for in the next
> election. Just like always.

I have no regular job and I have no problem finding work. There is work
to be done everywhere, my problem is I tend to push myself too hard and
have to spend time recovering. I can't understand someone who will limit
themselves as to what work they will do.

TDD©

On Feb 8, 9:10*am, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote:
> 25" of snow Saturday. *The farmer who has been handling snow removal
> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. *Driveway is 660
> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. *Called others
> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. *Another foot of snow expected
> Tues.-Wed. *Death by starvation. *Never thought I'd go out this way.

Me and most of my neighborhood were all set for the snow with snow
throwers and generators.
Neighbor in back, with drive longer than yours, did it with a snow
thrower and we had just as much snow as you.

On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:23:47 -0800 (PST), Frank <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Feb 8, 9:10=A0am, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote:
>> 25" of snow Saturday. =A0The farmer who has been handling snow removal
>> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. =A0Driveway is 660
>> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. =A0Called others
>> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. =A0Another foot of snow expected
>> Tues.-Wed. =A0Death by starvation. =A0Never thought I'd go out this way.
>
>Me and most of my neighborhood were all set for the snow with snow
>throwers and generators.
>Neighbor in back, with drive longer than yours, did it with a snow
>thrower and we had just as much snow as you.

Oh I have a whole house Kohler generator but power from the elec. co.
wasn't interrupted -- this time.

But you can't eat propane.

Can't imagine anyone doing a real long drive with a walk behind snow
thrower especially with 2 ft. of snow. He must have a huge machine
and probably had to refill his tank a dozen times.

Tony Hwang wrote:
> Stranded wrote:
>> 25" of snow Saturday. The farmer who has been handling snow removal
>> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. Driveway is 660
>> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. Called others
>> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. Another foot of snow expected
>> Tues.-Wed. Death by starvation. Never thought I'd go out this way.
> Hmmm,
> Blame global warming!!

Very well could be. Weather extremes are one symptom.

The Daring Dufas wrote:
> Caesar Romano wrote:
>> On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:10:52 GMT, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote Re So
>> Where Are All These Unemployed People?:
>>
>>> 25" of snow Saturday. The farmer who has been handling snow removal
>>> here
>>
>> "here" where?
>>
>>> for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. Driveway is 660
>>
>> "660" what? yards? feet?
>>
>
> I would assume he meant 66°, 66 degree slope of the driveway.
>

A 66 degree driveway would not be driveable.

Stranded wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:23:47 -0800 (PST), Frank <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> On Feb 8, 9:10=A0am, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote:
>>> 25" of snow Saturday. =A0The farmer who has been handling snow removal
>>> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. =A0Driveway is 660
>>> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. =A0Called others
>>> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. =A0Another foot of snow expected
>>> Tues.-Wed. =A0Death by starvation. =A0Never thought I'd go out this way.
>> Me and most of my neighborhood were all set for the snow with snow
>> throwers and generators.
>> Neighbor in back, with drive longer than yours, did it with a snow
>> thrower and we had just as much snow as you.
>
> Oh I have a whole house Kohler generator but power from the elec. co.
> wasn't interrupted -- this time.
>
> But you can't eat propane.
>
> Can't imagine anyone doing a real long drive with a walk behind snow
> thrower especially with 2 ft. of snow. He must have a huge machine
> and probably had to refill his tank a dozen times.

What are you, a princess? Looking for reasons to whine about your
self-created situation instead of doing something about it? Get off
the internet and deal.

On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:30:39 -0600, Hell Toupee <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Stranded wrote:
>> On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:23:47 -0800 (PST), Frank <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 8, 9:10=A0am, stayin@home. (Stranded) wrote:
>>>> 25" of snow Saturday. =A0The farmer who has been handling snow removal
>>>> here for the past 33 years didn't even attempt it. =A0Driveway is 660
>>>> and steep but he has tackled this much snow before. =A0Called others
>>>> from the Yellow Pages, no dice. =A0Another foot of snow expected
>>>> Tues.-Wed. =A0Death by starvation. =A0Never thought I'd go out this way.
>>> Me and most of my neighborhood were all set for the snow with snow
>>> throwers and generators.
>>> Neighbor in back, with drive longer than yours, did it with a snow
>>> thrower and we had just as much snow as you.
>>
>> Oh I have a whole house Kohler generator but power from the elec. co.
>> wasn't interrupted -- this time.
>>
>> But you can't eat propane.
>>
>> Can't imagine anyone doing a real long drive with a walk behind snow
>> thrower especially with 2 ft. of snow. He must have a huge machine
>> and probably had to refill his tank a dozen times.
>
>What are you, a princess? Looking for reasons to whine about your
>self-created situation instead of doing something about it? Get off
>the internet and deal.

Was on the phone most of the morning trying to "deal."

Young people don't want to work today; they want someone to take care
of them. And they whine that they're unemployed.

Landscapers advertise "snow removal" in the phone book but it's just a
waste of print.