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Before You Dig: 8 Snow-Shoveling Tips (Bloated Government Barf Alert!)
Arlington Patch ^
| February 14, 2014
| Mary Ann Barton
Posted on 02/15/2014 7:13:41 AM PST by McBuff
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To: PowderMonkey
Laughing at this. As a kid (eons ago) we all grabbed shovels and went out to “earn our own money”. And the dollars did add up. We were rich.
Shoveled the neighbors walk and steps, but never where I lived. In my 20’s I found out out mothers had cooked up a deal where I did the neighbor’s shoveling and when I wasn’t looking my neighbor’s kid did where I lived.
BUT— we had each labored and EARNED money. A true life’s lesson, never to be forgotten.
Of course, in some cases, earned money went into the family coffers because it was really needed.
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posted on
02/15/2014 9:48:13 AM PST
by
CaptainAmiigaf
(NY TIMES: We print the news as it fits our views.)
To: McBuff
Just curious...what is the “Patch” ?
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posted on
02/15/2014 9:51:02 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: rlmorel
Good scene. I love how they have desks shared between two offices and end up in a tug of war.
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posted on
02/15/2014 10:19:55 AM PST
by
ArcadeQuarters
(Starve the RINOs: Not one dollar, not one vote.)
To: McBuff
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posted on
02/15/2014 10:20:46 AM PST
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: neverdem; narses; SunkenCiv; Nachum; cripplecreek
So, one of those uber-”free” conformity-wearing Stalinist youth (er, paid volunteers) didn’t get the word about wearing their government issue brown shoes?
Nuremburg parades were less frightening.
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posted on
02/15/2014 10:31:40 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: PowderMonkey
Step One: hire some kid to do it. Nearly fainted last winter when some kid and his buddy knocked on my door, offering to shovel snow from the driveway and front walk for $10. Hadnt encountered that in decades. May be hope for this country after all.Did that all through my childhood. Snow shovel, rake leaves, pull weeds...made a few bucks.
Then in high school got myself a job selling mens clothing in a rather high end small store. I learned a lot as a youngster.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
02/15/2014 11:22:01 AM PST
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
To: nascarnation
The “Patch” is a website focusing on local community news. It’s the equivalent of the local community paper. There are “Patch” sites for many communities. . .they are all over Northern Virginia. . not sure how prevalent nationwide.
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posted on
02/15/2014 11:36:00 AM PST
by
McBuff
To: alexander_busek
Pre-warmed plates are essential.
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posted on
02/15/2014 11:37:46 AM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: logi_cal869
Waiting for the How to fill a sandbag without a hernia video...
Don’t be silly, you can’t fill a sandbag with a hernia,
although it certainly FEELS like it...
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posted on
02/15/2014 11:46:28 AM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: napscoordinator
any more, one doesn't shovel snow.
the proper tool is a handled blade much like a dozer blade. rather than lift and throw, one merely pushes.
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posted on
02/15/2014 11:49:49 AM PST
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
To: lurk
Big government, based on the idea that with enough micromanagement the world can be perfect.That's what they want you to think. Reality is many Governments are jobs programs for the incompetent and the affirmative action babies who happen to be politically connected. We have thousands of Governments in America. More than 3000 counties, 50 states, One Federal gov and so on
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posted on
02/15/2014 4:54:47 PM PST
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: Dr. Sivana
How do these municipalities get away with forcing people to work without compensation?
Seriously, I don’t know how it is legal.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:12:03 PM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: Dr. Sivana
A cardiologist told me they double staff in weather like this. It's a stress test on steroids. The cold air causes blood vessels to restrict and that causes the heart to work harder than ever before. People drop like flies.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:19:21 PM PST
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is)
To: BinaryBoy
That is absolutely my favorite scene as well in that movie!
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posted on
02/16/2014 5:38:04 AM PST
by
rlmorel
("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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