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Popular Mechanics
And they shovel haphazardly around the wheels. Your best bet is a light, long- handled shovel — not a wide-bladed snow shovel, but a narrow scoop shovel of ...

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STOP SHOVELING SNOW! Patented Sno-Dozer Saves You Time-Easier On Your Heart ... along like a sled on its patented runners — no wheels to stick in snow. jam. ...

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STUDDED SNOW TIRES on front wheels stick in hard turn. .... So carry a shovel. Removing snow in front and behind each wheel is easy, but too often ...

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The usual last resort in such cases is the extra gang, the pick and the shovel, the boarding train and — large expense. Blocks of hard snow, loosened from ...

Engineering and contracting
must use great vigilance to keep them in The dipper of the shovel in loading ... hop- sides of the wagons does play some part. per can be mounted on wheels, ...

More of our readers' thoughts on Aldergrove, past and future...

Editor:

Many years ago I lived in Aldergrove and liked the little town. So, five years ago my husband and I moved back here for our retirement. We live on 26B Avenue in a little rancher. Because of our ages, 72 and 73 years old, we wanted to take life easy. In our subdivision there are about 100 houses and we have a very friendly neighbourhood.

For the first three years, in September and October, I went out at midnight and cleared the leaves from many storm sewers. The water was often ankle-deep on the road and came into our home's crawl space.

The third winter, when we had so much snow around Christmas, members of eight families were outside one day, shoveling 26B and the 273 Street cul-de-sac for hours. The snow was knee-high and lots of cars were getting stuck but no snowplow came by.

The past fall of 2011 we faced the annual chore of trying to get rid of the leaves from the two Township trees adjoining our lot. Though I was very ill we cleared up nine bags in one week, and nine more the next week. The Township did not send anyone to prune the trees or to help with raking, despite three calls to them.

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Winter Driving Tips: It's the Holiday Season, and Our Kids are ...

by Dee Braun, DrR, CA, CCT

It’s the night after our Thanksgiving Dinner (Saturday is our traditional day for Tgiving in order to accommodate everyone’s plans) and I’m on the couch – almost in a total stupor from a turkey hangover – and the phone rings.

It’s not a mom’s worst nightmare, but it’s close. I hear my 18-year-old son, CJ, go “mom, it’s a blizzard, I can’t see more than a foot or two in front of my car.”

Cj, because he’s an 18-year-old boy, is, of course, invincible. And, he has more of a sports car when mom would have rather he drove a tank (or at least an old International Scout).

I’ve heard that saying about your blood running cold, but this time I got to feel it and began planning to go put the tire chains on my truck and begin the nightmare track on Wyoming roads in a snow storm to get my baby.

Thankfully, he was at a town and could see a motel up the road, so we got him checked in and I was finally able to draw a deep breath when I knew he was snuggled safely in a Super 8. It took two more days, but he did finally arrive back at school in one piece (insert a heartfelt thank you prayer here!).

Of course I’ve tried to teach all of my kids how to drive safely in bad weather. How to get out of a skid, to wear their seatbelts, to not text and drive, etc. But the most important thing I’ve pounded into their thick skulls is when to have enough sense to just STOP. You know, that point where going on, no matter how badly you think you need to get to your destination, is simply suicidal.

“CJ, you can’t take your test if you’re dead.”  Ya know, simple little life facts like that. And, while having my youngest child out on the lonely roads of Wyoming in an unforgiving snow storm was terrifying, I just had to breathe a prayer of thanks that although he hadn’t had enough sense to check road and weather reports before leaving, he HAD had enough sense to know when going forward in those conditions was way beyond his skill set.

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Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Deicing Rock Salt

by Julia Walsh

If you happen to be house-ridden by a blizzard this Winter, you'll probably pounce at the first chance you get to drive into town. While you may have rock salt at the ready, you should pause before scattering those granules: rock salt can actually be quite harmful to the environment. Excess salt can make the soil more acidic, disrupting the growth of your plants. Traditional rock salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl), which contains cyanide and chloride that can endanger your water supply. Plus, rock salt residue coats the soil, preventing plants from absorbing nutrients and water.

Fortunately, there are a number of alternatives to rock salt that will help keep your shoes and your car's wheels from slipping and sliding all over the place.

This one may seem like a big, fat "duh," but shovel! Shovel as soon as possible during a snow storm, and if it's a long-lasting storm, brave the weather and shovel while it snows. This will give the snow less time to set, and you'll have it out of the way before it melts and freezes, becoming ice! If you suspect the ice and snow will melt soon anyways, you can improve your traction and make your sidewalks and driveways less slippery by sprinkling them with sand, gravel, or birdseed. It won't melt the ice, but it'll prevent you from falling, and it'll keep the birds happy!

Continue reading for four more eco-friendly deicing tips!

Before a storm comes into town, cover high-traffic areas like sidewalks, door entries, and the walk between your car and your home with a plastic tarp. Then shovel off the snow and remove it before it has a change to freeze. When necessary, use a salt-free deicer, such as Safe Paw or Calcium Magnesium Acetate (CMA), which is less harmful to plants, pets, concrete, and humans. Consider the weather conditions before applying a deicer. For dry, powder snow, sweep and shovel the snow instead of...

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