Hey you guys from Da Nort'

[tomteriffic]

Most Esteemed Redhead had mercy on my increasing decrepitude and came to the realization that, post my surgery (on New Year's Eve), she may well be responsible for shoveling the driveway for a month or two. Thus we got a snow blower. It isn't the best, isn't the worst, it's just well-reviewed and well suited to our needs plus a little bit of headroom, so to speak.

You guys that have gotten one in the past few years know that they aren't cheap. So, what are some good use/care/feeding tips for the thing? The most efficient way to use it is? Care, feeding and storage tips, etc.? I've got a walkway and about 1,500 square feet of double-wide driveway with a slight to moderate slope.

TIA

[a.bandini]

Hey Hbom

I recall hearing from a source that I considered credible that WD 40's primary ingredient is fish oil. Not saying I'd eat it or that it is good for fish, but it might be worth looking into if you run out of Pam (and who knows what that stuff is made out of?)

[Toadroller]

A long, long time ago I passed a WD-40 end-cap display at a Home Depot which had gallon cans of the stuff.

A fella turned to another and said, "You know dad, if you need that much WD-40, you might as well get it fixed."

Twenty years that phrase has stuck with me.

[a.bandini]

Note to self: Check for yourself on that easy to use database of all knowledge (internet) before posting something stupid and making a fool of yourself.

You think I'd learn.

The fish oil is an urban legend, if SNOPES is to be believed.

Sorry about that. Just the same, I've found the non-fishoil variety of WD-40 to be pretty useful, including for coating snow shovels and the snow blower.