How the Chinese Tried to Kill Me and My Snowblower

Jan 12, 2011 09:46

We woke this AM to some snow.  Maybe 6 inches, so not a lot.  But enough for me to fire up the snowblower and get cracking.

Some starter fluid and cursing - the snowblower is 30+ years old, a hand-me-down from Read more... )

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thatpotteryguy January 12 2011, 17:37:46 UTC
I see my agents have failed me, and your snowblower yet lives...

It's virtually impossible to kill a Briggs and Stubborn. A little thing like being struck by a Honda and falling into a ditch is nothing...they've been known to devour Russian tanks.

We have an ancient tractor powered by a Big and Stubborn engine, and it lurks in the barn, awaiting enough snowfall to bother powering up the rotary plow.

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belfebe January 12 2011, 20:42:17 UTC
Wow. What an adventure!

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helwen January 12 2011, 21:17:51 UTC
Wow, so glad they missed you -- and good on you, hightailing out of the way!

Yeah, those older machines are really something else. Our most reliable tractor is a 1954 Ford. Yes, Ford. They probably should have just stuck with tractors :D

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car audio honda 480 anonymous April 2 2011, 19:03:39 UTC
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