New apartment (It's actually a triple decker which are common in the New England area). Rent doesn't include snow removal. I hate shoveling. Talked with the neighbor downstairs and he has a snow blower but it crapped out on him half way through last winter so all three floors pitched in to shovel out or they called for a plow guy to do the driveway. However, since it was mid winter and the plow guy was already booked for the snow storms the house was lower on the totem pole for getting plowed out.

I have a lead on a couple of snow blowers from some guy in town that does small engine repair as a side job. I wasn't actively looking at this time but a friend sent me the lead. The small engine guy seems trustworthy. We texted back and forth and he has 2 blowers that he's looking to sell: a Craftsman and a Husqvarna. His asking price is a couple hundred bucks for each.

He did a tune up and routine maintenance on them over the summer but the owners moved and told him to just keep the snow blowers. He wants to get them out of his garage and get rid of them. He says both fire up on the first pull and run smooth. The Husqvarna also has electric start but it needs a needs a shear pin on one of the augers (no big deal). The Craftsman is a bit smaller and he says it also fires right up on first pull but doesn't have electric start. No biggie for me, but I think I'll go for the Husqvarna. I think both of them use Briggs & Stratton engines.

Prolly go check them out this weekend and if all is well and good, just pay him cash. Then I'll have to touch base with a friend that has a pickup truck to go get it and bring it home.

Or I could just "drive" it home. His house is about a mile away. Fire that bitch up and drive it or ride it home (if it has self driving wheels, strap a lawn chair on it for the ride but I'd have to get off to stop at cross walks and make turns and stuff). That would be funny... crossing through my little downtown this Saturday or Sunday "driving" a snowblower while smoking a cigar.

I don't think that it's illegal do so.
Awkward? Yes!
People looking at me with the WTF face? Yes.
Rather humorous? Yes.
Cops would probably stop me and send me to the hospital for a psychological evaluation.

It'd be like a Saturday Night Live skit

Go for Bucky! LOL 😂😆

I am imagining Bucky's next thread, titled "How I got my second concussion..."

Thursday greetings one & all, enjoy the day. 🙄

🤣

Since the previous one (the only one that I know of), I bought and use a bike helmet.

Weather folks are predicting a heat index temperature in the mid 90's today. Some towns are canceling school or are doing an early release for the rest of the week because it's too hot (many schools out here don't have air conditioning).

Morning guys. 77/104 today and going back up into 110-112 the next few days. Going to miss the heat while in Alaska.

Mornin' dudes.

75 now, headed for 94. I'm headed to the gym.

Good Thursday Morning to All! It's 81° on the way to 94° lster today.

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55 81. For the “wife” of me, I don’t know why we’re going back to Texas next weekend…. 😰

At the dealership with Jeep, radio doesn't shut off and keeps stating updates being installed and never completes.:-k
Later Gator.[ram27bat]

Because "wife" said so. 😣

"She" who must be obeyed.

If legal, I'd absolutely go for it. Thing about Awkward is that once you master it, it becomes more fun. With the added benefit of people generally giving you a wider berth, making for a more serene life.

I know a guy like that.

88 heading to 101. Three more days of 100+ and then we can put up Christmas decorations

😣 Left dealership stopped at Aldi, come out and the radio is playing WTF 😣
Back to dealership tomorrow morning.#-o

What song was playing..?? 😕

Pretty cool bit of history being uncovered in Jerusalem:



https://www.foxnews.com/world/steps-where-jesus-walked-and-healed-a-blind-man-unearthed-for-first-time-in-2000-years 

Did they find CROS..?? 😕

He told ya!

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Yeah, me too. 😰