Snow and tarp experiment...It worked!

[fiasconva]

After seeing Chuck24's post I thought I'd relay my story for you. A couple of years ago we were forecasted about 6 inches of snow so I thought I'd give this a try. I took one of those cheap tarps you get from Harbor Freight and spread it out over my front steps. I figured if it didn't work I'd just have to shovel the steps anyway. We had about 8 inches of snow. After the snow, I went out, grabbed the tarp at the bottom of the steps ( I have 4 steps) and slowly slid it down the steps and out into the front yard where I dumped the snow. It worked perfectly and the steps were clean and I didn't have to shovel at all. Give it a try and see if works for you as well as it did for me.

 

[coltle6920]

Will it work on solicitors??

 

[Watchdog]

Will it work on solicitors??

No. But what you do is get you one a them cheap leg hold traps and bury it under the snow bout where they'll stand to ring the doorbell. Don't anchor or stake it, just let 'em run off with it.

 

[Wee Hooker]

No. But what you do is get you one a them cheap leg hold traps and bury it under the snow bout where they'll stand to ring the doorbell. Don't anchor or stake it, just let 'em run off with it.

Seems like a waste of a otherwise usable trap...

 

[Model 19 6"]

That would require me to be able to touch my toes.

 

[carpriver]

to much wind, it would end up in the road.

 

[zzzippper]

All thread stealing BS aside, l asume the same would be true of driveways. They would have to be weighed down for wind and might be to heavy to move. But it would save a whole lot of shoveling.

 

[CH4]

I wish you would have posted this yesterday. Got about 6" last night.

 

[fiasconva]

We're supposed to get 7 to 10 inches tonight and tomorrow with a lot of wind. I just put the tarp down and put a brick on each corner. I'll see if it works again this time.

 

[JayCeeNC]

If you have a dog or cat that needs to go outside to do his "business" put down a 6x6 or so tarp near the bottom of the steps or near the door and pull it up after the snow to expose a cleared area.
That way Fido can go out and relieve himself without having to plow through the snow. He'll thank you for it!

 

[Mule Packer]

Hmmm. Sounds good...but unfortunately we got 27 inches of the stuff dumped on us in about 24 hours. I suppose the trick would work...that is if I could drag a tarp with about 800 pounds of snow piled on it.

 

[Bill Bates]

I'm not about to spoil the wife by buying her a tarp when she has perfectly good snow shovel.

 

[rburg]

Hmmm. Sounds good...but unfortunately we got 27 inches of the stuff dumped on us in about 24 hours. I suppose the trick would work...that is if I could drag a tarp with about 800 pounds of snow piled on it.

I'd bet a team of those mules could make it move. Or tear it pretty good.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Lay down the tarp then shovel snow on it to hold it down. Duh...

Anyone watch The Three Stooges where the dresser is too heavy to lift with the drawers in, so they take the drawers out and put them on top of the dresser? Way ahead of their time...

 

[Lt JL]

I'm not about to spoil the wife by buying her a tarp when she has perfectly good snow shovel.

I don't believe I would have said that.

 

[Bill Bates]

I don't believe I would have said that.

but she enjoys the exercise; so, it is okay.

 

[Lt JL]

you sure that shovel didn't get bent over your noggin?

 

[Bill Bates]

you sure that shovel didn't get bent over your noggin?

Nope she bought that one already bent. She says it is much easier on the back and she loves it. I hate the silly thing and have one that has a normal straight handle. These days I follow the snow blower and she gets the steps and and does a little cleanup with her bent handle shovel.

 

[pittpa]

I just got an idea. A tarp with magnets to go over the roof and windows of the car.


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[Salty RI]

Will it work on solicitors??

It will if you pull it from under their feet.