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.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Salty RI]

Will it work on solicitors??

It will if you pull it from under their feet.

 

[Salty RI]

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


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

They do have them, they work good.

 

[Tom S.]

When my son moved to Charlotte, NC, we had a game - one of us would load his snow shovel on the large U-Haul truck and he'd take it off, saying he wouldn't need it. As you may have guessed, when we got to Charlotte, the shove was on the truck. A few weeks later, Charlotte got hit with a storm that dropped a few inches on the ground. Mike was the only person in his neighborhood that had a shovel and a clean driveway.

 

[BigBoy99]

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

Several years ago an ice storm hit and my truck was totally covered with about 1/4" of ice! It took over an hour just to get off enough ice to be able to open the doors to get inside and start the truck. With the engine running, the defroster was able to melt the ice off the windshield. I decided then and there, it wouldn't happen again.

I got a tarp large enough to cover the truck. I also got about 20 of the super magnets. I made a small canvas bag for each magnet and sewed the magnets into the bags. I put canvas "pull tab" on each bag to facilitate the removal of the magnets from the metal side s of the truck. Works super. When a storm is forecast, the truck is covered and the magnets hold the tarp in place, even with winds. After any storm or blizzard, my truck is ready to go in about 10 minutes.

 

[turnerriver]

All I need is a tarp.
(This is cruel but sometimes I am )
Regards,
turnerriver

 

[BigBill]

Will it work on solicitors??

Probably not but my buddy's m29 did. He just got home from the night shift. A solicitor knocked on the door. His wife answered and the guy stuck his foot in the door. My buddy listened to the conversation. He put on his shoulder holstered m29 and ran down the stairs to the front door swung open the door and asked the clown if there is a problem. My buddy was a tunnel rat in nam. He wasn't wrapped to tight before nam. He's a good guy just don't push his button.

The tarp trick sounds good my misses does it on the cars.

 

[joe44va]

I hate snow. Should move further South.

 

[Tex1001]

I hate snow. Should move further South.

You'll have to go farther south than Texas this time.
It took my wife almost 5 hours to go 19 miles yesterday.
_______________________
I don't have Alzheimer's- My wife had me tested.

 

[jag312]

Right now, if I'm not shoveling snow, I'm shoveling frozen horse manure. I didn't plan on my retirement to be like this. What went wrong?

 

[JcMack]

I was gonna try the tarp to cover the cab and hood of my little pickup. It's outside all the time and I really hate chipping the ice and sweeping the snow off it in winter. I was gonna bungee the thing down to the front bumper and rear wheels but the plan was never implemented. It's been real cold but not much pecip.. Maybe a whole truck cover would be easier.

 

[normanlclark]

Less effort

Just move to Arizona.