- Dec 27, 2001
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We got a pretty decent amount of snow last night. It was still snowing this morning, so I waited until the snow let up before I shoveled out the driveway. When I did start shoveling I found out that it wasn't the nice, light fluffy stuff. It was the wet, sloppy, every shovel weighs more than I do kind of snow. I pulled my hood over my head and accepted the fact that I had a couple hours of backbreaking work ahead of me. I had just cleared out a small area directly in front of the garage when a rather old, beat up Ford with a plow stopped in front of the house. He asked if I wanted to be plowed out and I replied that I didn't have any cash on me. I put my head back down and resumed my awful chore. I had only made a couple feet of progress when the truck came back down the road. He slowed way down and crept into the driveway.
The driver rolled his window down, so I went over to see what their deal was. I half wanted to ask them if they were willing to take a check and half wanted to ask them if they were that desperate for $10. When I finally looked inside the truck, I was greeted by 2 fellows that looked like they were straight out of that Tom Hanks movie "The Burbs". The look of the occupants and the look of the truck was enough to get me to be on my best manners. I asked the driver if I could help him. He had a weird look in his good eye and he asked me how much money I had on me. I was wondering if I was going to get rolled in my own driveway. I again told him that I didn't have any cash on me. He said something to the effect of "Ain't that a bitch", dropped his plow and backed up. I was confused as to why he would waste that much time for a shitty line like that. Then he pulls forward and proceeds to plow the drive. Our driveway is a decent size and there was a good amount of snow. When he was halfway done I realized that it would have taken me a couple days to dig that all out.
When he was done, he simply pulled onto the street and said, "Merry Christmas."
The driver rolled his window down, so I went over to see what their deal was. I half wanted to ask them if they were willing to take a check and half wanted to ask them if they were that desperate for $10. When I finally looked inside the truck, I was greeted by 2 fellows that looked like they were straight out of that Tom Hanks movie "The Burbs". The look of the occupants and the look of the truck was enough to get me to be on my best manners. I asked the driver if I could help him. He had a weird look in his good eye and he asked me how much money I had on me. I was wondering if I was going to get rolled in my own driveway. I again told him that I didn't have any cash on me. He said something to the effect of "Ain't that a bitch", dropped his plow and backed up. I was confused as to why he would waste that much time for a shitty line like that. Then he pulls forward and proceeds to plow the drive. Our driveway is a decent size and there was a good amount of snow. When he was halfway done I realized that it would have taken me a couple days to dig that all out.
When he was done, he simply pulled onto the street and said, "Merry Christmas."
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