The novelty has officially worn off

Any charm that snow held for me is long gone.

I just finished shovelling my ~ 100 yard driveway for the 10th time since last Friday…oh & it's -3 degrees here wind chill.

Tuesday night can't get here fast enough for me now - when I'm off to Death Valley for a LONG weekend of camping where it's 70 degrees & sunny.

F*#* winter.
Damn, I wish I could afford a place with a 100 yard driveway!
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Damn, I wish I could afford a place with a 100 yard driveway!
What are you?…retarded? :D

Since when does the access route to your domicile factor into the price?
If you were indeed the owner of a 100 yard driveway, it would be indicative of your owning more than the miniscule quarter acre lot that is typical here in DC.

One of the places I lived growing up had a driveway that was probably 200 yards. But we also owned 84 acres.


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Originally posted by grotty:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Damn, I wish I could afford a place with a 100 yard driveway!
What are you?…retarded? :D

Since when does the access route to your domicile factor into the price?
Why bother to shovel the driveway…fuck the mailman, all he does is bring me bills!
I basically have determined that I never would have survived a second in the cold and snow as the people did in the real life story depicted by the movie "Alive".

I too have shoveled umpteen times…in 50 mi winds the other day. When I went inside, my hands hurt so badly (and I wore gloves) I thought I was going to be sick.
Originally posted by mankie:
Why bother to shovel the driveway…fuck the mailman, all he does is bring me bills!
All I'm worried about is the sweet little UPS lady that brings me occasional packages containing hard to find records. Priorities Man!
Originally posted by El Tee:
I basically have determined that I never would have survived a second in the cold and snow as the people did in the real life story depicted by the movie "Alive".

I too have shoveled umpteen times…in 50 mi winds the other day. When I went inside, my hands hurt so badly (and I wore gloves) I thought I was going to be sick.
I've already eaten my roomates so I had to venture out.
Originally posted by grotty:
Originally posted by El Tee:
I basically have determined that I never would have survived a second in the cold and snow as the people did in the real life story depicted by the movie "Alive".

I too have shoveled umpteen times…in 50 mi winds the other day. When I went inside, my hands hurt so badly (and I wore gloves) I thought I was going to be sick.
I've already eaten my roomates so I had to venture out.
You can eat my roommate too - no hot water this morning! grr..
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
If you were indeed the owner of a 100 yard driveway, it would be indicative of your owning more than the miniscule quarter acre lot that is typical here in DC.

the
Originally posted by grotty:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
Damn, I wish I could afford a place with a 100 yard driveway!
What are you?…retarded? :D

Since when does the access route to your domicile factor into the price?
A 100 yard driveway and house could fit into a lot 30 ft wide & 350 feet long. That equates to 1/4 acre.

lawn acreage calculator
Originally posted by El Tee:
You can eat my roommate too - no hot water this morning! grr..
You can eat me too

ahh those zanny Germans.
Originally posted by mark e smith:
You can eat me too

ahh those zanny Germans.
As long as it's consentual and you are friendly!
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
If you were indeed the owner of a 100 yard driveway, it would be indicative of your owning more than the miniscule quarter acre lot that is typical here in DC.
those quarter acre lots in DC would probably go for close to a million if not higher, anyway, even if you could fit a 100 yard driveway
Originally posted by Puss E. Lipps:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
If you were indeed the owner of a 100 yard driveway, it would be indicative of your owning more than the miniscule quarter acre lot that is typical here in DC.
those quarter acre lots in DC would probably go for close to a million if not higher, anyway, even if you could fit a 100 yard driveway
I owned the same size house and lot in Northern Bethesda (Rockville actually, but we could use the address because White Flint did) that I do now in Pittsburgh. Even the costs were equivalent. I thought I would save huge dollars per month, but my mortgage nearly doubled. It's a tax thing. Just another reason to question why I moved here.
Originally posted by grotty:
Originally posted by Puss E. Lipps:
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
If you were indeed the owner of a 100 yard driveway, it would be indicative of your owning more than the miniscule quarter acre lot that is typical here in DC.
those quarter acre lots in DC would probably go for close to a million if not higher, anyway, even if you could fit a 100 yard driveway
I owned the same size house and lot in Northern Bethesda (Rockville actually, but we could use the address because White Flint did) that I do now in Pittsburgh. Even the costs were equivalent. I thought I would save huge dollars per month, but my mortgage nearly doubled. It's a tax thing. Just another reason to question why I moved here.
It was either move, or cut your mullet off!
Originally posted by mankie:
I owned the same size house and lot in Northern Bethesda (Rockville actually, but we could use the address because White Flint did) that I do now in Pittsburgh. Even the costs were equivalent. I thought I would save huge dollars per month, but my mortgage nearly doubled. It's a tax thing. Just another reason to question why I moved here. [/qb]
It was either move, or cut your mullet off! [/QB]

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Whoa - now you're getting personal…"my mullet is the champagne of hair."
:D
Mullets have Merit

"business in the front…party in the back"
BTW, why were you shovelling your driveway? Don't they have Mexicans in Pittsburgh?
Originally posted by mankie:
BTW, why were you shovelling your driveway? Don't they have Mexicans in Pittsburgh?
#1 - I can't afford them since I spend all my $$ paying for such an extravagant house ;)

#2 - They just opened a Baja Fresh nearby & the employees were the first Mexicans I've seen. I did try to lure a few of them away with an offer of a couple more cents per hour, but in the end it came down to benefits. Something I'm just not prepared to offer at this time. :p