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gab13by13

(30,692 posts)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:02 PM Tuesday

Well I Fired Up The Snowblower Today

It snowed 5 or 6 inches here in central Pa. A couple years ago my daughter got me a snowblower, that was nice, then she said because I was getting old, that was mean, I'm only 78 with a new knee.

It took me 10 minutes to get it started and yes I had Sta-bil in the gas.

She could have gotten me an electric starter, just kidding.

I dread taking our outdoor cat to the vet tomorrow. He sleeps in a heated cat house in the garage. He is like 13 and I have to get him to the vet by 7:30 tomorrow morning to have at least 1 tooth pulled. Talk about health insurance, if he has more than one bad tooth I'm approaching $1,000.00. He's worth it though, he's been a very good boy, chipmunks hate him though.

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Well I Fired Up The Snowblower Today (Original Post) gab13by13 Tuesday OP
Good Idea Coldwater Tuesday #1
Wow! That much snow on November 11th.... FakeNoose Tuesday #2
Is your cat okay with getting in the car? viva la Tuesday #3
We Had Snow Sunday & Monday ProfessorGAC Tuesday #4
Yes, gab13by13, I went to school at Penn State. Very cold up in Central PA. But they never canceled classes. They used debm55 Tuesday #5

Coldwater

(628 posts)
1. Good Idea
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:13 PM
Tuesday

Although we don't have any snow on the ground, the temps today are in the 30s with windchills in the low 20s and upper teens.

Time to add some gasoline and fire it up to make sure it still works.

FakeNoose

(39,509 posts)
2. Wow! That much snow on November 11th....
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:22 PM
Tuesday

I wonder if that's a sign that we're going to have a tough winter this year. There doesn't seem to be a Groundhog's Day equivalent for winter weather, is there? In Pittsburgh we barely had a few flurries that melted before they hit the ground.

Good luck to your kitty!

viva la

(4,409 posts)
3. Is your cat okay with getting in the car?
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:25 PM
Tuesday

Mine is just so terrified, I'm worried she'll have a heart attack on the way to the vet.

ProfessorGAC

(75,248 posts)
4. We Had Snow Sunday & Monday
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:44 PM
Tuesday

But, not like you did. Maybe a half-inch total.
Plus, I don't have to "fire up" my snowblower. It's electric!
Plus, they're calling for a high of 70° on Saturday!

debm55

(52,735 posts)
5. Yes, gab13by13, I went to school at Penn State. Very cold up in Central PA. But they never canceled classes. They used
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 04:37 PM
Tuesday

to haul the snow out to where the Old Beaver station was to clear State College,

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