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Welcome to the land that has real winter. It's definitely an acquired taste.
It didn't take long to find pics of actual Saratoga area snowfall.
Buy it buy it buy it.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
That is rare these days though. Worst case for the big stuff hire somebody!
I could always buy it and sell for a profit I December when the stores are sold out too. Hey it works for cars now
Driveway is pretty short and relatively flat. So it is an easy one to do. Maybe I could send my wife out to do neighbors for extra money?
I guess you guilted me in to at least negotiating.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Here’s a picture of it. If we get more snow than this can handle I’m staying in and waiting for the national guard.
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
A few pics from our trip. If you stay away from the tourist traps, this is one nice area.
Good luck finding someone to plow AFTER a snow fall unless you want to stand in a drift out by the road begging itinerant plow trucks to come in and mow down your shrubs for an exorbitant price.
Around here you contract with “the guy” well ahead of time either by the plow or by the season.
I see I’m going to have to learn ya’ in the ways of northern life.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
They also had a similar snow event the year before. This is not ancient history.
Nobody has mentioned the most important job of a snowblower like that one: to clear the mountain of compressed snow and ice boulders that the municipal snowplow pushes into the end of your driveway a few hours after you had cleared it all out. If nothing else, that makes them worth their weight in gold.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
At least I don't have to shovel the heat!
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Of course, she doesn't shovel it, I do.
91 out right now, and I just finished mowing the front yard. I did the back yard yesterday, with similar temps.
Xeriscaping is looking mighty attractive, at the moment.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
That’s a pretty one alright. Just make sure you can start it before you buy it.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
It has electric start so should be easy.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I don’t mind heat at all. I would take that over snow. 100 is fine. Heck I’ll go mow the lawn when it’s 95. My wife can’t handle it though very well. I blame the kids for moving north where the rest of the family already is.
I forgot one key component to this blame to get me agree to go. If I hate the winter enough we will snowbird for Q1 every year. Go rent QBs place maybe. Someplace it doesn’t snow.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
As I've said before, if someone ever offers us an obscene amount of money for the farm, we are building a home in Seabrook Island, SC and there we shall remain.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I’ve been at the flip all day and just saw this when we came home from dinner.
Just because it has electric start doesn’t mean it’s going to start. If that were the case, cars would always start. It could be something more than a bad battery too just like cars that can’t be started with good batteries. If it were me I’d want to see it running and put though the motions that you’d expect from a snow blower/ thrower.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
That thing looks brand new. I wouldn’t be too worried.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Not to be too nosey but how much over what you feel is a reasonable price are you willing to pay? Do you think your dealer will cut you a break since you worked there? I’m sure all of us in here would like to see you get it.
Good luck.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
That thing looks brand new. I wouldn’t be too worried.
that was my theory. I could also ask to see it run during the walk through! Though I assume it is sitting without gas? Is that how you store a snow blower, just drain the gas and let it sit?
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Saw my 1st new GTI in the wild today. Stick. Plaid seats. Dark grey. Sharp.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
My Stepdad had one. Yes we would siphon the gas out and then run the carburetor dry. Worked well. One year we didn’t drain the gas and had to replace the carb.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Man, my wife has stuff stashed all over. at least I think we are close to having it all pulled out into the opening. Getting rid of it, that is another story!
we definitely are running out of time before it is all cleaned out and packed. at some point we are going to have to have the pros come in to pack whatever is left, and hope it all fits on the trucks!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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I do the same thing with my baby 21 inch snow blower that I do with my lawn mower at that end of their seasons…I start them up and let them run until there is no more gas. That has never let me down yet. Until maybe I just opened my big mouth.
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/Kd67p7w1/1996-nissan-gloria-gran-turismo
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
No idea. But I think with the VG30, like mine, probably very very few.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Am I on the right track here? With all the petrol price issues lately, thinking that EV is the future for our country, & the world basically, for our basic transportation needs. And having one EV and one gasser in the garage is probably the way to go.
But, if it's going to take months to get one, might as well get an order in sooner than later. Just need some help getting this done.
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
About a year ago, I tried to order a Maverick online, and it wouldn't let me. I had to go to the dealership to finish, and I never got around to doing that.
I haven’t had a desktop for years work or personal. I just hook the laptop up to an external monitor, keyboard and mouse at my desk.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
But now that I've taken over our son's room as my office, I've got a bigger desk now which could fit a large monitor instead of getting a regular desktop. Already have the wireless mouse but would just have to get a wireless keyboard. Just an idea really as I'd like a bigger viewing area while at my desk while keeping the versatility of taking my laptop if I go into the other room.
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Before I retired, my setup at work included two 24 inch monitors, and later on an additional 32 inch monitor. The notebook was plugged into the docking station, closed, and out of the way. The only time I ever unplugged the notebook was when I wanted to take it home. A lot of people brought their notebooks with them to meetings, but I strived to avoid meetings and (almost) never brought my notebook with me. I would have sessions going on several remote computers, and when I "undocked" I would lose those connections and have to re-establish all of them.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I just plug the monitor into a USB, the wireless mouse dongle into another USB, and my headset into the 3rd one. Or maybe the monitor goes into a video input terminal. But I just leave them all plugged in. rare times I go to an office, I just unplug the monitor and good to go.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Thankfully I don't have to use our crappy Citrix desktop (just a VPN). since I always work from home it is easier to just leave my work machine hooked up. Plus I have documents and programs on that which aren't on any cloud I can get to from my own machine.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Ah yes. The Stelvio. The only car I’ve ever owned where I popped open the gas door and the door straight up fell off.
Back before the pandemic I was always amused by the people who called in and said, "My kid's sick so I'm working from home today." Then you looked in their office, and they had not even taken their notebook home with them.
I run a 32” monitor off of the built in (motherboard) graphics card on my corporate laptop with no issues.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic