Yes, they predicted 3-6 inches for us but it looks more like 8 to me too. At one time quite a few years ago, one of the boy scout troop leaders tried to get something like this organized but for some reason, it never panned out. Is your Senior Center active? Maybe the center can get something started either with the scouts or with the schools. Kids usually need community service hours. In our high school, the different classes often take on a charity - maybe someone can suggest this? When I was growing up, we always helped our parents shovel, and shoveled for others for a few bucks. When we had a ton of snow, we would all go out to get the driveway done. My husband does the driveway with a snowblower now but he's burning out on that too. Sorry about your knee - keep using the ice, and elevate it as much as you can. I think we are done with the snow for a while - it's supposed to be 50 by the end of the week. Lisa > -----Original Message----- > From: memory-lane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:memory-lane- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Helen Ware > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 5:32 PM > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ML] snow shoveling > > How about we get back to some good old fashioned memories? > I have been thinking about all the snow I have had to shovel over my > life. > As a kid it was fun, as I got close to my teens-I shoveled my > grandparents driveway and walks and I earned a whole fifty > cents(yes,.50)in 1954 or 55 that was a good amount of money for a girl > to have in her pocket! > As we got older we shoveled to help our folks etc. so they could go to > work or the corner store for cigarettes etc. or so the bread or milkman > could deliver on the usual days. > After I was married, I loved going out and clearing the steps and > walks-my husband did the driveway with a plow. As the kids grew they > would help shovel until they were old enough to do it all and I stayed > inside and made the hot chocolate! > Now in my old age-there are no kids anyplace who care to help shovel my > car out--on Sunday I blew out my left knee shoveling--was awake all > night in pain-yesterday the swelling was really huge---iced it down all > day, the swelling is going down now but darn-someone should help the > old folks! We have asked Boy Scout Troop, CYO at churches,and all we > can think of and nobody lets their kids go shovel walks are dig out > cars to make a few $$$$. > Now we have had another 8 or more inches of snow today---------bring > back the good old days when kids knocked at the door to see if you > wanted them to shovel for you!!!! > > Helen, > in cold and very snowy New England!

Hi Lisa, Yes, we did the asking through our Senior Center, no go at any Scout or Church org.'s. We have asked every group we know and no one shovels out the elderly or disabled. I have no young members of family to ask-so i am up a creek withut a paddle. Last year one of my adult nephews came and helped me-but he has since mved to another town! The thing here is the cars must be cleaned off and moved for the snow plow-if not moved they will be towed-and I understand but it sure is hard on us. Tomorrow I will have to get out and clear the car off and move it-not good for my knee-I am hoping a young man I spoke to today will get over here and help me out-----he was helping shovel our walks and was a very nice young man-I offered to pay him if he will come by and clear off my car. The weatherman at 11 said we will get four warmer days and another snow storm on Sunday, hope he is wrong!!! Helen

If the weatherman is wrong, it will be about the "warm weather" and not the SNOW!!! Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Ware To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [ML] snow shoveling Hi Lisa, Yes, we did the asking through our Senior Center, no go at any Scout or Church org.'s. We have asked every group we know and no one shovels out the elderly or disabled. I have no young members of family to ask-so i am up a creek withut a paddle. Last year one of my adult nephews came and helped me-but he has since mved to another town! The thing here is the cars must be cleaned off and moved for the snow plow-if not moved they will be towed-and I understand but it sure is hard on us. Tomorrow I will have to get out and clear the car off and move it-not good for my knee-I am hoping a young man I spoke to today will get over here and help me out-----he was helping shovel our walks and was a very nice young man-I offered to pay him if he will come by and clear off my car. The weatherman at 11 said we will get four warmer days and another snow storm on Sunday, hope he is wrong!!! Helen http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message