/diy/ - Do It Yourself

a year ago, i moved from denver to milwaukee. although it snows quite a bit here, i was surprised to find that pretty much everyone owns a snowblower, even if they only have a short driveway and a few squares of sidewalk. back in denver, i only knew one person who had a snowblower, and he had a gigantic gravel driveway and lived on a mountain.

anyway, knowing this, you can imagine the reactions i get when i tell people that i not only shovel my (large, corner) sidewalk, but that i ENJOY doing it! it's a great workout and makes me feel like i've actually accomplished something - plus, i don't have to spend $700+ on a gas-guzzling hunk of junk that'll probably break or at least need routine maintenance. i'm a really small person, yet i have no trouble clearing my corner and driveway in about 30 minutes to 1 hr depending on the amount of snow. it also ticks me off a little when one of my neighbors snowblows part of my sidewalk - i can do it, man.

so i guess my point is...do you ever make an effort to do things like this by yourself, the non-lazy way? or are there any other shoveling-lovers out there?