There's More Than One Way To Remove A Frozen Snow Wall

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I have a problem caused by too much snow. When my snowplow person came to clear my long driveway, he piled all the snow in big berms right in front of my shed door. (The shed resides right at the end of the driveway.)

By now, I have burned most of my inside wood, which I use presently to heat the garage. There's probably a one-day supply of wood remaining.

The rest of my wood supply lives in that shed, but I can't get to it. The berm in front of it is three feet high and about four feet across, and it's frozen solid.

I intended to go out yesterday with my hatchet and try to cut steps in it, but since the weather turned cold and nasty, I forgot that idea.

So, how do I get rid of the berm? I've been thinking of ways I could do it. Perhaps I should see if the garden hose would reach that far, and flood it with fresh water.

Well, that might melt the snow, but it would turn into ice, potentially making the situation worse. No, that won't do.

Perhaps I could get a couple of short ladders and climb over the berm in that way? No, I'd most likely slip or step through the rungs and get myself stuck. Think again.

How about asking my friend, Judy, to bring her dog team? If they could pull a sled with me on it over the hump, I could fill the sled with wood and have them pull it and me back to the house.

Now, there's a labor-saving idea. However, Judy and her dogs live 'way out of town, and getting them here would be difficult.

Judy has used her dog team at times to pull her car down the road, just to make sure they get some exercise. However, the trip to town would be too long a journey for the dogs if they were pulling her car. What else can I try?

Perhaps I could leave a trail of moose treats across the snow and get some of my moose visitors to beat down the snow wall. Getting moose to cooperate, though, might rank right up there with herding cats. Oh, what should I do?

If I could commandeer a helicopter, he could carry me across the berm and drop me off on the other side. Then, he could hover and drop his rescue basket, which I could then fill with wood.

Of course, he'd have to unload the wood, since I'd be trapped behind the berm, and then he would have to come back and lower the basket for me. The problem with this solution: chartering that helicopter would be far too expensive. There must be a better way.

Aha! Jeff Brown has made an excellent suggestion -- Dynamite. Now, why didn't I think of that? There must be someone here who would know how to place that dynamite just right so it blows away the snow wall and leaves the building intact.

Jeff, I think you'd better come to my house and supervise this job yourself. After all, it's your idea. Come on over and I'll reward you with fresh-baked cookies.

One way or another, that snow berm has to go.

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What a unique idea for a blog. It got me thinking of how creativity in writing an article can capture your audience and pull them in, even to responding with a comment.

You are an amazing writer. I do like the idea of borrowing wood from the plow driver and replacing it later.

Linda

Yes, it's been fun to read people's ideas. Nothing like the absurd to stir up the imagination.

Dig is really the only solution.

You could start a small fire and help to soften up the snow.

Get the plow guy to come back, but that will cost $, but for sure make sure he knows your wood is in there, so they will not do again.

Hire a local kid to help would be my first choice.

Alex

You have given some good suggestions. Actually, the post was a bit of a joke, as Jeff thought I should write a blog about it. I also considered hiring a local kid to help, and if the wall is there much longer, that's what I'll probably do.

In years past, the plow guy has known to leave a passage to the shed door, but he must have forgotten this year. I will have to re-educated him.

Maybe it is a new plow guy. You may need to train up a new guy.

I went through the comment section to see if Jeff has replied. It sounds dangerous and risky, how do we know that it will only blow up the snow?🤔🤔🤔🤔 Well, I sure hope you find a solution to this problem Fran, and soon too before you run out of wood.

He was joking, of course. He suggested I write a blog about the berm problem and how to remove it, and dynamite was his suggestion. He hasn't responded to the blog yet.

I am a day late! (and a dollar short)

Luv the options that you are coming up with Fran and the various risks, costs, consequences and effectiveness of each. And of course, no list would be complete unless Jeff's nuclear option was included. Pity you don't have an alternative access. I would have called back my plow guy and said he better fix it asap. And if not he better get someone he could. Transfer the problem lol

I've thought of that. However, I don't think he'd help. He'd just say, "Oh, well, it will melt soon."

Not sure what the contract arrangements are but that would be wholly unsatisfactory to me. What he is saying is that you should freeze your bum off or attempt some high risk maneuver to get the wood from your garage......he would get the delete button from me.

Knowing you Fran, you'll find a way!

Just don't hurt yourself trying.

Barbara

Oh, I won't...the only thing I want to hurt is that snow pile.

Get the snow plow guy back to fix his screw up.

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