Another winter project has arrived.... I have a 26 inch White (the make, not the color) snow thrower that was given to me. It works good, or it did right up until it sucked up the garden hose which was lying under 10 inches of snow! The front gear box casting on the auger cracked in two. The new part is over 200 bucks... what to do... I dont really need it as I have the 7 footer on the tractor. The White is only 3 years old with no time on it.  Well, the hardest part to come to grips with is that when I had to tell my wife ..... she told me before the storm to pick up the hose and true to men, I grunted and declared it to be a non-problem where it was. (the new 100 foot hose is now two fifty footers) .......Winter projects. I figure I can keep in winter projects for a long time going as I do.
                                  Cal