Well, the snow storm came, as expected. It wasn't all that bad, at all... There was probably 5 inches or so by the time I left work.
I brushed off my car, got in, turned it on, pressed the "snow" button and drove off. I did not get stuck at all. There was a slippery point here and there on the way home, but overall, the car drove wonderfully. Got to love the all wheel drive! My other car, well, it would be trapped for days. So I am very happy with the car decision and timing, very happy.
When I got home, I took out the shovel and began shoveling my drive way. In about an hour or more, I got 50% of the drive way clear and the walk way clear. I then spotted a plow truck and asked him to finish off the rest for $20. More importantly, I have his number and I will sign a contract with him to plow me out when it snows. Save $30 bucks by doing it myself, which will take 2 hours for the whole drive way or work for 2 hours while I pay someone else $30 to do it for me. Hmmm... How much is my time worth?
Finally, we are expecting a large snow storm this Sunday. Much bigger than last night.


Comments
You need to have some kids... Put them to work shoveling the drive, washing the car, cleaning the house, washing the dishes, taking out the trash, etc... You should be able to get at least 12 good years of indentured servitude out of the deal.
Posted by: Hawaii SEO | December 14, 2007 1:42 PM
Wow! How long is your driveway that a plow truck can maneuver properly to clear it...and that it would take 2 hours to do by hand?
But, I think $30 to save 2 hours of work is probably worth it. I'm sure your time is worth more than $15 an hour.
Hell, my time is worth more than $15 an hour, and I'm fairly certain that you make significantly more money than I do, Barry.
Posted by: Adam Snider | December 14, 2007 1:46 PM
Ah, never mind. I looked back at an earlier post where you posted a picture of your driveway. Yeah, it's pretty big. I don't think I'd want to shovel it by hand either.
Posted by: Adam Snider | December 14, 2007 1:50 PM
Yea, a real good reason to have kids! But I think kids cost way more than $30 per snow fall.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | December 14, 2007 2:06 PM