We finally had a serious snowstorm! I was looking forward to getting my big old snow blower out. We had over a foot of snow to clear! I bundled up real good and finally got the beast running, producing a lot of foul smelling smoke in the process. Unfortunately every time I tried to get the snow eating gizmo to do its thing, the motor would die. I pulled that starting cable over and over until my arm was about to fall off. It always started, but died soon after. I finally gave up, and with a heavy heart, pushed the machine back into the garage. By then I was too tired to shovel, thank goodness my daughter came to the rescue and cleared enough of a path to get out.<\/p>\n
The following day the temperatures dipped to ungodly numbers and stayed there all week. The car froze solid and refused to budge. Talk of a catch 22! The blower is stuck in the garage, and I cannot get it out to get it fixed as it is blocked by the car that is stuck in snow.<\/p>\n
After several days, of waiting for the snow to melt or the car to thaw, I gave up and called the CAA. They jumpstarted the car, I immediately drove it to a service station where they suggested I change the battery and oil which I did with great results, even the radio which was supposed to be shot, started working again! (FYI Volkswagen does not make block heaters for their Passat).<\/p>\n
Then the snow blower repairman came to pick up the beast. I explained what the problem was. He too started it without problem and got it to his truck. To illustrate my point, I asked him if he could try to work the snow blowing mechanism. He agreed, and started the mechanism without problems. Talk of being embarrassed! I still don’t know what I did wrong, but it obviously was not the machine…<\/p>\n
Now can we finish with winter and start spring? PLEASE????<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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