Martinez Family Journal

We are now another step further along in our assimilation into this area - we are the (reluctant) owners of a beefy new snow blower. This thing is quite a beast (Ariens 824, weighing ~250 lbs.). I fired it up for a little practice and found that it's quite loud and takes more concentration than I had expected. It also takes more physical effort than I thought; the wheels don't seem to have a differential, so turning it is quite hard (I need to ask about this, it really seems too hard to do). Anyway, we are hoping for a decent snowfall soon so we can really put it to work!

-John