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[etakyma]

Perplexing...

My across the street neighbors (to the right not the left) have a house just like mine - only their backyard is fenced, and level. And they are on the corner - so looking out my front door I see the whole side of their house and driveway - plus the high fence that goes around their yard.

So it seems like every few days we've had a snow storm (although the weather is clear for the next week or so). But the weather pattern has been very snowy. The thaw cycle we are in now was prefaced by about three storm cells moving through in about four days last week/weekend.

And I noticed every single time it snowed, my neighbor would sno-blow the driveway, and trek the sno-blower around the house and sno-blow the back yard as well! Um. What? even if they have a patio - as far as I know snow won't hurt patio tiles. And if it is a deck - well, it can't be a raised deck - their back yard is level. Is it so they can get to the grill? in sub-zero weather they might cook out on the grill? seems unlikely.

So, anyone with more clue than I - any reason to sno-blow an enclosed back yard? Good or bad, likely or not, I want theories, people!

Comments

[elfundeb.livejournal.com]

You don't see them sitting out on their patio enjoying their coffee on freezing mornings?

Honestly, my vote would be for the grill option. For years we have amazed our neighbors by cooking on the grill twelve months a year, rain shine sleet or snow.

[grouchyoldcoot.livejournal.com]

Maybe they have a new snow blower and they're really enjoying it?

[ksl2025.livejournal.com]

They paid good money for that snow blower and by god they were going to use it. Snicker. Only reason I could think of to bother clearing an area that 1) the snow will not really affect and 2) you don't genuinely need access to.

[conjured-1.livejournal.com]

I'm going to agree with K. It's a new toy. One must play with it. It makes one happeh! :D