I think many grab a 16 inch plastic shovel and pick up a much snow as it will hold. That’s a good way to do yourself in, literally and figuratively. If it snows

I think many grab a 16 inch plastic shovel and pick up a much snow as it will hold. That’s a good way to do yourself in, literally and figuratively. If it snows five inches, I’ll typically take it in three lifts. I go slow and take a break once an hour, more often if it’s in the teens like lately. For old and heavy snow, like the berm the town plow leaves across my drive, I’ll switch to a nine inch aluminum shovel. Or, haul out the Ariens 12 hp snowthrower. It’s a lot faster, but horsing it around is no picnic either. The main thing is to take it easy!