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Immigrants in Montreal find happiness removing snow from elderly persons

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122232) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Jan 20

For all of the talk of immigrants who move from their homeland to Canada have found meaningful work courtesy of the City of Montreal to work in the neighbors assisting the elderly to remove snow from their front lawns and...

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Three hours yard work, not a favorite thing.

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 27 Oct 17

All I was going to do was mow, about 45 minutes total. Then I saw the two bedraggled tomato vines that needed to come out, so I did that. Anne was out there too and wanted to pull out our exhausted strawberry plants in a planter...

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In the Trenches

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 20 Aug 17

I know I shouldn't apologise for LIVING in REAL time not being on MyLot 24/7, but I have missed you all and the last few days I have flopped to bed from sheer exhaustion. Yes - I have been in the trenches! My hands are bruised...

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Food Served On A Plank

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 23 Oct 15

There is quite rightly a growing backlash in the UK against bars and restaurants serving food on anything but conventional china plates. The wooden block is one I see often, which is frankly stupid as much food can easily spill...

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Snow removal.

megamatt @megamatt (14290) • United States 8 Dec 10

When you remove snow, do you have a snow blower that you use to get the excessive snow off of the driveway. Or do you just do it the old fashioned way, shovel it by hand. Myself, I really use the snow blower for what I can get but...

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A boy came by yesterday

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 28 Jan 09

with a shovel. He was looking to clear driveways. Now it has been years since I can remember kids going around doing this. My hubby thanked the kid but sent him on his way. He is going to shovel the drive. Has anyone come by your...

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new vegetable Plot

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 9 May 08

This is an area that I plan on using for various vegeatbles this year. the area is about 15 feet deep and almsot 20 feet across. So it will be a decent sized area. I have no tiller nor a sod cutter so I have to dig up this lawn...

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Anchorage, Alaska gets dumped on with 74 inches of snow...

driscollini @driscollini (174) • United States 27 Jan 07

Can you imagine digging out after having 74 inches of snow? I guess that's more then they usually get in an entire year! People have to shovel their roofs because the water is leaking in so bad that there carpets are being...

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