I've had the snow shovel out this afternoon - but not for the reasons you might think

@boiboing (13147)
Northampton, England
October 17, 2015 8:40am CST
This afternoon I've been out in the garden with the snow shovel. It hasn't snowed or anything and I hope it won't for ages. My grass was ankle deep in dead leaves and I couldn't find the leaf rake. I tried a stiff brush and then I spotted the snow shovel and it turned out to be almost perfect. I now have two big brown garden wheelie bins full to bursting with swept-up leaves. And I'm feeling a bit smug about repurposing the snow shovel. Do you have any unconventional gardening tips?
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 15
I haven't even got a snow shovel, but use an ordinary garden spade as one if necessary. Does that count?
Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
The snow shove is a very broad, flat, plastic shovel so it weighs very little but picks up lots of leaves. I was quite astonished by my genius in improvising with it :-)
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 15
@boiboing That sounds a good method to me. My leaves are carpeting my lawn and patio, I'll have to do something about them soon.
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
@jaboUK The problem is that no sooner do you get them up than the wind blows and the ground is covered all over again.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
18 Oct 15
As long as it served your purpose. I did a funny thing the other day.My toe nails just would not yield to the nail clipper.I used the sechateur for doing that.
Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
18 Oct 15
My neighbour put the electric slander on her husband's hard skin on his fever.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
17 Oct 15
I love raking leaves. But with a shovel must make it very hard for the back.
Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
No, it's actually very easy and probably more effective than a rake. It helps that it's very lightweight.
pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Oct 15
Good reuse of the tools available! Unlike a colleague who, late one dryish summer, resorted to half a litre of kerosene and a match, costing him most of his garden fence in the process. Pyromaniac!
Boingboing
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
Ouch - he joins the long list of people who have started bonfires with petrol.
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