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I picked up another good 20 pounder at a pawn shop
cheap, several of them deal in tools, just a
suggestion for after the important bills are paid.
Also alot of workmen swear by fiberglass sledges...its
the durability factor. 
--- Debbie Feder <deborahfederlmt@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Okay, this was a bit of a wild goose chase tonight
> :)
> In anxious anticipation, I felt like trying out a 16
> lb one tonight 
> and Richard wanted to try out the 8 lb one!
> Well we had fun... First had a night out which was
> lots of fun at 
> some chain family restaurant with decadent desserts
> and lots of 
> tiffany lamps and crap all over the walls...
> Then we got to Lowes. Lord help me not go and give a
> whooping to the 
> customer service guy on the phone who told me they
> had 16 lb 
> ones...because all they had were 8 lb ones! LOL. We
> had to drive in 
> traffic and smog about 20 minutes to get there for
> that!
> Then we found our way to Home Depot and they did
> have them, but with 
> those fiberglass handles with a rubber sleeve near
> the head.. Yuck!
> Somehow that handle just seems slippery and just
> feels all wrong to 
> me, so I'm going to just order another one from my
> local 
> lumber/hardware store in town here, with a wood
> handle...
> But we spent about 14 minutes trying them all out in
> the store and 
> actually did about 5 good minutes of exercise if you
> don't count the 
> part where we knocked all the axes and mauls and
> rakes and shovels 
> off the wall! (just kidding :)
> Seriously, we were doing shovelglove in the aisle of
> the 
> store...Richie tryed the 8, the 4 and the 3 lbs ones
> and I used the 
> 16 lb one... Well, I am psyched to get my own, but
> when we left the 
> stores and headed home, I realized that my
> priorities should be to 
> fix my cars exhaust first... That is just too
> dangerous to put off 
> any longer... Those fumes are pretty awful.. But I
> am definitely 
> into the upgrade once the car's fixed up...Let me
> tell you my hands 
> and back were LOVING IT!.... A few couples kept
> passing us looking 
> with total confusion and dismay. It was funny :) At
> this point for 
> me, that eight pound one was like a teaspoon!
> LOL...I tried to do a 
> couple of one handed hoist the sacks, and after
> about 2 my arm 
> said "Going up? I don't think so!" LOL
> Well we still had a great time and Richie had his
> first session of 
> Shovelglove... He has already developed a move here
> at home with my 
> 12'er... It's more like shovelglove "shuffleboard"
> :)
> He just pushes the thing back and forth like he is
> pushing a broom! 
> LOL.. I'm gonna get him his own soon, he did great..
> but he did 
> say "My arms are dead!" when we got out to the
> parking lot :)
> Boy I can just imagine how much more of a workout
> that 4 lbs extra 
> is going to give me... I can't wait... Must make
> more money soon...
> Have a great weekend guys!
> 
> Now for that guy who works at Lowes.....grrrrrr
> LOL
> Long live the alliance!
> Love,
> Deb
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