My ice scraper has a long handle so you can reach most of the way across the car with it. It also has a brush to brush away the ice you've scraped or the snow that's covering the ice you're about to scrape.
Yes. That is my ice scraper in Massachusetts. I was surprised that Laurence didn't at least show a picture of one or have a prop on hand. It's a long handled scraper that should reach at least the length of half of the front windshield and then you can flip it over to brush off the ice residue/snow.
Seems like a generic term that brand might use, to help try and extend number of use cases niche items like this are for. Plus after covid 'face shield' seems more associated with clear plastic things that covers your full face.
I have a telescopic ice scraper since I have a midsize SUV. It extends to around 5 and a half feet and heavy duty. Snow blowers are awesome! After so many years of shoveling I broke down 10 years ago and bought a snow blower and can honestly say it is the best thing ever.
Living in upstate New York, I learned that when you park your car for the evening, turn on your windshield wipers until they are most of the way up then put a towel over the windshield and pin it in place with the wipers. The next morning, any snow and ice will be on the towel. Take it down, shake it off and put it in the trunk and you have a clear windshield.
Right! Wellies will still freeze your toes in snow. They don't offer a lot of protection for temperature whereas snow boots are insulated from the snow.
The city of Chicago is know as the windy city.. If you would live in a colder state then it would be a good idea to get a snow blower I'm sure there are videos on this
1 - You think THAT snow blower is cool? Cities have ones as wide as a road mounted to trucks for clearing streets 2 - 1961 or 1962 I lived on RAF Upper Heyford, Oxford Co. It snowed so much and the wind blew such .. that snow drifts touched the eaves on the one story homes 3 - You want wind and rain and sleet sideways? Go to Hohenfels, Germany in the Winter. (it was my firm belief after three years in Germany is that the Germans kept invading other countries so they could get better weather)
Texas Reporting in⭐️ Snow in our north West and higher elevation area ie El Paso. Southern part of the state almost never. North Texas is Dallas. We frequently go through snowless winters, but worse than that we have ice, again rare but when it does it cripples the city as not safe to drive. Otherwise most of the winter is mild and comfortable.
Even though I am from southern California I have used everything on this list when up skiing, everything except for a snow blower. A face mask works wonders in the cold wind and suprisingly a hot desert wind. The difference is, instead of blocking out the cold wind & ice, they can block the sun, wind, rocks and sand.
I've heard of belaclavas I've seen them a lot in UK crime shows. I grew up in Wisconsin and we always called them ski masks. They were usually knit with bright colors and crazy designs. Lawrence's mask makes him look like a hoodlum. I haven't had a pair of gloves in like 20 years. If you scrape the car windows quickly you don't need gloves. I haven't worn snow boots since I was a kid and the school forced us to wear them. We wore rubber boots that slipped over our shoes then they buckled up the side or had a zipper. I can see where Lawrence has to use all this equipment, he didn't grow up with cold weather. Heck the only time I close my winter coat is if it drops below 0 F.
Snow blowers arre only practical when you have 5 inches or more in 1 storm. Less than that you are better off with a snow shovel and if it's just a little even a broom.
For me, I kinda disagree... I use my snowblower for bigger storms, (or wet snow) my snow thrower for med storms. If I'm being super nice to my neighbors, where I do everyone's sidewalk, I use my snowblower as its self propelled. Using a shovel to remove an inch of snow off a few hundred square feet of sidewalks is a lot of work, and that's not including my driveways, walking paths.
We had a snowdrift over my dad's semitutruck in our driveway, during the blizzard of 1978 here in Ohio (USA). Missed 5 days of school ( woohoo and uncommon for days of that long then). Snowblowers are always to have. Must have good boots, coat and gloves.
We have a snowblower but haven't needed it in several years. I remember times when the snow was too high to use it. My two neighbors also have one so whoever gets out first does all the houses.
Winters here in Southern Indiana are hit or miss. Some years we'll get lots of snow and some years we just get cold rain. Since we don't get it every year, I bought a vintage snow thrower made by Ariens in 1965. Couldn't see spending $800 on a new one and then we might have 2-3 years before it's actually needed. Got the old one for $50 and after a tune up, it starts and runs fine on the first crank...and it's built like a sherman tank! Now, if there's just a light snow, like an inch or two I will actually use a leaf blower to blow it off the cars and out of the driveway. They work quite well for that.
Since you mentioned living rurally, one of the most important items in cold regions - especially on farms, is the "yard light". These are now moving to LED, but previously often used special light bulbs designed for the purpose, with extra heavy and durable filaments. Either on a free standing pole, or pole attached to a building, it is mounted to be the highest object in the yard. Nowadays farmers increasingly use vehicles that are heated and have GPS, but the yard light is still like a lighthouse is to sailor. In bad weather it can save your life, since it is a single point of light - or in a blizzard, a glow that will lead you back to the farmhouse and warmth
Every morning in the town of Fairplay Colorado during the winter the temp. was usually 10 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit). I would take a pan of cold water outside and pour it over the windshield to remove the ice. Do NOT use warm or hot water. Quick and efficient.
I think I should ask Lawrence to compare sleds and sleighs between here and the UK. Nothing better than finding a perfect location to streak down a steep slope with no brakes. 😃 You've done it right if a generous amount of damp snow gets wedged between your neck and garments.🥶
If you think snow blowers are impressive, you should see the heavy equipment the cities in Canada use to clear the streets. They even use backhoes and dump trucks to haul the mountains of snow away. There are also many different varities of all these items, in different shapes and sizes.
Oh jeese louise, i hate winter. 2 years ago here in buffalo NY we had a blizzard on christmas eve and didnt have power back until day after christmas. Here we can have the mildest winters, or that bullshit 7 feet of snow. Ya never know.
You chop your own wood!!! I did the same when we lived in the boonies because you really didnt have any other option. Now that I'm back in Houston a cord of wood is just a phone call away.
Snow blowers are not remotely similar to leaf blowers: instead, they have a large metal scoop on the front with blades on the inside to grind up compacted or icy snow, then the snow is blown out thru something that looks like a chimney which has a vent on top that can be aimed in whatever direction you want to blow the snow.
In northern michigan you need a snow blower than can handle 2 feet of snow. When you get more than that overnight in the driveway, then you'll probably be late getting to work
Love seeing you and your mum doing this together. If she is anything like me (some of the things she says seem like we may have several things in common), then I know she appreciates that you and your wife allow her to be so involved in your life. ❤
They aren’t super common but in areas where snow is very common like east of the Great Lakes you will sometimes find heated driveways. This is a dealbreaker for me😅 Only way to live in the area imo lol.
Sorry , but he forgot snow salt, throw it on the cement to prevent a sheet of ice from forming- unless you want someone to fall on their bum and hurt themselves
First time I’ve seen video with your mom, mum I mean, 🤣 she’s great!! 😊 I love winter except getting snow off the car, but thank goodness I am a lucky, spoiled American and have a garage!! 😊
I bet you didn't have to mark that parking space you cleared out while living in the UK either. Well it's a must in Chicago. Any household object will do, a lawn chair, a kids toy, a toaster....anything to show that space is taken.
Nope. Not a face shield, Laurence. That is a ski mask in the USA. Everything else is spot-on. I livd in Indiana when I was young, and winters were brutal!
Takes me about 20 minutes to suit up and clear snow. thermal underwater oh wait he left that out too! Snowsuit good to 20 below f, insulated boots over thermal socks wind mask and then hood over that(attached to snowsuit) and shovel my way to my garage about 60 feet and hope the snowblower starts or its a whole day of shoveling. Happens at least 3 times a year usually in jan/feb. Located about 75 miles north of Chicago!
Why doesn’t Lawrence use more pictures of the items he’s discussing and show how it’s done? That would really help explain, showing is always better than telling!
I live up in the mountains of Idaho. I have several different snow shovels depending on the task. I built an apartment over my garage with an outdoor staircase. While the roof covers the stairs, snow will blow under the eaves & build up on the steps requiring both a shallow & a deep small snow shovel. Then there is the large snow shovel for open areas. However at 77 yrs. old, my doctor phones me every Nov. to tell me NOT to go up on my roof to shovel the snow off. We both agree that if I were to fall off the roof, I wouldn't bounce as well as I used to. When the snow gets to about 4' on my roof, I start to worry about the weight. To reduce shoveling, I bought a snow blower with a 205 cc engine, 6 forward speeds & 2 reverse. They can throw your snow up to about 50'. Snow storms come off of the Pacific every 2 - 3 days during the winter. I have a small 3/4 acre lot. I snow blow my driveway, extra parking area & down both sides of my house so I can access my dogs' fenced yard & takes about 2 hrs. If you don't remove the snow from the dogs' fence line, eventually it will get up to the top of the fence & the dogs will just walk out. Last winter my snow blower broke & I had to drive 60 mi. to buy another blower. They weigh about 250 lbs. "Across the Pond" forgot to mention another necessity that I use when the snow gets too deep. That is my chain saw! Some yrs., the snow builds up along side of my house from 2' - 5'. Much higher than my snow blower. I then get out my chain saw & cut the packed snow into blocks or chunks & either pitch them with the snow shovel or run them threw the snow blower.
I remember the first snowblower my father bought when I was about 15 years old after we moved to a more rural area. The fairly long driveway would get bad snowdrifts in a couple of places. Dad wound up getting another snowblower the very next year. Why? The first one was SMALLER than the snow drifts so the drifts had to be cut down with a snow shovel so you could use the snowblower. After I moved away from home Dad got another, even bigger, snowblower, that was self-propelled with treads rather than wheels and a windscreen to protect him from blowback.
The bit on snow shovels reminds me of my childhood growing up in a suburb of Chicago--not too far from where Lawrence lives. A snowstorm would inevitably pile up a drift across our front door, pinning us in the house. My mother used to pick me up and push me through a window (I was little then), hand me a snow shovel, and it was my job to clear the snow from the door.
Our snows are so huge and heavy we have to have a truck with a plow clear our driveway; a snowblower, even a meag-huge walk-behind like the one we have, isn't powerful enough to clear the end of the driveway after the streets have been plowed. The street plows plow in the opening of our driveways when they clean the snow off the streets. The neighbors all pretty much use the same plow service as we do; once someone gets a plow out to our part of the county, just about everyone will hire them to clear their driveways. Winter isn't even here yet and I'm already looking forward to spring🌷🌹🌻🌳 CHEERS!
I live not far from the Great Salt Lake and have suffered the heavy downpour of snow from lake-effect snow. Illinois, where Lawrence is at, has lake-effect snow. Lake-effect snow is super annoying to clear. The only people who're ok with it are the snowboarders and skiers in the mountains.
A snow blower is very much like a rototiller, except it blows it out the top, instead of just churning it and leaving it. My Dad actually had one that could convert between tilling and snowblowing.
When I was a teenager and college student.. I wore the boots, mask, gloves.. because it was required to survive. As a driver.. the snow shovel and the other dirt shovel were always in the backseat of the car.. to dig out. A snowblower is vital.. but also very dangerous.. sort of like a wood chipper.. and folks lose fingers, hands.. ect.. every year because the blower gets jammed and.. well you can guess the rest. Best thing a neighbor can do for you is to snowblow your driveway for you if they know you're at work and not getting home till late.. othersise you might not be able to get into your driveway if the snow plow already came by and Plowed 4 ft of snow in front of the driveway!!!
What's really fun is to work second shift, so you snow blow your driveway, and go to work, but when you return home, your driveway has a mound in front of the clean driveway, because of the plows pushing snow throughout the day. So, you need to shovel youself back into your driveway when you're tired from working, and just want to rest.
Sometimes the snow shovel just doesn't cut it here in America. I live in Illinois and one winter we had a storm where it dropped 18 inches ( almost a half a meter) of snow in one night with winds blowing so strong that if you or snow plows cleared it it just drifted right back. When we looked out in the morning, I think every bit of the 1/2 meter of snow from the field across the street blew right up into our house. The snow literally came up to the peak of the roof on 2 sides. It took over a day to whittle that 25 foot high drift down using a snow blower to take it piece at a time and wait for the avalanche so you could continue making the top lower. The street had to be cleared with City Back Hoes that would scoop it into a truck to haul away. The plows couldn't handle it. A shovel then? Ha!
Think there should have been examples of the ice scraper difference. My favorite ice scraper was about arm’s length with brush and different scraping blades also had an extendable brush to clean the roof and hood. Got the extension brush after having a bunch of snow slam down the windshield onto the hood when I stopped at a light. Nearly gave me a heart attack and really worried it would break the windshield.
I live a little way west of Laurence and I have two snowblowers. The smaller one is the one I use the most. It's easier to maneuver and can move faster in light snowfalls. The big one is for DEEP snow and extremely wet snow.
Once I scrap the iced off the windshield (and all of the rest of windows) I used a squeegee with a handle that's about foot and a half to two feet long to scrape off the ice...it's really cool. :-) Also, as best as I know, the law of the land is we need to scrap off all (most) of the snow off our vehicles before we drive, the long handle squeegee is great to do that. If you don't clean off the snow off your vehicle then as you drive down the street the wind blows the snow off and so it's "snowing" on the vehicles behind and sometimes large chucks of snow fly off and attacks the vehicles behind you.
To keep the snow off of your front and rear car windows, just cover them with a large beach towel. In the morning remove the towels and viola, no more snow on the windows.
It depends on what your intentions are whether it's called a balaclava or a ski mask. If going to play in the snow we call it a ski mask but if we're going to do some night operations we call it a balaclava.
I had never heard them called a face shield. I call it a balaclava as well. There are all kinds, even neoprene ones. We have a snow blower. If you want to see a really big one, look for a video where they show clearing out mountain passes. They are unreal.
The snow lol is fine when it's fluffy it just blows off ur lucky at that point when it's a wet snow then freezing ur gonna be cleaning your car for half a hour
Umm we have car starters in our alarm fobs , all you do is leave your defrosters on high and push a button from the warmth of your house and voila her car is warm and no ice on the glass !
By the way, the phrase "MidWest" is a misnomer, creating by yankees who didn't believe any lands existed on the Flat Earth (well, Flat USA) west of the Appalachians. West of there was "The West" to their peabrain. In the next hundred years, there were more discoveries about the sun, moon, daylight and that people could boat or travel further west. Then they reached the biggest lakes, they decided that was now The Mid-West or MidWest. Looking at a USA map, just about every child thinks "mid-west" is Colorado... Wyoming, Nevada... and they give the Pacific Coast (Wash, Oregon, Calif) the titling label "The West". East-Coasters use MidWest, and those folks in Ohio or Indiana, maybe Illinois do. Kentuckians are probably thinking, "We prefer to be Southern, actually"... yeah... Mid-westerners probably would prefer that for them, too.
For my northern friends. You need to come down south in the spring. For some dumb reason, the Lowes and Home Depots will receive snow blowers to sell. well guess what, come spring they are always on clearance trying to give these things away.
This may be a storage strategy? All stores try and avoid warehousing nowadays, snowblowers are bulky items, but in order to get a good price, chains have to buy a good number of them - which they will likely sell. If you've bought too many machines to fit into your northern stores, then storing the excess in southern stores that have some space makes sense, then they can just be moved north through interstate transfers, no warehousing required
I Can Speak to the Winter Here in America Since I'm From Michigan Here We Will Get Down To -50°F with 80% Humidity and 80 MPH winds in Winter So We Will Get Up To 4 Feet of Snow in 1 Day at Times but not all the time.
Lawrence is by lake superior also. But he a right i live in Kansas and we get lots cold and snow. We get what rolls off the ROCKIE Mountains. Snow blowers for girls😂😂 frecking lovely machines
I'd dispute that! I have even used them on lawns. - Uneven rock might be tricky, but as long as you adjust the slides on either side, you should be fine on gravel
My ice scraper has a long handle so you can reach most of the way across the car with it. It also has a brush to brush away the ice you've scraped or the snow that's covering the ice you're about to scrape.
Yes. That is my ice scraper in Massachusetts. I was surprised that Laurence didn't at least show a picture of one or have a prop on hand. It's a long handled scraper that should reach at least the length of half of the front windshield and then you can flip it over to brush off the ice residue/snow.
Dunno why he called that mask face shield it's a balaclava or more commonly known "ski mask"
i wonder if "face shield" is what they call them in the uk?
Seems like a generic term that brand might use, to help try and extend number of use cases niche items like this are for. Plus after covid 'face shield' seems more associated with clear plastic things that covers your full face.
Never heard the balaclava called a wind shield. I have several for winter and riding my motorcycle on cold days.
Here in Indiana I think most people would call it a ski mask
Honey and pistachio in buttered pastry ... mmmm, my favorite.😋😜
@@JoshuaMartian-go3tm The best dessert.
@@mizztab3677Same in MN!
It's a ski mask here in Ohio as well.
We call them ski masks
Isn't a ski mask one that covers more with only 2 holes for the eyes and 1 for the mouth?
@@3DJapan that one is still a ski mask
@@3DJapanthere are multiple kinds.
Kind of like underwear
Boxers
Briefs
There still called “Underwear”
@@3DJapan And usually made of knitted wool.
I'd call it a balaclava; ski masks have a smaller mouth hole. Which one would then pair with a scarf.
I have a telescopic ice scraper since I have a midsize SUV. It extends to around 5 and a half feet and heavy duty.
Snow blowers are awesome! After so many years of shoveling I broke down 10 years ago and bought a snow blower and can honestly say it is the best thing ever.
Snow Blowers are fun too. Except when the snow is too heavy, because it doesn't flog that far.
If you think that about snow blowers just wait to you see artillery used for snow control
They should see the snow blowers used by RAILROADS to clear the tracks. Awesome videos.
Living in upstate New York, I learned that when you park your car for the evening, turn on your windshield wipers until they are most of the way up then put a towel over the windshield and pin it in place with the wipers. The next morning, any snow and ice will be on the towel. Take it down, shake it off and put it in the trunk and you have a clear windshield.
As a hearty New Englander, these are all essential! 😂
"Wellies" are similar to our rain boots, Snow boots are a bit different
Right! Wellies will still freeze your toes in snow. They don't offer a lot of protection for temperature whereas snow boots are insulated from the snow.
A snowblower is basically a “let me throw this snow into the neighbors yard/driveway and let them deal w it” tool lmao.
I don't think so.
Get one with a rotating/moveable chute.
Then the city does it to you with the snow plow.😂 off the street and onto your driveway.
Living in Michigan next to the Great Lakes it gets very cold and lots of snow.
Ice scraper long Johns face mask.. stocking cap
It's not a wind shield, but a ski mask.
I'd call it a balaclava; ski masks would have a mouth hole. Which would then need a scarf to cover over.
@@xheralt A ski mask typically also has two holes for the eyes instead of one wide slit like the balaclava.
The city of Chicago is know as the windy city.. If you would live in a colder state then it would be a good idea to get a snow blower I'm sure there are videos on this
1 - You think THAT snow blower is cool? Cities have ones as wide as a road mounted to trucks for clearing streets
2 - 1961 or 1962 I lived on RAF Upper Heyford, Oxford Co. It snowed so much and the wind blew such .. that snow drifts touched the eaves on the one story homes
3 - You want wind and rain and sleet sideways? Go to Hohenfels, Germany in the Winter. (it was my firm belief after three years in Germany is that the Germans kept invading other countries so they could get better weather)
Hohenfels, brings back NON-fond memories. We would take off every third track pad for traction and still slide.
Yea, no! I live in San Diego. 33⁰N.
We have no winter.
Me too!
Texas Reporting in⭐️ Snow in our north West and higher elevation area ie El Paso. Southern part of the state almost never. North Texas is Dallas. We frequently go through snowless winters, but worse than that we have ice, again rare but when it does it cripples the city as not safe to drive. Otherwise most of the winter is mild and comfortable.
Nice! Another Mum video! I love these. I can't wait to watch.
She's a vixen
We call the face sheild, ski mask out here in the pacific noerthwest
For kids winter in northern states is so much fun but headaches for parents.
Until the kids become responsible for shoveling out the driveway and sidewalk.
@@merlinathrawes746you say that as if many kids don't enjoy the crap out of that
@@dead-claudia Kids shoveled driveways and sidewalks for a varity of reasons.🤣
living in Buffalo N.Y. I'm well aquatint with these items also lock de-icier and the ice scrapper for your driveway and sidewalk.
Someone had to make this refrence "your momma was a snow blower" robot lives matter.
@@Raven5150 Lmfao Hell Yeah Johnny 5 is Alive!😂😂😂
I've got a snowblower
Yes we know all about these in Canada as well. The snowblower was invented by a Canadian as well as a ski doo.
Snow Mobiles to the USA folks. A Ski Doo here is a personal water craft.
Even though I am from southern California I have used everything on this list when up skiing, everything except for a snow blower. A face mask works wonders in the cold wind and suprisingly a hot desert wind. The difference is, instead of blocking out the cold wind & ice, they can block the sun, wind, rocks and sand.
I've heard of belaclavas I've seen them a lot in UK crime shows. I grew up in Wisconsin and we always called them ski masks. They were usually knit with bright colors and crazy designs. Lawrence's mask makes him look like a hoodlum. I haven't had a pair of gloves in like 20 years. If you scrape the car windows quickly you don't need gloves. I haven't worn snow boots since I was a kid and the school forced us to wear them. We wore rubber boots that slipped over our shoes then they buckled up the side or had a zipper. I can see where Lawrence has to use all this equipment, he didn't grow up with cold weather. Heck the only time I close my winter coat is if it drops below 0 F.
Hi Mom. I can imagine you out in the winter cold chopping firewood. 😁 Snow shovels have many uses around livestock that have nothing to do with sow. .
Just 1 of many reasons why so many Americans are moving South... 👍👍
Yes snow shovel cleaning horse stalls works. The good ones made back in the 80s.
People can get trapped in their cars for days during a really bad snowfall.
Snow blowers arre only practical when you have 5 inches or more in 1 storm. Less than that you are better off with a snow shovel and if it's just a little even a broom.
For me, I kinda disagree... I use my snowblower for bigger storms, (or wet snow) my snow thrower for med storms. If I'm being super nice to my neighbors, where I do everyone's sidewalk, I use my snowblower as its self propelled. Using a shovel to remove an inch of snow off a few hundred square feet of sidewalks is a lot of work, and that's not including my driveways, walking paths.
Your mom must be my age 🙂 I remember moon boots !! We loved them because they kept our feet very warm and dry.
I wear sneakers when shoveling but I'm just careful not to get any snow in them.
We had a snowdrift over my dad's semitutruck in our driveway, during the blizzard of 1978 here in Ohio (USA). Missed 5 days of school ( woohoo and uncommon for days of that long then). Snowblowers are always to have. Must have good boots, coat and gloves.
We have a snowblower but haven't needed it in several years. I remember times when the snow was too high to use it. My two neighbors also have one so whoever gets out first does all the houses.
Best way to get ice of the windshield is to turn on the defroster.
It's better to use the air vents on the dash if you use the defroster there's a good chance of cracking your windshield
About the only people who’d wear balaclavas in the UK are football hooligans. Just sayin’.
Winters here in Southern Indiana are hit or miss. Some years we'll get lots of snow and some years we just get cold rain. Since we don't get it every year, I bought a vintage snow thrower made by Ariens in 1965. Couldn't see spending $800 on a new one and then we might have 2-3 years before it's actually needed. Got the old one for $50 and after a tune up, it starts and runs fine on the first crank...and it's built like a sherman tank! Now, if there's just a light snow, like an inch or two I will actually use a leaf blower to blow it off the cars and out of the driveway. They work quite well for that.
Since you mentioned living rurally, one of the most important items in cold regions - especially on farms, is the "yard light". These are now moving to LED, but previously often used special light bulbs designed for the purpose, with extra heavy and durable filaments. Either on a free standing pole, or pole attached to a building, it is mounted to be the highest object in the yard. Nowadays farmers increasingly use vehicles that are heated and have GPS, but the yard light is still like a lighthouse is to sailor. In bad weather it can save your life, since it is a single point of light - or in a blizzard, a glow that will lead you back to the farmhouse and warmth
Every morning in the town of Fairplay Colorado during the winter the temp. was usually 10 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit). I would take a pan of cold water outside and pour it over the windshield to remove the ice. Do NOT use warm or hot water. Quick and efficient.
I think I should ask Lawrence to compare sleds and sleighs between here and the UK.
Nothing better than finding a perfect location to streak down a steep slope with no brakes. 😃
You've done it right if a generous amount of damp snow gets wedged between your neck and garments.🥶
👋👋hi momma!!! Love when you’re on here!! Thank y’all for the video 🥰
At my age i need a snow blower!
If you think snow blowers are impressive, you should see the heavy equipment the cities in Canada use to clear the streets. They even use backhoes and dump trucks to haul the mountains of snow away. There are also many different varities of all these items, in different shapes and sizes.
we call them balaclavas too, not sure where Lawrence got faceshield
Yep. I live in South Dakota. We call them balaclavas. I’ve never heard them called a face shield either…
It's actually called a ski mask here.
@@rg20322 nah ski masks are usually knitted with a stupid fluffball on top
That's a regional thing cuz most of the country calls them ski masks. I'm sure it a product of immigration patterns.
Oh jeese louise, i hate winter. 2 years ago here in buffalo NY we had a blizzard on christmas eve and didnt have power back until day after christmas. Here we can have the mildest winters, or that bullshit 7 feet of snow. Ya never know.
You chop your own wood!!!
I did the same when we lived in the boonies because you really didnt have any other option.
Now that I'm back in Houston a cord of wood is just a phone call away.
He left out the full body snowsuit must have here in the midwest!
Snow blowers are not remotely similar to leaf blowers: instead, they have a large metal scoop on the front with blades on the inside to grind up compacted or icy snow, then the snow is blown out thru something that looks like a chimney which has a vent on top that can be aimed in whatever direction you want to blow the snow.
In northern michigan you need a snow blower than can handle 2 feet of snow. When you get more than that overnight in the driveway, then you'll probably be late getting to work
Love seeing you and your mum doing this together. If she is anything like me (some of the things she says seem like we may have several things in common), then I know she appreciates that you and your wife allow her to be so involved in your life. ❤
They aren’t super common but in areas where snow is very common like east of the Great Lakes you will sometimes find heated driveways. This is a dealbreaker for me😅 Only way to live in the area imo lol.
I was trying to concentrate on the video but I kept getting lost in James' Mum's eyes! 😁
In a pinch I’ve used my ID to scrap ice off my windshield.
That’s a balaclava. We don’t call them wind shields.
Ski mask is the only other name I’ve ever seen them called
Sorry , but he forgot snow salt, throw it on the cement to prevent a sheet of ice from forming- unless you want someone to fall on their bum and hurt themselves
I haven’t turned on the heat in more than thirty years (then-husband is from Florida), and I live c. 70 miles from Donner Pass.
Your mother is a very attractive woman
Better believe Canadians know all of these objects. lol
Never been, but I imagine Norway, Sweden, and Finland do as well. Scotland?
For sure eh🤣
Your mother is a doll!
🐎 You live on a Stable? 🐴
First time I’ve seen video with your mom, mum I mean, 🤣 she’s great!! 😊
I love winter except getting snow off the car, but thank goodness I am a lucky, spoiled American and have a garage!! 😊
I bet you didn't have to mark that parking space you cleared out while living in the UK either. Well it's a must in Chicago. Any household object will do, a lawn chair, a kids toy, a toaster....anything to show that space is taken.
We call face masks
No we don't. It's a ski mask.
I have a seven foot wide snowblower hooked to a 75hp tractor we used to get a lot of snow here
You used it to get a lot of snow?
Nope. Not a face shield, Laurence. That is a ski mask in the USA.
Everything else is spot-on. I livd in Indiana when I was young, and winters were brutal!
Takes me about 20 minutes to suit up and clear snow. thermal underwater oh wait he left that out too! Snowsuit good to 20 below f, insulated boots over thermal socks wind mask and then hood over that(attached to snowsuit) and shovel my way to my garage about 60 feet and hope the snowblower starts or its a whole day of shoveling. Happens at least 3 times a year usually in jan/feb. Located about 75 miles north of Chicago!
You're "mum" is absolutely beautiful and delightful.
Why doesn’t Lawrence use more pictures of the items he’s discussing and show how it’s done? That would really help explain, showing is always better than telling!
I live up in the mountains of Idaho. I have several different snow shovels depending on the task. I built an apartment over my garage with an outdoor staircase. While the roof covers the stairs, snow will blow under the eaves & build up on the steps requiring both a shallow & a deep small snow shovel. Then there is the large snow shovel for open areas. However at 77 yrs. old, my doctor phones me every Nov. to tell me NOT to go up on my roof to shovel the snow off. We both agree that if I were to fall off the roof, I wouldn't bounce as well as I used to. When the snow gets to about 4' on my roof, I start to worry about the weight. To reduce shoveling, I bought a snow blower with a 205 cc engine, 6 forward speeds & 2 reverse. They can throw your snow up to about 50'. Snow storms come off of the Pacific every 2 - 3 days during the winter. I have a small 3/4 acre lot. I snow blow my driveway, extra parking area & down both sides of my house so I can access my dogs' fenced yard & takes about 2 hrs. If you don't remove the snow from the dogs' fence line, eventually it will get up to the top of the fence & the dogs will just walk out. Last winter my snow blower broke & I had to drive 60 mi. to buy another blower. They weigh about 250 lbs. "Across the Pond" forgot to mention another necessity that I use when the snow gets too deep. That is my chain saw! Some yrs., the snow builds up along side of my house from 2' - 5'. Much higher than my snow blower. I then get out my chain saw & cut the packed snow into blocks or chunks & either pitch them with the snow shovel or run them threw the snow blower.
I remember the first snowblower my father bought when I was about 15 years old after we moved to a more rural area. The fairly long driveway would get bad snowdrifts in a couple of places. Dad wound up getting another snowblower the very next year. Why? The first one was SMALLER than the snow drifts so the drifts had to be cut down with a snow shovel so you could use the snowblower. After I moved away from home Dad got another, even bigger, snowblower, that was self-propelled with treads rather than wheels and a windscreen to protect him from blowback.
The bit on snow shovels reminds me of my childhood growing up in a suburb of Chicago--not too far from where Lawrence lives. A snowstorm would inevitably pile up a drift across our front door, pinning us in the house. My mother used to pick me up and push me through a window (I was little then), hand me a snow shovel, and it was my job to clear the snow from the door.
Our snows are so huge and heavy we have to have a truck with a plow clear our driveway; a snowblower, even a meag-huge walk-behind like the one we have, isn't powerful enough to clear the end of the driveway after the streets have been plowed. The street plows plow in the opening of our driveways when they clean the snow off the streets. The neighbors all pretty much use the same plow service as we do; once someone gets a plow out to our part of the county, just about everyone will hire them to clear their driveways. Winter isn't even here yet and I'm already looking forward to spring🌷🌹🌻🌳 CHEERS!
I live not far from the Great Salt Lake and have suffered the heavy downpour of snow from lake-effect snow. Illinois, where Lawrence is at, has lake-effect snow. Lake-effect snow is super annoying to clear. The only people who're ok with it are the snowboarders and skiers in the mountains.
A snow blower is very much like a rototiller, except it blows it out the top, instead of just churning it and leaving it. My Dad actually had one that could convert between tilling and snowblowing.
When I was a teenager and college student.. I wore the boots, mask, gloves.. because it was required to survive. As a driver.. the snow shovel and the other dirt shovel were always in the backseat of the car.. to dig out. A snowblower is vital.. but also very dangerous.. sort of like a wood chipper.. and folks lose fingers, hands.. ect.. every year because the blower gets jammed and.. well you can guess the rest. Best thing a neighbor can do for you is to snowblow your driveway for you if they know you're at work and not getting home till late.. othersise you might not be able to get into your driveway if the snow plow already came by and Plowed 4 ft of snow in front of the driveway!!!
What's really fun is to work second shift, so you snow blow your driveway, and go to work, but when you return home, your driveway has a mound in front of the clean driveway, because of the plows pushing snow throughout the day. So, you need to shovel youself back into your driveway when you're tired from working, and just want to rest.
Sometimes the snow shovel just doesn't cut it here in America. I live in Illinois and one winter we had a storm where it dropped 18 inches ( almost a half a meter) of snow in one night with winds blowing so strong that if you or snow plows cleared it it just drifted right back. When we looked out in the morning, I think every bit of the 1/2 meter of snow from the field across the street blew right up into our house. The snow literally came up to the peak of the roof on 2 sides. It took over a day to whittle that 25 foot high drift down using a snow blower to take it piece at a time and wait for the avalanche so you could continue making the top lower. The street had to be cleared with City Back Hoes that would scoop it into a truck to haul away. The plows couldn't handle it. A shovel then? Ha!
Think there should have been examples of the ice scraper difference. My favorite ice scraper was about arm’s length with brush and different scraping blades also had an extendable brush to clean the roof and hood. Got the extension brush after having a bunch of snow slam down the windshield onto the hood when I stopped at a light. Nearly gave me a heart attack and really worried it would break the windshield.
I live a little way west of Laurence and I have two snowblowers. The smaller one is the one I use the most. It's easier to maneuver and can move faster in light snowfalls. The big one is for DEEP snow and extremely wet snow.
Once I scrap the iced off the windshield (and all of the rest of windows) I used a squeegee with a handle that's about foot and a half to two feet long to scrape off the ice...it's really cool. :-) Also, as best as I know, the law of the land is we need to scrap off all (most) of the snow off our vehicles before we drive, the long handle squeegee is great to do that. If you don't clean off the snow off your vehicle then as you drive down the street the wind blows the snow off and so it's "snowing" on the vehicles behind and sometimes large chucks of snow fly off and attacks the vehicles behind you.
love your videos and "lost in the pond" channel is kinda like the UK version of " The Fat Electrician"
To keep the snow off of your front and rear car windows, just cover them with a large beach towel. In the morning remove the towels and viola, no more snow on the windows.
How many people in the UK got the Rick Flair reference?
It depends on what your intentions are whether it's called a balaclava or a ski mask. If going to play in the snow we call it a ski mask but if we're going to do some night operations we call it a balaclava.
I had never heard them called a face shield. I call it a balaclava as well. There are all kinds, even neoprene ones.
We have a snow blower. If you want to see a really big one, look for a video where they show clearing out mountain passes. They are unreal.
I didn't know they don't use snow blowers in the UK so much.
The snow lol is fine when it's fluffy it just blows off ur lucky at that point when it's a wet snow then freezing ur gonna be cleaning your car for half a hour
Umm we have car starters in our alarm fobs , all you do is leave your defrosters on high and push a button from the warmth of your house and voila her car is warm and no ice on the glass !
We use a flamethrower to melt ice here don’t get enough snow for a blower
I'd go for taller boots because we have deeper snow.
TTo Indiana to chicago is failing upwards
Should of never said that
By the way, the phrase "MidWest" is a misnomer, creating by yankees who didn't believe any lands existed on the Flat Earth (well, Flat USA) west of the Appalachians. West of there was "The West" to their peabrain. In the next hundred years, there were more discoveries about the sun, moon, daylight and that people could boat or travel further west. Then they reached the biggest lakes, they decided that was now The Mid-West or MidWest. Looking at a USA map, just about every child thinks "mid-west" is Colorado... Wyoming, Nevada... and they give the Pacific Coast (Wash, Oregon, Calif) the titling label "The West". East-Coasters use MidWest, and those folks in Ohio or Indiana, maybe Illinois do. Kentuckians are probably thinking, "We prefer to be Southern, actually"... yeah... Mid-westerners probably would prefer that for them, too.
In Houston and the Gulf Coast, it's seldom useful to have knee-highs UNLESS you're a fisherman and wade in knee-deep rivers.
Face shield ? Where did he get that from ?
Snow blowers are a must where I live.
we call them Balaclavas also or facemasks
For my northern friends. You need to come down south in the spring. For some dumb reason, the Lowes and Home Depots will receive snow blowers to sell. well guess what, come spring they are always on clearance trying to give these things away.
This may be a storage strategy? All stores try and avoid warehousing nowadays, snowblowers are bulky items, but in order to get a good price, chains have to buy a good number of them - which they will likely sell. If you've bought too many machines to fit into your northern stores, then storing the excess in southern stores that have some space makes sense, then they can just be moved north through interstate transfers, no warehousing required
I Can Speak to the Winter Here in America Since I'm From Michigan Here We Will Get Down To -50°F with 80% Humidity and 80 MPH winds in Winter So We Will Get Up To 4 Feet of Snow in 1 Day at Times but not all the time.
Hello fellow Michigander 😊
Where in Michigan are you from?
@@TheRockkickass the Lower Penninsula
Lawrence is by lake superior also. But he a right i live in Kansas and we get lots cold and snow. We get what rolls off the ROCKIE Mountains. Snow blowers for girls😂😂 frecking lovely machines
@@MrLato2000 4 feet of snow at once my ass in the LP
The thing about snow blowers is you can only use one if you have a paved driveway - not on gravel or rock driveways.
I'd dispute that! I have even used them on lawns. - Uneven rock might be tricky, but as long as you adjust the slides on either side, you should be fine on gravel