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Article: Man vs. machine: How best to remove that snow?
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- Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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- January 16, 2009
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Bob Smith insists it is easy to understand snow removal.
"Keep it simple," says the sales associate from the Wexford Ace
Hardware in Pine. "That's what everybody wants."
That simplicity, of course, would be at its best with no snow to
worry about. But reality and winter being what they are, snow
removal requires an examination of the property involved, the amount
and weight of the snow involved, the smoothness of the surface, and
the health of the person removing the snow.
The decision of whether to shovel or seek the aid of a machine is
a decision that can change with each snowfall -- and perhaps should.
Dr. Michael Hagerty, a cardiologist from Allegheny General
Hospital in the North Side, ...