I went out plowing for about 7 hours yesterday morning. We have had snow for the last three days, an inch or so at a time that required salting. Yesterday morning, at around 3:00am I went out and dropped the plow. I had all the commercials done by around 8:00, plowed and salted, and finished with the residentials around 10:00 or so. There were about 2-3" in most places. Looks like we will get a break fron winter till after Y2K.<p>We also had the oppertunity to drop some salt right after Thanksgiving. The total salting oppertunities number 4. Not too bad. So the score is Salting 4, Plowing 1. Who will win the race this season???<p>On another note, I picked up a job plowing and salting a small lot for an offoce. I have a signed contract. I salted them the frst time, around Thanksgiving, and showed up Monday morning around 4:00am, and found another competitor doing the lot. I know that this was the guy that did the lot last season, because the building owner told me who was doing it, and that they were not satisfied with him. I didn't stop and confront him, I simply drove on, and made a quick phone call to the building's owner ater in the day, and she had told me that they were never contacted by the old co. and that they had no contract. The old co. had just assumed that they had the job again this season. She called to inform them that their services were no longer needed. <p>Some dirty thoughts had crossed my mind, on how I could get even with the guy who swept in under me. There was a brand new delivery van that belongs to the company that owns the building parked in the lot, and I had thoughts of backing up to it and blasting it with the salter, but I'm not like that. Besides, you never know who is watching...<p>Don't worry, you guys will get some white stuff in your area soon, probally before July 4!!!!!!!<br>