What are the best paddles to use to scrape ice?

For those occassions in which ice forms on my windshield, as it did this past week, I have two choices. I can sit in my vehicle and sip coffee while the defroster does it's thing or I can grab my garden hose and spray the windshield with water to melt the ice as the wipers are slapping back and forth. I am going to tell you that 9 times out of 10 you will find me in my pickup drinking coffee for about 5 minutes waiting for things to clear up on their own.

Good Grief, What are all you people drinking today, or are you all on a sugar high!!! Lord. I thought this was about paddles so I am going to get back to it. I haven't seen any ice here in the tropics yet, but if I was from St. Olaf, I would always wake up wondering if "this is the day." My husband has the paddles in our family. His feet are size 8 and almost perfectly square; when you meet him and look down, you start laughing. Thank goodness we didn't have children, especially girl children, can you imagine the complexes they would have had? Whew, that was a close one. Oh, but he used to be a butterflyer, not a butterfrogger or butterstruggler. Donna

What are all you people drinking today, or are you all on a sugar high!!! Lord. I thought this was about paddles so I am going to get back to it. Oh, but he used to be a butterflyer, not a butterfrogger or butterstruggler.Donna You married a butterflyer with paddles when you could have had a freestyler with a smooth chest?!:rofl: St. Olaf is a good school too, just like Macalaster, smarty pants. Have you even ventured to MN? Or did you just hang out in Texas and get sun burned?

Those rectangular speedo ones are good. They come in a variety of sizes and colors to suit your fancy. I'm wondering if shoveling the driveway is bad for the shoulder. Probably is. Mine are a bit sore. Maybe I should teach the wife how the shovel works.

Women are good at shovelling...my wife is always shovelling lots of things onto my plate!:) Don't you cook? I thought you were going for Dad-of-the-Year? I do not shovel. Either possible use of that verb. Shoveling is bad for shoulders. That's what children are for.

I bet you paddle though...I'll have to have a chat with Mr Fortress (if he is allowed out of hiding) at the Colonies. How many times do I have to say it? Must I always repeat myself? I don't use big paddles. Ever. They are bad for shoulders. :dedhorse: Can anyone possibly disagree with this statement? I will have to go on a crusade against paddles. :rofl: Mr. Fortress can stay home and watch the kids. I want to hang out in the hot tub and chat with my own friends. Maybe he'll have a :drink: later.

what yall talking about... haven't seen any form of frozen precip in 15 years. I want to live where you live. I just spent the last 2 hours cleaning snow off cars, driveways, & sidewalks. Hey Fortress, How to you get kids to do it?:dedhorse: I tell them to help and I get all kinds of excuses.

Hey Fortress, How to you get kids to do it? I tell them to help and I get all kinds of excuses. Well, my kids are not yet of driving age. So if they want to be driven somewhere, like to practice or a friend's house, they might need to help out. Plus, Mr. Fortress doesn't like to shovel all by himself. There are also many other cruel and unusual punishments that do not violate the 8th Amendment. For example, I could just stay on this forum 24/7 and that would mean they can't get on the computer and IM with their buddies or listen to itunes. (No other computers or laptops in the house. I don't want my kids going to myspace or some other evil space. I know my daughter's passwords. I check her aol history to see where she's been.) Cell phones and ipods can likewise always be taken away. Also, my kids are always very hungry and, unlike Mr. Rich, I don't like to cook anymore. So they have to be nice to me if they want all their meals and snacks. I can even get them to take out the garbage and recycling with these ploys. What the heck does that G stand for?

What the heck does that G stand for? Didn't I read on another thread that you're from Minnesota? :rofl: :rofl:

Didn't I read on another thread that you're from Minnesota? :rofl: :rofl: Poolraat: We don't use paddles in MN. I have had the state government enact extensive regulations prohibiting and/or limiting their usage in swimming pools. They also come with warnings and labels and whatnot. We need to avoid any more of those epidemics. :rofl: Yes, I grew up in MN. I was dragged there kicking and screaming for my father's job. Then I was foolish enough to go to his alma mater in NH and then to law school in IL. As a result of all this foolishness, I now cannot bear snow and cold weather. I hate snowmobiling. And because I was so busy swimming, I never learned to ski or ice skate, which is apparently the only fun thing to do outside in cold weather.