Shoveling tip from South Philly

Philadelphia Pennsylvania and much of the I-95 corridor has been pelted by massive snows ever since the groudhog predicted 6 more weeks of winter. With yesterdays 16″ snowfall Philly broke it’s all time winter snowfall record, so of course people will find unique ways to cope.

Snow sticking to a shovel seems to happen most often with metal shovels. The colder the shovel and the heavier and wetter the snow, the more likely the snow will stick. It’s a catch 22 though because a heavy wet snow is likely to break a plastic shovel.

South Phila. Man has Unique Shoveling Technique
KYW.com  |  John McDevitt  |  2, 10, 2010

Many area residents spent a good part of the day clearing their sidewalks and some had a certain way of doing the job.

When dealing with went sticky snow on your sidewalk, Joe of South Philadelphia’s shoveling technique takes the cake:

(McDevitt:) “You have a can of Pam in your hand, Joe.”

(Joe:) “Use regular Pam because the olive stuff is kind of special. I use it for cooking, but the regular Pam – I’m going to spray it on the front and back if the blade.

(McDevitt:) “How is it working, Joe?”

(Joe:) “Pretty clean. I don’t see anything clumping up. Before the heavy wet snow just stuck to the blade.”

Its’ not just for cooking.