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Originally Posted by CFrance
We had a drain in our garage too. The problem was taking the dog in and out and keeping him out of the dirty slush, having to jump wide into and out of the car because of the slush on the garage floor, tracking slush into the house, etc, etc.
In Michigan, it was not practical to wash cars in the garage or hose off the garage floor. What water didn't go down the drain would have back-washed onto the drive and would have turned into a skating rink. Plus our garage had other things in it that we wouldn't want to get wet.
All in all, I was just answering what I thought was a rather blasé response by eputnam over the ice and snow issue in the north. Hiring out the shoveling is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
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Understood.
I certainly didn't meant to imply that dealing with winter was fun by any means, or to minimize your post, it was just your mentioning of ice/snow/slush...reminded me of missing having a drain in the garage down here.
And to the OP, when you get here full time (and if you're like me), even years later you will still continually marvel at all of the winter things you no longer have to do on a daily basis...compared to living up north.
Hope your dream comes true soon.
