Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Up yours.” Anyone living in the snow belt (aka the “persistent snow band”) can probably relate to that quote from author Robert Byrne. We have a small farm south of Erie, PA, where the average annual snowfall, compliments of the lake-effect, is 120.5”. Mother Nature talks to us a LOT. Actually, I think the snow is beautiful, especially when I can hang out by the woodstove and enjoy it. Every so often, though, life intervenes, and we actually have to leave the house, which necessitates relocating some of that beautiful snow. Although shoveling 120.5” of snow is really good exercise, at some point it just isn’t that much fun any more. Recently, the folks at Snow Joe provided us with an alternative, in the form of one of their Snow Joe Ion snow blowers. Since Marc lives in San Diego (average snowfall 0”), I was elected to test it out for the review. Read More