Finished yard work, cut grass and fall fertilizer applied. Also put down some ant killer. Sprayed weeds. When in lowes this morning I noticed the Xmas decorations are up. Xmas trees everywhere and all the fixings. Halloween stuff is already on sale. Nothing like rushing the seasons.
in fact, i am all set now for "safe salt" for the winter, i just need to get me about 3 to 4 bags of what was once known as "speedi-dri" or now sometimes known as "zip-zorb", that is used to soak up garage oil spills.
i have been using that stuff for decades to throw on the icy walkways and sidewalks...
when i sweep it up, i leave it in a pile, to dry out, shovel it up, and put it back into a pail for the next time....i can get many winters by recycling that stuff.
basically, it is untreated kitty litter.
i sweep up any sand, that the city lays down on the street, and same thing there, after it dries, it goes into a different bucket.
then come maybe T-Day weekend, my usual routine is to buy the high octane gasoline, and mix it with 2 cycle oil, Sta-Bil, and Ethanol eliminator(?) for the snow blowers/thrower.