Okay today was totally suppose to be a study day, but my dad has been after me for like a month to learn how to plow snow. His logic is that when they're off to Florida for most of March(Party at my house!) I can keep our driveway clear. The vehicle he uses is an International Scout 800A Series. Sounds pretty sweet, right? Well the part I left out was that it's a 1969. That's older then the Canadian Constitution, but luckily it doesn't look a day older then 100. It actually reminds me of Mater (You know like T-mater) from Cars.
He promised it would just be a quick lesson, so I obliged. I went outside and dad went through the intricate steps it takes to start it. 1) Take off the air cleaner, 2) Pour gas into the carburetor. 3) Sit in the drivers seat and press down the gas just enough so as to allow the choke to set when you pull it out as the gas pedal is pressed. 4) Turn the key and at the same time push in the choke in half way; all the while holding down the clutch .5) Put the air filter back on and close the hood after it starts. (Apparently back in the 60's nobody had anything better to do then spend their day starting their vehicles)
After about 5 attempts of following these steps, the monster came to life with a pretty impressive rumble.
The wheel shakes in your hand and the engine has a low steady rumble that you can feel in your chest, and the fumes are intoxicating. It's a pretty sweet ride all in all.
I made three passes up and down the drive way, and had a pretty good handle on driving and raising and lowering the blade when I was done.
I didn't actually recognize the lightheaded-ness till I sat back down on my bed to try and continue studying. I couldn't even focus on my notes anymore because those oh so intoxicating fumes coming from that beast where in fact carbon monoxide (the experience seems almost nostalgic now). As the lightheaded-ness faded it was replaced with a steady ache which i'm nursing now. I have to get back to studying, but I figured I wouldn't be able to absorb any facts until my oxygen stats came back up, so I figure I'd share my experience.
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