Anyone know anywhere with normal or snow shovels in stock in Edinburgh? All the Homebases and B&Qs around me are out 🙁

Ta, Duane.

Try a builders merchant? Keyline or one of the others

Or try a horsey (tack) shop, they often have plastic shovels.

shovel sized bit of mdf nailed to a handle lengthed bit of 2×2…works a treat…

I bought the second-last shovel that the local agri store had on Monday after the cheap plastic snow shovel broke.

And I’ve ‘customised’ it appropriately!

That looks like Henry from Thomas the Tank Engine…

Aye – just snapped our plastic one this morning.

The chunky metal one is in a box.

In the back garden.

Under several tons of snow……

What is the difference between a snow shovel and a rest of the year shovel?

Snow shovels are bigger – snow isn’t really that heavy so you can shift massive volumes with little effort.

And cheap snow (can) shovels break from time to time…

had a look at Lidl/Aldi ?

cheap snow shovels are a lot lighter than a metal shovel.
With metal shovels the snow tends to stick to it, making it even heavier.
This adds up to a lot more effort when shovelling for a couple of hours like I did yesterday.

best ones I’ve seen are the costco snow shovels.

i took the decision to pop the shovel at the back door. just in case likes.

As MussEd says: make your own.

I whipped one up last night and it appears to work fine. 🙂

i took the decision to pop the shovel at the back door. just in case likes.

heh. i handily forgot to put one of mine back in the shed the last time i was gardening.

That looks like Henry from Thomas the Tank Engine…

😀

Superb.

Murrays tools on Morrison St have what looks like a heavy duty snow shovel in the window – don’t know if that is actually what it is or not though…