Oh crud, I didn't see this before I posted. By the end of this winter you're gonna have arms like Rambo lady! Too bad you can't use a flame thrower to clear that out.That's what it takes to get to our closest Sams...it's in Casper.
I'm doing more shoveling todayYesterday when I was clearing an area in the chicken run I clipped the heated waterer with the shovel and broke off a piece of plastic and now the heating coil is exposed. I have an extra waterer to replace that broken one but the extension cord is buried under snow & ice so that will have to be chiseled free to hook up the new waterer. Joy!