90-year-old snow shoveler used to strange looks

Bob Cather spent his career covering Lincoln in asphalt, including his 2,000-square-foot driveway around the corner from the Piedmont Shopping Center.

Now, in his retirement, the 90-year-old spends days like Wednesday -- when he wakes tohalf a foot of snow blown in from the field across the street -- cleaning and clearing that big driveway off.

But not with a snow blower. He gave his away years ago. Hated it.

But he loves his big-wheeled, big-handled, big-scooped snow shovel.

I bet its the only one in Lincoln. People drive by and gawk.

Wednesday, Cec Cather looked out their window at bundled-up Bob and decided her husband deserved a bigger audience. So she called the newspaper.

Its a remarkable shovel. Thats a strange sight to see, she said.

Besides, she asked, how many 90-year-old men do you see pushing snow around?

About the shovel: Its called a Sno Wovel, and Cec stumbled across it a few years back on Amazon.com. She ended up spending more than $200 on it as a Christmas present for Bob (although it now sells for $140).

When relatives assembled it, they were skeptical.

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