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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
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Me ..... I use a very large, red, plastic funnel for a hand held spreader, a 5-gal bucket for positioning, and the $3.25/50-lb bags of all purpose sand .... is important to keep your sand dry ..... and you just shake it around ..... out the skinny funnel bottom .... as you go ......
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There is a large level paved area next door to me. It collects a fair amount of sand that the town puts down over the winter. In the spring, I wait for a few days of sunny weather to dry it out thoroughly, then sweep up a lot of it with a stiff-bristle push broom, shovel it into the yard cart, and transfer it to a 30-gallon barrel I keep in the garage. That way it stays dry and easily spread as needed during the winter. Now, inspired by FLL's thrifty philosophy on things, I'm wondering if I can sweep it up again after using it, return it to the town, and get a refund of, umm, taxes?? Would I need a receipt for the sand? Hmmm.