While some of us are still blasting our air conditioners, you can start to get ready for winter at Jeff’s local Lowe’s store in the Midwest. You can get a head start on buying a snowblower, which will then sit in your garage for the next three months or so.

Seasonal creep is funny when we point and laugh at a snowblower in August, but less funny when it’s July and you need a bathing suit, but can’t find one.

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