Marlene Downing, now known as the snow-blowing granny, describes herself as a “tough old broad” who doesn’t need her grandchildren’s help.
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😮😲 wow
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This is how we ALL want to be at that age!
I really wish her the best in life. I do not want her to die, she is a beautiful soul.
Wow , God bless her .
Hope she is well during the Rona
U go Marlene my respect for old people was high before but because of u it's reached a new level
That’s my grandma downing we all try to help her in the winter with the snow blowing but she’s one of a kind and she loves to do it herself
I promise all of you that we ask her every time it snows and we get told why I love the snow lol
0:55 Make sure the dog does not jump out.
Keep on snow blowing granny I hope you can keep at it for many years to come. 😀
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Older people are tougher than the weaklings under 40 we have now.
This lady reminds me of my mom. She does everything at 80
I hope she wouldn’t slip and break her hip!
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Thats a shame my wife has a 26 year old nephew who does not want to do nothing this lady puts him to the wall of shame
Please change your outro.
Shes adorable and cute love old people super tough & adorable
God bless you granny!
She is adorable, i love doing snow removal i am having fun
My grandpa is 82 and he still shovels the driveway and side walk I’ll tell him to go Inside but he insist on doing it so I just help him and get it done really quick so he goes back in
She's tougher than a lot of men here in southern california.
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By Tom Mucha, Global Post
Truth is elusive.  But it’s a good thing we have math.
Our friends at Business Insider know this, and put those two principles to work today in this excellent and highly informative little slideshow, made even more timely by the ongoing talks in Washington, D.C. aimed at staving off a U.S. debt default.
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Many people  politicians and pundits alike  prattle on that China and, to a lesser extent Japan, own most of America’s $14.3 trillion in government debt.
But there’s one little problem with that conventional wisdom: it’s just not true. While the Chinese, Japanese and plenty of other foreigners own substantial amounts, it’s really Americans who hold most of America’s debt.
Here’s a quick and fascinating breakdown by total amount held and percentage of total U.S. debt, according to Business Insider:
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Hong Kong: $121.9 billion (0.9 percent)
Caribbean banking centers: $148.3 (1 percent)
Taiwan: $153.4 billion (1.1 percent)
Brazil: $211.4 billion (1.5 percent)
Oil exporting countries: $229.8 billion (1.6 percent)
Mutual funds: $300.5 billion (2 percent)
Commercial banks: $301.8 billion (2.1 percent)
State, local and federal retirement funds: $320.9 billion (2.2 percent)
Money market mutual funds: $337.7 billion (2.4 percent)
United Kingdom: $346.5 billion (2.4 percent)
Private pension funds: $504.7 billion (3.5 percent)
State and local governments: $506.1 billion (3.5 percent)
Japan: $912.4 billion (6.4 percent)
U.S. households: $959.4 billion (6.6 percent)
China: $1.16 trillion (8 percent)
The U.S. Treasury: $1.63 trillion (11.3 percent)
Social Security trust fund: $2.67 trillion (19 percent)
So America owes foreigners about $4.5 trillion in debt. But America owes America $9.8 trillion.
Isn't she the cutest?
I love it! She is awesome!
LOL that's right we're from Michigan we aren't shy of it!!! Oh your cold ! Go back home you Ninny
While my dad sits on his ass at home but expects his 2 son in laws to plow him out!!
She belongs to thr kick-butt generation.. good going granny
Wish I am as cool as her when I turn 82.
you go gurl!!!
Laura Alkofer age 85 wrote the comment below not Bill Carver.
My son-in-law forwarded this video to me. I live in North Dakota and I am 85 years old and do all my own snow blowing. Because I have an electric lift that leads up to my kitchen door I bring the blower in several hours to warm up(electric start works better when the blower is warm.) When I finish I bring the blower back to my kitchen and let the ice and snow melt on a large plastic table cloth.
At the I end crying
based granny!
That's make America first
It’s a self-propelled snow blower – not a shovel
Go Granny Go
Wotta trooper..An old School Gal..I hope I'm like her when I'm her age..With love from Down Under "You go Lady"..xx
This is nothing…my mother is 91 and is still snow blowing her own driveway…if she owned a Harley I'm sure she'd be riding it too:)
We need to call her badass granny
Kool
Powerfull granny
Here's your feel good story for the night.. Now back to tragedies around the world..
She's badass