As a fellow driver of the "mighty Subaru" I'd like to see how you mounted your shovel too. I have a full sized German WW2 vintage shovel attached to my roof rack, comes in handy and the "hmmm" factor I get from people who see it makes it worth it even if it wasn't a practical tool.
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JohnE
"and all the lousy little poets
comin round
tryin' to sound like Charlie Manson"
The Future/Leonard Cohen