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First major snow event of the season here in Maine
(beehaw.org)
Approximately 8-10 inches fell overnight. Got 90% of it cleared with the snow thrower in about 30 minutes. The rest took about 20 minutes with shovels.
I do not miss having two driveways with 2 feet of snow to clear before 7am, so we can get to work.
Fortunately for us, my wife is the sole bread winner and uses her 4-wheel drive SUV to get herself out and onto work. I just clear the snow at my own leisure. But yeah, the situation you described is very common and understandably very annoying.