Dear Perna ~ I live in TX, US, so I can't identify much with that much snow, although that was a storm like that when I was living in OK. What I do identify with is the atrocities of being older and weaker. I am the same age as you and FEEL the same age as your husband! It is hard. It does seem to offer an opportunity for neighborhood closeness, and I applaud the neighbor who helped you. Hopefully you will find an opportunity to return the favor. Possibly you could form a small advocacy group to get your street plowed by the city? billieJ