Thanks for the replies everyone and yes Butterfli42481 - how are things where you live? Jewels - sounds like you're in the same boat as I am here. Well, the weather reports were accurate - we got a foot of snow and it's not the fluffy light snow - it's sooooo heavy. You can't push it along with the shovel -all I can do is do one shovel at a time. I just made 2 trails for tires down the driveway and one down the sidewalk....I finally gave up and couldn't do the front driveway. It's still snowing and it's not over. Surprisingly the schools were officially closed. I agree people should avoid driving when it's like this to avoid being rescued.