For those in warmer climes, a description of an urban snow emergency:

[NutmegYankee]

17. It was heart breaking to view.

Even worse was the 80 feet of driveway I had to clear to get to it. And my snow blower nailed a downed branch early on and smoked the main drive belt rather than shear the pins. I was PISSED! I was out there in a tee shirt shoveling for hours. That storm was really something. I had to climb out a window because my storm doors were blocked.

And back in 2011, we had the winter of never ending snow. We got at least a foot a week (also some 15 and 22 inchers) and it wouldn't melt for two months. I eventually had a snow bank at the road that was two feet above my street mail box, which was sticking out the side of the bank. And when the plow came by, it couldn't get snow over the banks. So it would pour into the gap left by a driveway. Last few storms plugged the driveway 4-5 feet high and 6 feet deep. I was so mad the last one I just called out of work and slammed my shovel down in frustration, breaking it.