Thus far this year, my prayers have been answered and we haven't seen the enormous amount of snow that we experienced in the Washington, DC area last year. However, that has not been the case for New England, New York/New Jersey, and most of the upper Midwest where they have already seen snow storms that have dumped a foot-plus of snow each time. And we all know, that following the fall of that wonderful white stuff (I am being sarcastic here), comes the tough chore of clearing it from...