Update
I had the driveway plowed by someone else yesterday. This was after the very difficult last storm with several hours of sleet and freezing rain. This guy did a 100% better job than the previous guy. He plowed down to the pavement and there was almost no work left for me to do with the shovel. He got within 5 feet of the garage and pulled that snow back---even in that area he got it clean down to the asphalt!
So the comments above by Hillcountry are correct, and it is possible to do a good job even in adverse conditions and even when the snow has to be pulled back. ***Thanks for educating me about the art of snowplowing!
As an aside I'd like to say that there are a lot of low-income senior citizens living alone who can't afford anything near what most charge for plowing. There is a need in the Lakes Region for home and property maintenance services for this population. I've been shoveling by hand for years. I'm well past the age for doing that.
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