You are so right Harry, and that's part of the reason we moved to FLA.
One of my happiest days was selling the big 2 stage snowblower. When the guy was loading it into his truck, I told him to hold on a minute. I went over to the shed and dug out the shovels, ice choppers, bag of salt, and any other piece of snow removal equipment I had. After all, I would never need it again.