Here's me wondering why the heck I ever came out west where there isn't any snow.
Damn!, I miss that stuff! I'd go out and play in it like a golden retriever.
I'd trade the risk of an earthquake for the certainty of blizzards any day.
Re. neighbors with their big equipment: all it gains for them is the ability to clear all of it in one pass at the end of the blizzard. You can get the same results with the smaller unit used more frequently, and you can buy two for the price of their one, so you have a backup in case one of them needs to go in for repair.