This is very true! Like we say in MN "Cold nose, warm heart"
Damn, my family never owned a snowblower. My dad is a "purist" -- we have a scoop - you know, a giant shovel. If there was a storm coming, dad would pile us into the tobaggan and pull us to the liquor store, get his supply of beer & we'd head home for an afternoon of golf or some stupid thing on the TV in front of the fireplace.