Thanks ..... For Nothin'!

I've tried to bite my tongue, or rather pencil, or rather keyboard, concerning snow removal. First, let's rename the act of 'snow removal' to 'let it sit for a week and then move it in front of my driveway'. Zero amount of snow was removed from my street. A private contractor came through a couple of days after the worst was over, and did a pretty decent job of moving the snow. Then it snowed again, but a much smaller amount. After a week and a half the majority of it was compressed down and not really an issue ..... until yesterday! The city, on top of things as normal, decided to send one of their finest down our very passable street, to perform their public service of 'snow removal'. Keep in mind, everyone on our block has off street parking. Occasionally there's a car parked on the street who may be visiting, but we all park in our driveways. They made one pass down the middle, (that's standard for our street) and left. Our street has already been narrowed due to the amount piled along the curb. Now, we have a second ridge another 12 inches into the street on either side, making it even more difficult to maneuver. Several hours and two asthma attacks, and the end of my driveway was narrow, but clear. I now have this huge speed bump made of ice at the end of the drive, to make pulling in a mild Evil Knievil stunt. My truck is so long, I got stuck at the speed bump with the front tires, while my rear tires were stuck in the snow bank on the opposite side of the street. That was while it was in four wheel drive. I realize the city is over budget because it snowed this year, but they're over budget every year regardless. We had better figure it out someday soon. It feels like the broken pieces of the Antarctic glacial shelf, recently caught a plane to the midwest to spend the winter. I'm half tempted to buy a blade and plow my own street. If I do, I'm putting up a sign, 'City Employees in Snow Removal Trucks Not Allowed'.