[Jack of all Trades]

And if I try to blast through it I risk getting high-centered...

Try using det cord instead of the car.

Seriously though, it's a no-win situation. I used to try digging out the snow pile in the direction the plow would come, but it doesn't work, and I wound up shoveling twice. These days I try to get to it as soon as possible, before it freezes into ice.

[Nowhere Man]

Try using det cord instead of the car.

That would be fun, toss in some M-80's too! B-) Sounds like what my grade school buddy would love to do, appeals to the "inner teen" in us even though I'll be 39 and he'll be 40 this year. B-)