“....They shoveled small parts of the driveway ...”
Loosers... What else do they have to do? Is there no sand in Texas?
No, there's not. There are no snow plows or salt trucks, either. Practically the whole state is limestone, except for the crescent in the south made from silt brought down by rivers. The only sand has to come from the Gulf.
Storms like this last one only come about once a century. Snow removal equipment doesn't last that long.
(I'm only mildly exaggerating.)
Is looser the opposite of tighter?