and he decided to shovel us out instead.

I

I've put a bottle of wine and a few brownies in a gift bag in front of his door as a thank you prezzie.

it when people are all neighborly like that.

Wow—lucky you! No one in my neighborhood does that.

gets the shovel brigade...roaming bands of boys with shovels looking to make a few bucks shoveling for people (which I think is great and

damned enterprising of them).

my next door neighbor and I sometimes shovel each other's sidewalks.