on todays episode of "they dont make them like that anymore"...

Next year I want to see you sitting in the house looking out the front window and running that snow blower remotely. :D
We have a few houses in this area that have heated driveways if you can imagine that.
It snows and they just walk over and turn the heater on and a couple of hours later the snow is gone and the driveway is dry.

your not far off
my boy turns 7 on valentines day, so next year he'll be almost 8
plenty old enough to run a snowblower, while i keep a supevising out on from inside the house while sipping cocoa

and i hear you on the heated driveways
ive never seen it on private property BUT our entire downtown has that same system build into the sidewalks

Snowmelt || Downtown Holland Michigan

(slightly more info)
Snowmelt | City of Holland Michigan Official Website