You would think! My shovel's still in at the shop being worked on. ;P

Actually, even though I just have an apartment now instead of a house, I'm glad to have a shovel. December last year, when the really big storm hit, I bought an ergo-handle shovel at the hardware store down the block. I was able to shovel my way out of the parking lot, then threw it in the trunk of the car, after which it proceeded to help me get dug out of drifts 3 or 4 times that day.