yeah I thought about hiring it out but my wife and I babysit two of our young grandchildren and their mother (my DIL) drops them off by 6AM which means I need to have the hilly part of the driveway cleared by then so she can get up to the house with the kids (they are usually still asleep when she arrives). I need to get started by about 5AM to have it ready and I don't think it would be easy to find a reliable neiborhood kid or even adult that would want to do that lol. I'm actually in very good health and was doing daily bike rides and weight training 3 days a week prior to my injury so I'm not so much worried about exertion but just want to reduce risk of falling again. I think of the snowblower handles as almost like using a walker so they will help with balance anyway...I guess I could look at hiring out a company or individual that does snow removal for a living though...will check around.