Hehe, yeah, it's very nice with free healthcare, but it's not really free considering the fact that we pay a lot of taxes here. Probably a bit higher than you pay in the US, but I'm not sure.
It's actually the first winter I have had to do it, but it just kept snowing all winter long, so now it had reached 50-60cm on the roof, which felt a bit unsafe to me! Most times it melts away before it gets this much.
I dunno. I bet your free healthcare is cheaper than our free military. lol
That is quite a bit of snow. My roof has a pretty good slope to it and I think my house is pretty sturdy so I don't think I'll ever have to go up on the roof. I bet you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle. lol