I bought my first snowblower for my own residential removal, and maybe help out the old man. Snow blowers are not very common around here but my fear is that if I clear my driveway before going to work I might get some noise complaints from the neighbors. I would imagine that under a blanket of snow the noise is muffled somewhat but the blower is definitely louder than my lawnmower and I wouldn't dream of running it at that time, or do your neighbors understand it's kind of required?