Thanks for the update, Eggy, sounds like it will need several days to dry out thoroughly - has your neighbour dug his way out of his drive yet?
You are right to laugh up your sleeve at the snow chaos in UK. London seems to have ground to a halt with no buses and even the tube disrupted.
Here in Lincolnshire we've only got a couple of inches so far, but the radar shows lots more to come.
Best wishes
Pat