Patrick Sullivan, of West Fairlee, Vt., uses a pickax to break up the snow plowed from the road recently on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Sullivan wanted to make it easier for the mail carrier to access his mailbox and to clean up his driveway. The job being made a little easier by the day's warmer temperatures. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News – Jennifer Hauck