Beags, I always had fun doing the MRD, it was noisy, but above all else it was warm! Picking snow off the lights was the sign of mastery, and there was a great sense of satisfaction in shifting blocks of ice without damaging anything (too much!)
I always felt sorry for the snow shovelers but never more so until I went to Valley and saw lots of frozen stoods enjoying themselves as I drove past in my warm car!
Oh well!