Jim N., in the comments to my post below on snow removal – sometimes it’s good for us academics to hear from a real-world expert, so thanks for commenting:
As a non-lawyer, non-academic, snow removal company owner I am relishing this opportunity to be the “expert” for the first time ever on VC!
Snow removal is NOT cheap, because the costs of operation are equally high. For plowing and spreading salt my trucks bill out on average $300 per hour. And I didn’t have to go to school for 7 years, have judges belittle me, and work in a profession despised by the general populace.
But I do have to get out of a warm bed at 3:00 am and go out and work in the snow…. Ok maybe you guys are better off!