It is hard to tell if snow blowers are worth it or not. When I lived in town and had a three car length driveway I shoveled for 4 years, the last year living there I had a snow blower but did not think it was worth it at all. It was faster to just grab the shovel than have to top the tank on the snow blower with gas and then try to get it started, and hope none of the shear pins broke.

When we moved out of town and had a really really long driveway, then it was worth it, but I always had extra shear pins ready and handy.

If there is a breeze then you are going to be covered with snow when using a snow blower, the snow blower is going to have snow all over it, and it is going to melt and leave a puddle if you put it in the garage, and they are kind of bulky objects so they take up a lot of room.

But for a long driveway, yes they are worth it even with all the wetness and mess they make.