LOWELL, MI - Digging out of a snowstorm sucks. Everyone in Michigan feels your pain.

But that doesn't mean you should take it out on snowplows trying to clear public roads. That's the message from the Lowell Police Department, which posted a somewhat graphic message to its Facebook page on Monday, Dec. 18.

"People, people, people!" the message reads. "Please do not walk out in front of a city snow plow with your shovel challenging our drivers not to plow in your driveway. 26,000 pounds of metal and salt does not stop on a dime. If the truck doesn't crush you and kill you instantly, the blade will dismember your body and you'll bleed out before any help arrives."

Police go on to apologize for the graphic detail, but emphasize the seriousness of the issue. The post, of course, is referencing the annoying build-up of snow that occurs at the end of driveways when snowplows clear the road.

"I don't like shoveling out the end of my driveway either, after I already had it done," the post reads. "But, it's the nature of living in Michigan."

And, as police point out, shoveling out is certainly better than the alternative.