Doomed.

[gerisullivan]

So I went out with the shovel and ice scraper for a test run. There's a layer of "chop-chop-chop" ice underneath the "push it out of the way" slush. I am not going to spend the next couple of hours working in the freezing rain clearing the pavement inch by inch only to leave a smooth, clean surface for ice to build up on again. And I'm not going to push the slush out of the way, for that would only provide a direct ice-to-ice bonding surface.

Instead, I'm going to have a cup of chocolate hazelnut cocoa. The Cocoa-Latte just stopped spinning.

Comments

[madtruk.livejournal.com]

hehe-

An alternative to salt is dark ash from fires (wood stoves, fireplaces, etc). While messy, it will concentrate the solar rays of the sun (even under clouds) and melt the stuff underneath. If this is part of the driveway you normally don't walk on, then you won't track any of the stuff in with you. Just be sure to spread it so that it is a layer (not like salt or sand where you can see the ice).

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Nice tip; thanks!

It provides a nice motivation to light more fires (in the fireplace), and then sit in my living room and enjoy them. Likewise, my bedroom, where it's an honest shame that I haven't had a fire in the fireplace since I moved here.

[emerdavid.livejournal.com]

Good reason to have a garage built on your property. Heated, of course.