gerisullivan | It's the things we know, but don't think of on our own...

Duh.

That 40# bag of ice melt in my garage isn't there for looks or to take up space. There's plenty of more interesting stuff to cover those bases.

Many thanks to

galtine1,

intelligentrix,

timill, and

madtruk for pointing out the salt/kitty litter/dark ash metric tonne of prevention treatment options for my driveway. I've scraped the layer of slush that was willing to part with the hardened slush and ice beneath it, took some photos of the iced magnolia and alien greenery, spread a layer of Road Runner Ice Melt, then came inside and popped the Aroma Wrap from

lesliet_ma into the microwave. Two minutes later and its warmth is coursing through my chilled skin and tired muscles, all the way to the bone. Nice.

As

skzb has been known to sing, "War is bad. Peace is good." In addition to helping you move bodies, real friends help melt the ice and warm my soul. Thank you, all.