Q: What's more slippery than black ice?

[unixronin]

A:  Wet black ice.

It's 33°F out there, and our driveway is, to once again steal my younger sister's so-descriptive phrase, "slicker'n whale-shit on an iceberg."  Gilford schools are delayed two hours; hopefully by then most of this crap will have melted off.  snowscraper is on the job.

With luck, it'll thaw solidly enough that we'll get the growing ice ridge across the bottom of the driveway cleared again.

Comments

[guppiecat]

I recommend this: http://www.gemplers.com/product/WB102/500000-BTU-Vapor-Torch-Kit

It works best when paired with this: http://www.gemplers.com/product/WD96/Dolly-LP-Gas-Cylinders

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Yup, I have one of those torches already. It hadn't occurred to me to use ir for ice clearing, but I'll give it a try. MUAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

[guppiecat]

Take photos! :)

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

That may be a little difficult. I only have just so many hands.

[tabbifli.livejournal.com]

Put the camera in the hands of a kid?

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure he'd trust any of them with his camera. And my camera tends to drain batteries and be useless.