OK, the cold has finally hit here. 5 degrees this morning, which, for a normal December, really isn't all that cold. The problem is that the 4 inches of rain we had on Sunday/Monday is still running off the ridge behind my house, and it gets funneled down my driveway. Multiple layers of ice, up to 4 or five inches thick. (We're on a bit of a hill, and are thinking of renting it out for bob sled and luge training.)
My wife nearly broke her arm on the driveway this morning, and I deployed about 50 pounds of rock salt, but so much water keeps pouring it that it washes away before it gets much melting done.
Anybody know where I can get one of those blowers they use to de-ice airplane wings, cheap?