My shovel

Where we live we aren't allowed to use rock salt, or any salt mixture ice melt. The only alternative that we have is calcium chloride ice melt. It is great stuff, it doesn't mess up concrete or pavement, and it doesn't kill your grass (Does everyone know that is why there is usually a 6-8 inch strip on the side of the road with no grass? Where does most of the salt, and therefore salt water end up?), and it works fast, but there is a drawback to the calcium stuff.

You ever try to walk on ball bearings?

Admittedly it isn't quite as bad as that, they are little spheres an average of 1/8 of an inch in diameter. When you pour them out on the steps or sidewalk they tend to crunch and break more then they are slippery, but on an inclined plane they can lead to a few.......invigorating seconds. Think: Scrambled Eggs, without the eggs.