This is the season when those of us who live in snowy climates are occupied with the ritual of clearing our driveways and sidewalks after a measurable snowfall. Unless theSnow is easy to clear snow is a foot or more deep, a few minutes of effort clears the sidewalk, and keeps our families and our neighbors safe. Snow is easy to clear, but once it’s been beaten down and turned to ice, what would have been a ten-minute job can turn into hours of banging and salting to break up the rock-hard sheets.
