Ice

I really dislike the warmer temperatures in winter. All it does is melt the snow a little bit and then freeze into ice. Our whole neighbourhood is a skating rink. We can't even use ice melt/salt because it would void the warranty on our new driveway/walk.

When we purchased this house it came with 2 years of snow removal. I'm not really all that impressed with them. They use a big brush on a bobcat. They push some of the snow to the back of the driveway. Well, guess what? When the temperature rises, that stored snows melts. Our driveway has almost 2 inches of ice. The ice is even melting into our garage. Not happy.





After this winter, we still have one more year of snow removal. Then it is supposed to go to a mini-HOA (Home Owner's Association). I don't think I'll be voting to keep the snow removal contract.

We'd probably do better just buying a decent snowblower. The best way to get rid of ice is not to let it start in the first place. These snow removal people aren't keeping on top of it enough.