TAN #195 ExTANt Reality. (Page 40)

Hmmm Good point I see what you mean and for the most part agree.  I just think the concept of "I don''t belong" is silly.

Shoveled the entire driveway. Blisters on my hands!
Car still won't budge though. It's sitting on a sheet of ice, wheels spinning. Car has been warming up for an hour. I put cardboard under the wheels and they just got shot forward with the spinning.

I just want to get the car out of the shade  

boil water and pour it down the drive or use salt or kitty litter to create traction.

I know I keep mentioning this online OSHA training I have been doing at lunch.  At first I was REALLY paying attention - as in not multitasking because I was skurt of the test questions at the end of each section.

You have to get 7 out of 10 right and have 3 shots at doing it.  But after the first few sections?  I realized WHO a majority of people that need OSHA training is required.

I'm not talking bad about them, but mostly laborers, construction, etc.  Granted, people that are dealing with serious chemicals for R&D too.  If they made it TOO hard, then you would lose half your work force.  All most all of the questions are common sense kinds of things.  The only ones I got wrong are things like "how long does a manufacturer have to identify new hazards of their chemicals after they are discovered".  1 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year.

I guess 2 weeks figuring that the shorter time the better, but they get 3 months (in case you were wondering).

If you would have put salt down at the beginning of that hour, ice would be gone by now.  It's pretty amazing how that works.

Rock salt, kitty litter, or regular old play sand.

Rock salt is obviously the best choice as it'll also melt and break up the ice.

sand is a terrible choice because melting snow + sand is just as slick and scary as the ice!

Boil water, hadn't thought of that. Don't have any sand, salt, etc. 
One of the FEW times I wish I had a roommate or someone to help me, this sucks!

regular old salt will do the trick as well, just not as grippy for your tires, i would dump it down where you have shoveled to keep the melt from freezing.

AND YOU HAVE TAN TO HELP YOU

Interesting, I did not know that.  I only mentioned it because I've heard that lots of the southern states use it on their roads in winter.  Up here, it's all rock salt.  It's almost unheard of for someone to not have a bag of it lying around somewhere.

Honestly put some salt/icemelt down in front of and behind the tires. Let it work and then scrape away the melted snow and ice. 

Parking break not on.
I just want to get it out from it's stuck spot.
Don't have salt or ice melt or anything.

Boiled a pot of water and put it around the front tires which are the problem ones. NOTHING.

2nd pot on the stove. 

yeah, southern states use sand and the roads are DISASTROUS while it melts.  i remember my first snowstorm in delaware....YUCK

No kitchen salt?  Like perhaps a box of kosher salt or a big thing of iodized salt?  Sprinkle a very liberal amount of that on the ice behind the front tires and give it an hour.

Ahh, I never got to experience that.  The only times I was ever living down south during snow, I happened to be away on deployment when they got hit (Feb '91 was the biggest, hehe).

Nope. I have about 3 tablespoons of kosher salt left in my kitchen.
I suck! 

Doh!  Well, save that for cookin'!  If you're gonna be stuck, may as well make tasty foods

You could try chipping away at the ice behind the tires with something.   Also, make sure you are using a low gear and very slowly applying the throttle.

At this point, though, your best bet might be to wait for a neighbor to just put their shoulder into it and give a push while you give it a little gas.

ETA: Is your driveway flat, uphill from the street or downhill?

hahhahahahhha, pee would TOTALLY work.....

I totally dare Lisa to try writing her name in the snow.

Opps things go a llittle hung up.

I don't think a stencil will help her much right now.

Got kitty litter? That helps provide some traction.

Drop it in low, rock forward and backward. Take your time.

OK People, Hair dryer and an extension cord... Come on!