Snow and ice

[Guest guest]

I live in southern Sweden and we seldom have snow. Last winter, there was only 1

day with snow, but this year there is a lot, since one month back. The snow

managment is horrible. They don't remove the snow, probably because they hope it

will melt soon. I went to Germany for Christmas and the snow was off the

streets, from shop entrances etc. There is a law about snow, that if someone

falls outside your house because you have not removed the snow, you are

responsible, and everyone follows it. But not here in Sweden, nobody removes the

snow. Everybody hopes no one will fall. My car is just outside my front door and

I park in a garage when I get to work. But there is a slippery road to my son's

school. The shop entrances are bad too, I have to chose those with a garage. I

feel a lot more handicapped, because of this. I have tried to put spikes under

my shoes, but they have to be removed when I go inside, or the shoes become

really slippery indoors. I have

to sit down to remove them, so that is not an option either.

 

How do you manage snow and slippery streets?

 

Beata

[Guest guest]

I wear Keds and they are the worlds most slippery shoes. I step in a

bathroom and almost killed myself.

I HATE slippery. Just a waxed floor is a scramble.

In a message dated 1/21/2010 10:30:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

beataboo@... writes:

How do you manage snow and slippery streets?

[Guest guest]

There is a product made from moulded rubber which has strands that slip

over your shoes like a coarse net. The strands under the sole of the

shoe have small coil springs wound around them for traction. They work

well and are easier to use that rubber overshoes. Plus you can store them in a

pocket. One drawback is that they are " slippery " on solid floors such as tile or

concrete. Here's a web site for one brand.

http://cozywinters.com/shop/yk-walk.html

EdM from NH (Plenty of snow and ice every Winter!)

[Guest guest]

The place I am living now has a lot of rain and slippery streets.

I have fell many times on the slippery streets.

I try my best to walk more carefully and much slower when I find that the

streets are slippery.

I find this is the only thing I can do.

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:29 AM, Edwin R More <edwinrmore@...> wrote:

>

>

> There is a product made from moulded rubber which has strands that slip

> over your shoes like a coarse net. The strands under the sole of the

> shoe have small coil springs wound around them for traction. They work

> well and are easier to use that rubber overshoes. Plus you can store them

> in a pocket. One drawback is that they are " slippery " on solid floors such

> as tile or concrete. Here's a web site for one brand.

>

> http://cozywinters.com/shop/yk-walk.html

>

> EdM from NH (Plenty of snow and ice every Winter!)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow thanks Edwin, there were a lot of different snow shoe covers! Have you tried

those with coils? were they the best?

Thanks, in advance,

Beata

[Guest guest]

Hello Beata and All,

Yes, I have a pair but don't need them very much. They're light and easy

to install unless you have size 15 WWWW shoes.

EdM from NH

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[Guest guest]

Hi Beata,

I'm in New England and we deal with snow and ice every winter.

For starters, I wear mens insulated hiking boots all winter. They are wide

enough, keep my feet relatively warm, and have good treads to deal with the ice

& snow.

When I know it is going to be icy, I use some rubber slip-on devices that have 4

flat tipped cleats under the ball of the foot area. I have to be careful not to

put too much weight on my heels, or I can still slip. I use a trekking pole

when I am out walking or in crowds, and in winter I keep one with a rubber tip

and one with the carbide tip exposed. That way, if I think I am going to have

to deal with ice, I use the carbide tipped one so my pole has grip.

The cleats are not a problem on the tile floors when I go into my work building,

but I stop at the help desk and put all my stuff down and lean on the desk while

I remove the cleats. I have found that they are a tripping hazard if I wear

them into the carpeted inner office and I'd rather not take a digger with my bag

and purse and lunch bag and OMG, my coffee! ...not to mention hurting either my

body or my pride in a fall.

Finally, I have road sand in a container on my steps, by my walkway, and in

covered buckets in the trunk of my car. My landlord gets the driveway plowed,

but we are responsible for the walkway and steps, and I keep it clean and

sanded. I also sand a path from the walkway to my car once the plow guy has

gone since the layer that is left gets packed down into ice easily. Finally, if

there is ice between my car and the doorway at work, I will also sand that.

They do their best to clean up the parking lots and walkways, but sometimes,

they just can't get it clean enough for my comfort.

Hope this helps.