Snow & ice

[curtis21]

My drive and path leading to the front door are quite a problem with callers/tradesmen during snow & ice conditions. Apart fron using salt or shovelling, do you have any other sensible suggestions. I should add that I am disabled.
Curtis

[sandyRoe]

Could you sprinkle sand on the path?

[atalanta]

There may be a charity or body, connected with the local church or Scout movement, or even the local GP, or maybe Age Concern ( are they still called that ?) to whom you could turn to find a "Good Samaritan", who would be prepared to come and help you if it snows. This person would be entitled to take road grit from local hoppers and leave it on your premises in ( say ) a bucket, ready for problems.
Alternatively, you can get a roll-out snow/frost mat which is about 10 feet long, which you simply roll out over the snow for people to walk over. It is sold by catalogue - one of those gadget/novelty catalogues which are flooding through front-doors at this time of the year.

[fbg40]

Only just seen your post curtis, but what I did last year was as follows : if snow is forecast, then get an old piece of carpet (scrounge if you have to !) and lay it with the reverse side up on your path. When it stops snowing, lift the carpet and hey presto ! a clean path. You can always replace the carpet if it starts snowing again. I did nitice that you are disabled - perhaps you could get a neighbour to do it for you ? Good luck
FBG40

[curtis21]

Hi sandyRoe, atalanta & fbg40,
Many thanks for your response and very good ideas. Having delved through the many brochures that come through the letterbox, I have found the snow/frost mat and will give it a trial this winter.
Thanks again.
Curtis