Best way to clear the ice under snow?

[Rich1988]

Hiya, I know this might appear retarded but there was about 2 inches on the ground yesterday and overnight another 5 ish inches have fallen, we were able to get up the driveway before but the compacted snow has frozen a 2 inch solid layer of ice on the gravel/dirt driveway which means I cant get either of my cars out the drive.

any tips on clearing the ice? tried hot water and hitting itwith a pick axe, the water thing was stupid as it just refroze thicker

 

[Sp00n]

grit + shovel

 

[Landy]

ifd you have to use boiling water to remove ice, put a bucket load of salt in it, wont be perfect but wont freeze over a quarter as much

 

[L0rdMike]

More hot water!

 

[PhillyDee]

Shovel and elbow grease tbh! Good luck getting grit as well.

 

[Brian8bit]

Explosives.

 

[Andelusion]

Guys stop messing him around, everyone knows a thin coating of mustard will clear this up in a jiffy

 

[flibbage0]

Quite an old method I heard:

Get a tube of toothpaste and rub it into the ground.

 

[Cosimo]

A combination of shovel/broom/grit/elbow grease.

 

[utajoker]

a shovel and hard work.

 

[Vonhelmet]

the water thing was stupid as it just refroze thicker

Predictable, but hilarious.

 

[Jumblejug]

grit + shovel

Sensible first answer, I am disappointed

 

[MiNxYyY]

Best way is to sprinkle some salt down, wait a minute or so and then use a shovel to scrape the ice up

 

[twist3d0n3]

nuke it from orbit?

 

[Sp00n]

Sensible first answer, I am disappointed

I'm too cool to conform.

 

[meghatronic]

A thermonuclear device.

 

['Wes]

Kill it with fire!

 

[PROTOTYPE]

Use 20 hairdriers tied together on a stick and go up and down your drive

 

[Conanius]

Pour gallons of boiling hot water over it... screw the other people who then slip to their death on your ice rink which forms once refrozen.

 

[Dolph]

napalm, or mustard.