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Dislike ice on your steps?

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.Asain-Skiier
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get some soap and hot water and mix em up throw on ice. ice gone.
Jan 10 2010 11:41AM
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Hansel.
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or just hot water...
Jan 10 2010 11:42AM
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.Asain-Skiier
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yes but wouldn't that hot water freeze and create more ice?
Jan 10 2010 11:45AM
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DDrem.
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isnt soap just a slippery as ice?
Jan 10 2010 11:46AM
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Hansel.
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but wouldnt yours be frozen soapy watter?
Jan 10 2010 11:46AM
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Hansel.
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*water
Jan 10 2010 11:46AM
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[BRI]noceros
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depends how cold it is.
also salt works
Jan 10 2010 11:46AM
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.Asain-Skiier
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no there is something in a kind of soap that makes it not freeze I did it with Dawn soap.

Jan 10 2010 11:48AM
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Jan 10 2010 2:13PM
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I_Am_Mod
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as long as your steps aren't made from some CaCO3 rich rock you're safe....
Jan 10 2010 2:18PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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Some fertilizer can melt ice and the run-off won't hurt your grass/plants
Jan 10 2010 2:28PM
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