Quote Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom View Post
Here in Maryland we're all too familiar with Black Ice. Growing up in RI I hadn't even heard of it until here, but it is NASTY STUFF!! Once I was literally almost trapped in a parking lot at work; I had to crawl along the wall of a delivery dock to get into a back door, because I couldn't walk on the lot, which was covered in it. It can unfortunately pop up anywhere and you just don't see it. NASTY!
Same here Maggie. When I heard the term black ice in this area, I didn't know what the heck it was. Unfortunately I'm all to familiar with it now, from roads, to parking lots, to driveway! It will be 2 years in Feb that I encountered it in the driveway and ended up with a fractured hip. I went down so fast that I didn't know what hit me. I ordered a pair of those spikes that slip on over shoes or boots, since I was really paranoid last year about stepping outside even with a little frozen dew on the steps, etc. Don't need a repeat performance.