[Myrddin]

I just went outside and shoveled my driveway and front steps. It is +10 F, so the snow is like table sugar. White, crystalline and dry. I finished cleaning down to bare concrete with a push broom. Cleaning it up before it has any chance to melt helps a bunch.

Thanks for the pointer on avoiding "wicking" of moisture into the interior. The sun melted some of the snow off the F150 windshield, but left a very heavy layer of ice over the driver's side. Even the spray on deice liquid isn't touching it this evening. We're on the way down to -6 F. The sun just set, so temps will be dropping quickly.

[RightWhale]

The blanket should do a fair job at your present temperatures. I find that only a few people try this even though it works. Maybe it isn’t stylish.