Getting Traction In Slippery Ice

Winter time is definitely more stormy than any other time of the year. Weather can change from rain to snow and then sunny in a day or two.

Yesterday, I was walking on our driveway and try opening the gate to drive the car out. While walking towards the gate, I realized that the driveway was a little bit slippery and icy, so I walked really slow and carefully too. But even with how careful I was, my shoes slipped and if I was not holding the gate that time, it would have been a painful disaster. Good thing that I was holding on to the gate the whole time while swinging it open and with that I was able to regain balance right away when my feet started slipping.

If I have known how slippery the driveway was, I would have put on my shoe chain, a removable attachment that you can easily put on and off in the bottom of any rubber shoes during snow and icy conditions. The show chain that my hubby bought me one time, really comes handy on winter times specially on snowy and icy conditions. It can be attached to most rubber shoes and boots, and comes in different sizes for men and women. So if it ice and snow in your area quite often, having a shoe chain might be a great accessory to have. Just like car chains, snow chain is made of metal, that is made to attach at the bottom of a pair shoes, and helps give traction while against snow and ice.