Returning to a thread I started last winter...

As it turned out, I was away on business during the big freeze these past several days. Anticipating snow, I silicone lubed the rubber trim on the doors. At the airport, I parked the car at the (uncovered) economy lot, and I hide a can of deicer under the car. As it turned out, the snow wasn't terrible at my airport. However, there was enough ice on the windshield that it took a bit of time.

What I didn't expect was that the water dripped down from my car and froze on the can of deicer, completely encasing the spout and button. Fortunately, a few whacks with a knife took care of it. I almost looked really stupid: a deicer rendered useless by ice!