Caffeinated Traction

[plumtreeblossom]

I had to shovel a patch of the balcony, but the resulting cleared spot was dangerously slippery and needed something for traction. I didn't have any sand, nor enough table salt, and the idea of cat litter and its clay mess was too gross. But what I did have was spent coffee grounds, so I spread them around. They worked really well. Biodegradable, too. For a larger area I guess you'd have to buy some cheap ground coffee to add, since the grounds from the coffee pot only go so far.

And now to take a hammer to the ice slick at the end of our driveway.

Comments

[bedfull-o-books.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine had a large bag of TVP (texturized vegetable protein) that was left by her ex. She had no interest in eating it, but it turns out that it great to toss on an icy driveway.

Better than sand, because the birds eat it so you don't have piles of grit left over when the ice melts in the spring.

Hurray for repurposing. :-)

[dpolicar]

I was about to tell this very story. Go you!

[bedfull-o-books.livejournal.com]

Yay....

[ron_newman]

Isn't that usually called "tofu" ?