I grew up in upstate New York without a garage, so I consider myself fairly skilled in the art of car de-icing—or so I thought. Ice storms have become more common in Portland since I moved here over a ...

The choice of floor scraper — whether a ride-on or a walk-behind machine — is critical, but it’s easy to overlook the blade, or shank. It’s a common misconception that scraper is delivered ready to go ...

Anyone who has driven a car in Minnesota over a winter or two is familiar with the three basic types of windshield ice scrapers. There’s the one-hander, a sort of short spatula small enough to fit in ...