This weekend’s “icy mix” delivered a very nasty outcome - ten inches of snow compressed by 2-3 inches of ice. The result: every surface is hard as cement and slippery as a skating rink.

Clearing the ice-packed snow is difficult - and arctic temperatures for the next ten days means little to no melting. Parts of the US are well prepared to deal with these winter challenges - but here on Maryland’s Eastern Shore? Not so much.