The little guy's a AAA-powered lock de-icer so you melt your way inside your car, and its big brother plugs into your car lighter once you're in so you can melt-scrape that ice straight off.

Price: $1.59 Pacer Lock De-icer, $5.49 MotoMaster Lock Lube and De-icer; There is nothing like freezing rain to prevent you from opening the car door or unlocking the frozen hitch lock.

He said: “You can make your own lock de-icer as well as your windshield de-icer. “For your lock de-icer just use rubbing alcohol, t his one is 91 percent isopropyl alcohol.

Many people had trouble getting to work Friday, not just because of the icy roadways, but because of the ice that had gotten stuck in their car locks. They were unable to get in their cars.

With the kind of anticipation normally reserved for new Beaujolais, customers are calling the Venture store in Skokie each day to see if lock de- icer has arrived ”As soon as it comes in, we put ...