PHOTOS: How ice scraper-less people in San Antonio, around Texas improvised this morning

Victoria Escamilla, in San Antonio, used a spatula Victoria Escamilla, in San Antonio, used a spatula Photo: Twitter.com Photo: Twitter.com Image 1 of / 74 Caption Close PHOTOS: How ice scraper-less people in San Antonio, around Texas improvised this morning 1 / 74 Back to Gallery

San Antonians who braved icy roads this morning first had to figure out how to scrape the wintry precipitation off their windshields.

Considering this is the Alamo City, where inclement weather isn't common, ice scrapers suddenly became a hot commodity.

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Evidently, locals live by "if there's a will, there's a way" and dug through their kitchen tools and hardware supplies until they found something that would do in a pinch.

See how they improvised in the gallery above. And, if any northerners are reading this, have a laugh on us.

Check back to mySA.com throughout the day for updates on how the winter storm is affecting San Antonio.



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