> Have you checked with Lowe's or Home Depot?

I have. Like he said, this is southern California. They'll only stock
what they can sell, and they can't sell Ice Guard, snow blowers, or
similar freezing-weather products in a place where 60 degrees is
considered "cold". They get a little bit of snow 70-odd miles north of
here in the high desert, but my call to the Lancaster Home Depot
revealed that even they don't have it.