He mentioned many appraisers losing their licenses during the melt-down when they were inflating values.

Post the economic melt-down we have rented to several tenants who had recent bankruptcies.

If you put someone hot on it (iron or hair stylers), the carpet would melt.

Also they tend to shed snow cleanly as compared to shingles which might 'weep' the melting snow, re freeze, and then create an Ice Dam which can do damage to not only the siding, but to the insulation and ceilings.

When temps get low like this, funny things start happening down here – beside the mass decent on the grocery stores, I mean.For one, it’ll heat up during the day just enough to cause the top layer of snow to melt.

Part of me thinks I'd be doing him a favor offering $3 and a slightly melted Snickers bar... 

Without the second and thrid steps, the phermones will attract more bees and the melting honeycomb will attract other pests such as ants causing secondary infestations.

@Jacob Beran realize that once a pile of plowed snow remains like that for a day or two, it melts, refreezes, and turns into one huge hunk of ice.

Our lakes are spring and Snow melt fed.. 

You simply have to turn it off allow the ice to melt then turn it back on.