Snow boots or ice grips for this icy weather?

plastic bag to put icegrips in,when you take them off,I mean!

Close friend wears the post-office issued snow-grips issued to her dad when he was a postie and he retired thirty years ago.

Terrified of slipping since my knees got bad but have to wear trainers most of the time because of my mutant feet [no grip in trainers whatsoever]. But find my Doc Marten shoes have good grip [I think they were developped for use in factories where the floor might be greasy and slippy], so I wear them when it's icy. Stupidly slipped the other day when I rushed outside to feed the birds but didn't go down.

Warm boots and a walking stick for me. The walking stick being the most important.... have just treated myself to a new one (red/flowery pattern).

Have been using Grivel Spider crampons on my boots very successfully for years and they have come into their own again this week. They have a neat carrying case, so you can take them off when you arrive!

I bought icegrip thingies from the Guardian to put on my boots. They are very effective but the ones I've got do need to be removed on indoor flooring otherwise you end up doing the splits!