In winter, if you can park on a level surface, then just leave the car in gear.
I do NOT use the E-Brake as a parking brake in the winter because I've had 'em freeze up in the applied position.
Just because I do that, doesn't mean it's right. It just means, "That's what I do!"
TB
Tony Boner
Personal: 98cdw27@charter.net Work: tony.boner@sun.com
Saving the computer world from WinBloze as Unix/Solaris/Java Guru
http://www.sun.com 1998 Contour SVT Pre-E1 618/6535 Born On Date: 4/30/1997
Now with Aussie Bar induced mild oversteer.