On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:28:46 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
Spend the time to release a frozen emergency brake cable once and
you will never do it again.
Use your parking brake as you should and lubricate as indicated the rust
will not develop badly enough to lock things up.

Don't know about your neck of the woods, but up here it's law that
your emergency brake has to be working. Roadside spot checks
especially in winter time often check for a working emergency brake.
If it's not, a ticket with a fine attached is the result.