"XJDano" (xjdano)
12/23/2016 at 07:55 • Filed to: Winter, Salt
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"XJDano" (xjdano)
12/23/2016 at 07:55 • Filed to: Winter, Salt | 0
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That’s all salt. It’s finally raining. Hopefully it rains all this away.
AndyG_UK
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 08:05 |
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That is a lot of salt, like a stupid amount. Lets hope you have plenty of rain to get rid of it!
theloudmouth
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 08:06 |
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I could only hope to be so lucky... Though I know salt is snow independent. Right now we have the snow melting turning all the salt crusted roads into a glorious salt water filled set of pot holes! Woohoo!
ateamfan42
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 08:28 |
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I don’t know what you are complaining about; you can still see the pavement.
Here the roads are whited out with salt from November through April. Except of course on the days it actually snows— then they are whited out by the snow.
Our first autocross last May had slow runs in the morning because our tires were sweeping away the salt from the lot.
PS9
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 08:29 |
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You’re so lucky. I wish I could live in such a place.
shop-teacher
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 08:54 |
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This is why we can’t have nice things.
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XJDano
> shop-teacher
12/23/2016 at 08:58 |
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Can have them, can’t keep them nice.
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XJDano
> ateamfan42
12/23/2016 at 09:03 |
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I’m not really complaining. Just sharing my point of view. I do consider myself lucky like others have mentioned. Also a conversation starter.... ice breaker so to say.
Last weekend kind of caught the road crews by surprise and lots of people hade super long commutes because rain then froze. So then it’s like welp, over salt, how do you like me now?? I do not envy the municipal street crews.
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ateamfan42
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 09:13 |
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I was just poking a little fun. I agree that it is crazy just how much salt gets dumped on the roads, though it certainly does help get the icy freezy stuff cleared up.
What bugs me is the insane amount of sand we get here too. Some towns barely plow, and just dump sand on top of the snow, which then turns into a froth of slushy brown slime.
I do understand the need to clear up the ice, but I’d rather people get snow tires and learn to drive on snow rather than coating the streets with so much sand that I forget they are paved and think I’m back on rural gravel roads.
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shop-teacher
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 09:42 |
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Yep.
Got into it a bit with someone down south who said something to the affect of, “Well if you cleaned you car occasionally...”
They have no idea.
jonny11quest
> XJDano
12/23/2016 at 11:18 |
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Saint Louis?
Matt
> theloudmouth
12/23/2016 at 11:18 |
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May I ask where that is? Looks lovely in comparison to the daily UK weather outlook of grey skies with a 90% chance of precipitation.
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XJDano
> jonny11quest
12/23/2016 at 11:34 |
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Yep, out west in Ofallon.