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Title: road salt Post by: Gizmo on November 23, 2006, 10:34:38 pm Driving into work and around town this week and I couldn't imagine it this early. Anyone else notice the crazy amounts of road salt around the place already! Is it just me or has this area gone stupid with the stuff.... :D
Road salt kills, use sand and learn how to drive. Theres my 2 cents. Title: Re: road salt Post by: Kevin on November 24, 2006, 12:24:18 pm Amen brother Nick! I was wondering about the white stuff I have on my car and was thinking would they be daft enought to put salt down this early? Sure enough I saw some piles of it on one road leading into the city. And people complain about their residential taxes.
Title: Re: road salt Post by: dguy on November 24, 2006, 12:43:20 pm There were visible "tracks" on the 417 today from (I'm guessing) that liquid de-icing stuff as well.
Doesn't surprise me to see it out, as unfortunate as it is. Relatively humid days + overnight freezes = relatively high probability of black ice for morning commuters. Title: Re: road salt Post by: FieroBUZZ on November 24, 2006, 09:19:05 pm Saw a spin out on Dwyer Hill. Police car was blocking 1 lane so I had to stop. Trying to change lanes, pass the scene and get back without spinning at about 5 KPH was interesting.
Heard that there was a bad accident near Pakenham as well. Later heard the City of Ottawa guys say on the radio there was no black ice problem these mornings. :( Title: Re: road salt Post by: dguy on November 25, 2006, 07:59:21 am Later heard the City of Ottawa guys say on the radio there was no black ice problem these mornings. :( Yeah ok. They should have tried the Ott. River Parkway eastbound at the Parkdale overpass (among other places). Always a good spot for a slither or three. ;) |