Winter Ice Storm Events - December, 2013 - DFW Area (Dallas: hotels, houses)

[highcotton]

Salt is terrible for vehicles too. Plus, all that white salt on vehicles makes it look like you live in some God-forsaken place like Chicago...

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by pinipig523

I just don't get why Dallas just doesn't store salt for this once a year event.... you don't need plow trucks for snow or ice this thin, just salt. The reason for the ice is simply because it doesn't get cold enough here.... add salt to that mix and you lower the freezing point that it doesn't even form ice and remains water.

Why doesn't Dallas just salt?

And what's up with this sand? It just clogs the drains and helps ZERO.

So frustrated that a city as prosperous as Dallas can't prevent a shutdown like this.... the losses in revenue from stores, airports and the injuries from accidents and falls are SEVERAL folds higher than the cost of keeping salt for a time like this.

If Chicago can salt and Chicago is poor as heck - why can't Dallas?

And don't give me that "it only happens once a few years" nonsense... this has apparently been happing nearly yearly as of late. This is nearly inexcusable. We know we get cold here, we know it snows once in a while.

Yes, LA this is expected... but not Dallas.

First of all, salt causes corrosion on bridges and cars. If TxDot decided to salt the roads, the metal in the bridges would corrode and it would be too expensive to fix them. Texas has the most freeway miles in the USA, we can't afford to have them in horrible conditions. That's why cities that use salt have deteriorating bridges.

[globe9]

Originally Posted by highcotton

With the power being off that long isn't your house getting a little bit on the chilly side of being comfortable?

Power is on in East Richardson in Highland Terrace. I've never had a problem with it going out either in the year I've been living here. East Richardson gets a bad rap but I'd never trade reliable power just to be able to say I live west of 75.

[Dallaz]

Pictures of corroded bridges

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by highcotton

With the power being off that long isn't your house getting a little bit on the chilly side of being comfortable?

My house's temperature is just above freezing. I left my faucets dripping and that is all I can do for now. I am at a friend's house but after two nights I have to find alternate arrangements. Right now Oncor has no estimate of when power will be back on; from others I've heard estimates ranging from 3pm today to 1pm tomorrow to 9pm Monday. So, who knows. "Someday" seems to be the consensus.

Originally Posted by globe9

Power is on in East Richardson in Highland Terrace. I've never had a problem with it going out either in the year I've been living here. East Richardson gets a bad rap but I'd never trade reliable power just to be able to say I live west of 75.

Obviously I didn't know about this issue when I bought my house. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bought a house in my neighborhood.

[move4ward]

Originally Posted by pinipig523

I just don't get why Dallas just doesn't store salt for this once a year event.... you don't need plow trucks for snow or ice this thin, just salt. The reason for the ice is simply because it doesn't get cold enough here.... add salt to that mix and you lower the freezing point that it doesn't even form ice and remains water.

Why doesn't Dallas just salt?

And what's up with this sand? It just clogs the drains and helps ZERO.

So frustrated that a city as prosperous as Dallas can't prevent a shutdown like this.... the losses in revenue from stores, airports and the injuries from accidents and falls are SEVERAL folds higher than the cost of keeping salt for a time like this.

If Chicago can salt and Chicago is poor as heck - why can't Dallas?

And don't give me that "it only happens once a few years" nonsense... this has apparently been happing nearly yearly as of late. This is nearly inexcusable. We know we get cold here, we know it snows once in a while.

Yes, LA this is expected... but not Dallas.

They did put salt on the roads.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/TxD...234540521.html

Salt isn't doing anything. For the past 2 days, temps have been 10-20 degrees below freezing in the evenings and early mornings. It's been in the teens and low 20's.

[highcotton]

kenshi on his moped!

[BeanyMalone]

Originally Posted by globe9

Power is on in East Richardson in Highland Terrace. I've never had a problem with it going out either in the year I've been living here. East Richardson gets a bad rap but I'd never trade reliable power just to be able to say I live west of 75.

I've lived in West Arapaho Height between Waterview and Mimosa about 18 months. This is the first time I've lost power. I was without power for a total of 7.5 hours since Thursday night, most of that between midnight and 6 AM Friday morning.

[MckinneyOwnr]

Originally Posted by BigDGeek

Yeah...I went out yesterday in a Prius, it was fine.

Try that in hilly McKinney, and it will be a different story.

[highcotton]

4 PM traffic yesterday