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Old 12-27-2008, 11:35 AM
 
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On Friday at about 11 am a salt truck was directly ahead of me spreading salt northbound on the 4100 block of King Drive even though the streets were in full melt mode by then. Can someone explain this?
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Old 12-27-2008, 06:41 PM
 
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They put it down now so that when the temperature swan-dives down toward zero, the streets are already salted and won't freeze into a gridded ice rink.
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Old 12-27-2008, 06:57 PM
 
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...and they will be doing so tonight as well...
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Old 12-28-2008, 02:23 AM
 
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They put it down now so that when the temperature swan-dives down toward zero, the streets are already salted and won't freeze into a gridded ice rink.
But won't the salt drain away within the water from the melted ice and snow?
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Old 12-28-2008, 03:57 AM
 
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Well, from what I saw, there was still ice on the side streets and they were trying to salt it all before people started heading home. I didn't see them do too many main streets as those were already salted overnight and in the early AM and so the salt should have started melting the ice by then.

They were also plowing the ice in the side streets. Again, this is just from what I saw.
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Old 12-28-2008, 03:59 AM
 
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But won't the salt drain away within the water from the melted ice and snow?
It did not get warm until the early evening on Friday.
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Old 12-28-2008, 11:05 AM
 
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It did not get warm until the early evening on Friday.
But it was above 32°, which is all it takes. The streets were already slushy and watery. I just don't see the need to salt roads when mother nature is already melting it.
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Old 12-28-2008, 11:38 AM
 
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But it was above 32°, which is all it takes. The streets were already slushy and watery. I just don't see the need to salt roads when mother nature is already melting it.
Well I almost fell and split my ballsack or broke a leg four times crossing streets,in alleys,and on sidewalks while walking to work between 10:30 and 11:00 am Friday morning. So the ice was not melted enough at that time.
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Old 12-28-2008, 04:10 PM
 
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Tell me about it. I couldn't stop my 44k ton recycling truck without sliding 3' to 5' past my stop or sliding sideways 1' to 2' in the direction of the lower levels of the street. Then you had a few residents with driveways who park there cars on the streets Friday. I had to lean on the air horn a few times to get them to move there cars so I can go thru safely without damaging there cars. In normal condition I could make the manuever needed, but 3" of ice made it impossisble to do with the rear end tracking sideways a few feet at times.

Anything with a slight slope was impossible to climb which left me to try later in the day when the salt help turn the ice into slush. At times it looks as if my truck was driving on a treadmill with the homeowners looking on shaking their heads. It took us 4 hours longer than normal to finish our routes. The goodnews is OT was great that day double/tripple.
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