It snowed here today, they put dirt on it.
It snowed here today. They put dirt on it.
Let me try to explain to you the horror (ok, well, horror is way to strong a word, but you get the idea. Maybe disbelief) when I stepped out onto the landing this morning and saw some guy (bundled up like a outdoor worker in Minsk) trying to shovel less than an inch of snow and then (wait for it) he put dirt on it.
Why? Why? Why? Why do these people insist on doing stupid things? It does snow here sometimes, they should know how to handle it. But they just don’t seem to. No, they would rather send a crew out with shovels and dirt than put out a little bit of salt. Given that they just discovered underground ice on Mars maybe this is the explanation? The martians didn’t know what to do about snow either, no wonder they died off.
SALT! I say. Not dirt.
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Amen. Using “dirt” or sand, cinders or other abrasives is more expensive (due to clean up costs), less effective at temperatures above 10 degrees Fahrenheit and contributes to airborne particulate and stream fish habitat degradation. It’s a mystery it’s still done on any paved road. For more on winter roadway operations, see our website at http://www.saltinstitute.org/30.html.
Dick Hanneman
President
Salt Institute
Comment by Dick Hanneman — December 9, 2005 @ 8:53 pm