Snow!

[Admiral Yi]

Just learned the interesting little factoid that icing roads does no good down around zero farenheit.

[Barrister]

Just learned the interesting little factoid that icing roads does no good down around zero farenheit.

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

[LaCroix]

That is actually true here also.  It used to snow about once a year here but it probably has not snowed for a decade at least now.

proof that global warming does not exist! 

[Admiral Yi]

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

Clearly I meant salting.  Stop hiding behind technicalities.

[Habbaku]

Just learned the interesting little factoid that icing roads does no good down around zero farenheit.

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

Spraying water on them when the temperature gets below-freezing.  In the South, our county commissioners are responsible for making sure that every road is properly iced over during the winter so that we can all enjoy the time-honored tradition of "X-Treme Driving".

[Grey Fox]

Just learned the interesting little factoid that icing roads does no good down around zero farenheit.

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

He probably meant de-icing. It's because salt water still freezes at that temp.

[LaCroix]

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

Clearly I meant salting.  Stop hiding behind technicalities.

in north dakota they use sand. it turns the streets into the lovely color of shit for months

[Barrister]

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

Clearly I meant salting.  Stop hiding behind technicalities.

in north dakota they use sand. it turns the streets into the lovely color of shit for months

Really?  Manitoba would use salt as well as sand.

Up here though (Yukom Territory) it's just sand.

[Syt]

What do you mean by "icing roads"?

Clearly I meant salting.  Stop hiding behind technicalities.

in north dakota they use sand. it turns the streets into the lovely color of shit for months

At least it's not a Russian Highway.

[Admiral Yi]

Really?  Manitoba would use salt as well as sand.

Up here though (Yukom Territory) it's just sand.

I got my info straight from the Iowa Extension Climatologist.  He wouldn't lie.

Sand works at any temperature because it provides grit.  It doesn't melt anything.

[Barrister]

Really?  Manitoba would use salt as well as sand.

Up here though (Yukom Territory) it's just sand.

I got my info straight from the Iowa Extension Climatologist.  He wouldn't lie.

Sand works at any temperature because it provides grit.  It doesn't melt anything.

No, I completely believe you.

I was just doubting Lacroix that they don't use salt.  As I mentioned Manitoba (north of North Dakota) would use salt because although it sometimes gets below that temperature, it isn't always that cold.

[LaCroix]

Really?  Manitoba would use salt as well as sand.

Up here though (Yukom Territory) it's just sand.

if i remember correctly, i think they occasionally used salt when i was much younger. in recent years, however, they've only used sand

@syt: i don't know, when i took a train from fargo to oakland last winter, western and central north dakota reminded me of what siberia must look like

[Admiral Yi]

No, I completely believe you.

I was just doubting Lacroix that they don't use salt.  As I mentioned Manitoba (north of North Dakota) would use salt because although it sometimes gets below that temperature, it isn't always that cold.

I suggest we hound him mercilessly until he flees the forum in distress. 

[LaCroix]

hmm..

The state Transportation Department is not using the briny wastewater but has not ruled it out. "We will continue to evaluate it depending on the cost" of commercial road salt, said Billie Jo Lorius, a spokeswoman.

maybe i shouldn't have said north dakota, just fargo. i don't venture beyond the gates of the protected city. the savages in the rural area terrify me 

[KRonn]

In Eastern Massachusetts we had a few inches of snow late last week. It's been cold so the snow is still around, not melted, though rain last night and warmer temps today will probably melt a lot of it. Going to get colder again this week, below freezing, in the 20s F.