The city of Seattle does not use salt on the snowy/icy roads!!!

[AnchorAlum]

I've lived all over the country, from the Midwest and Northeast, where they use salt very freely, to Dallas, where all they have are sand trucks.

I fall somewhere in the middle on this - I can see the point that Seattle greens are trying to make, and in some northern cities where I've lived the use of salt seemed a bit overboard, but the city cannot come to a complete halt for lack of anything being used.

Of course, it's SO easy for me to sit down here in Florida and tell others who have to live with the snow and ice how to conduct their business!

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlum

I've lived all over the country, from the Midwest and Northeast, where they use salt very freely, to Dallas, where all they have are sand trucks.

I fall somewhere in the middle on this - I can see the point that Seattle greens are trying to make, and in some northern cities where I've lived the use of salt seemed a bit overboard, but the city cannot come to a complete halt for lack of anything being used.

Of course, it's SO easy for me to sit down here in Florida and tell others who have to live with the snow and ice how to conduct their business!

I am disliking you right now with the Florida thing...

Anywho, it is snowing here right now. It is said that it will switch to rain. Either way there is ice and the morning commute is going to be a flub...

No sand or salt is going get through any kinna ice...

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I am disliking you right now with the Florida thing...

Anywho, it is snowing here right now. It is said that it will switch to rain. Either way there is ice and the morning commute is going to be a flub...

No sand or salt is going get through any kinna ice...

We're now under a snow load roof warning. Since the previous stuff hasn't cleared it is just going to get worse, and that will be compounded by all the college students coming back and parking willy nilly.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I am disliking you right now with the Florida thing...

Anywho, it is snowing here right now. It is said that it will switch to rain. Either way there is ice and the morning commute is going to be a flub...

No sand or salt is going get through any kinna ice...

How was your drive this morning? No ice to be found on my way into Seattle...just some slush in a couple places.

Also, the mayor has announced that the city of Seattle is going to be using salt now when necessary. I stick by my original point, though, that salt and sand don't matter at all when the roads haven't been plowed.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

How was your drive this morning? No ice to be found on my way into Seattle...just some slush in a couple places.

Also, the mayor has announced that the city of Seattle is going to be using salt now when necessary. I stick by my original point, though, that salt and sand don't matter at all when the roads haven't been plowed.

We've got a snow day for the University here, and hopefully they will get some plowing done. The snow stopped and it is windy, and foggy, the rain should be here soon and hopefully it won't flood if the storm drains are ice jammed.