It's Cold !

[wedge40]

I live in rural southern Indiana and it seems they have stopped using sand altogether in Indiana. That's why I chuckled when the news described it as an abrasive material. I grew up in Michigan and went to school in the U.P. You pretty much drove on a snow/ice/sand slurry all winter long. Yes they had the extra step of cleaning the sewer systems every spring, but you were a lot safer driving on the slurry then solid ice. This has pretty much shut down most of Indiana. Right now it's the cold and ice that are creating the biggest problems.

Wedge

 

[farmgirl19]

They could use some of your Georgia snuggling to warm up faster.

Now snuggling is my favorite kind of way to warm up!

 

[charlz]

Since we don't get really cold temps they use liquid de-icer here. Only good down to a certain temperature. When it gets colder they use some sand. Each Spring they send out vacuum trucks to clean up the left over sand. Leaving it on the roads causes dust and therefore pollution (air particulate) problems.

 

[dmccarty]

5 whole degrees here. its a dam_ heat wave.

The forecast for us yesterday said it would be nine degrees. Well, it was down to six.

This morning was supposed to be 15. Driving home last night at 1900, the truck said it was 17. This morning the truck said 10-11. So much for the forecast.

We had a bit of ice in the water supply line from the well to the house this morning! :shocked: The plug of ice melted by 9:20 but we were surprised by the blockage. Monday before the cold hit us, we had the house up to 82. Tuesday morning it was 74 and we might have been up to 76 for a short time. This morning the house was at 68 even though the wood stove burned all night long. I think house being just a bit colder on the second morning cause the ice blockage. :shocked: The well house was fine at 45 degrees. :thumbsup:

Wifey said the water supply was fine after the blockage melted and no signs of leaks.

A coworker had a neighbor whose pipes froze and then flooded. They neighbor will be out of the house for weeks while repairs are made. What a mess.

Lesson learned and in the future I will run a space heater in the bathroom that has the wall closest to where the water supply enters the house.

This weekend will be in the 60s and I can't wait! :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[sld]

Around here they treat the roads with a liquid mixture that is basically salt brine. I don't understand it.

It they would just wait a couple of days the stuff melts and is gone. Plus, a snow packed road is much better than one that melts and re-freezes as night...not to mention the vehicle corrosion.

Almost seems like a way for a group of people to keep a job and spend their budget.

 

[sld]

double post

 

[TomSeller]

Plowing the main roads is one thing, anything beyond that is a waste of funds. Maybe a sand application at intersections and hills at best if anything else is need.

 

[vtsnowedin]

The roads are cleared because the voting people demand the removal within 2 hours of a snowfall. Just think of the Hala-balu if some house wife could not get to Wal-Mart for he latest sale. Or the elite could not get to Star Bucks for there morning latte.
ken

Remember this when your car goes into the shop for new muffler and pipes plus brake rotors all around and they raise your taxes to pay for a double fleet of trucks and the drivers to drive them.