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YES I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF SNOW BUT COME ON HRM IT’S BEEN A WEEK AND I MAIN DRAG CALLED HWY. 7 PLEASE IF YOUR NIT GOING TO CLEAR THIS ICE SO I’LL STILL HAVE MY LIFE PLEASE DO US THE LEAST AND SEND US ONE OF THE ZAMBONI FROM THE RINK I AM PAYING FOR —NEED TO GET TO WORK
This article appears in Feb 12-18, 2015.
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Spellcheck – so easy a cave man can….
Never mind.
partner took 90 minutes to drive from prospect to kempt rd yesterday morning. (on VERY good snow tires in a nice, heavy suv)
I think the highways should be cleared better than they have been. mind you, its slowed down the assholes. however hrm traffic cop on fb said some idiot (holding a cell phone!!!) passed him on the highway. he was in his family car and passer’s plate was obscured by snow and ice, so he couldn’t call it in or stop the guy.
people with death defying wishes should just jump off buildings. take out themselves only.
As I understand it, unlike snow plows, the Zamboni re-surfaces the ice and makes it even more slippery thereby increasing the risk of accidents. However, this might not go amiss on Highway 7.
What do you suggest OB? Should we send out an army with pick axes? It’s called a snow plow, not an ice sheet plow. They are not effective at clearing the layer of ice that’s covering a lot of places in the this city.
I love playing on the ice. 4 wheels work, whether snow tires or bald. One can’t beat years of experience. 3 wheels in tricycle configuration are better. I can guarantee they aren’t snow tires or studded.
The problem is that Halifax buys the wrong type of salt. Their salt only works at -5C or higher. I buy my salt at Rona. My salt melts the ice in my driveway and on the sidewalk front of the house..
^^^ still on the pulpit preaching about the sins of stingy salt usage I see Reverend Hing Frogg. 🙂
I suspect that if we salted our roads with the same quantities that people chuck on their front walk we would need to buy a salt mine to keep up the supply.
When I was in Northern Alberta for a visit I noticed a lot of sand by the side of the road because:
“When the temperature dips below -10 Celsius, salt (sodium chloride) is not very effective. .. Sand is primarily used for traction”
I noticed we had sand on some of the sidewalks downtown on a cold day earlier this week but I don’t think it’s a great idea. It’s messy stuff come spring.
I would rather have ordinary sand than salt. sand is just, sand. piles up but not going to kill the plants or corrode anything. mix in with some nice black dirt and if the sun pokes out at all, it will loosen the ice.
Yes, I am also more in favour of sand. It is non-toxic, and it doesn’t corrode your car.
I think the situation would have been far worse if there wasn’t a Heritage Day. This new holiday offered a chance for road workers to clear with far less traffic. People who insist on driving in snowstorms are the chief reason for bad roads.
It’s quite simple if ironic, you want clear roads, stay off them.