I cringe everytime I see those white stains up the road. F'n brine!
That's what this thing is for!
Here's why our cars are rusty piles.
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I cringe everytime I see those white stains up the road. F'n brine!
That's what this thing is for!
I love the snow and the cold doesn't bother me, but the corrosion from the salt makes me seriously contemplate moving.
The beet juice is a great idea but I'd imagine it's prohibitively expensive for most places.
The beet juice is a great idea but I'd imagine it's prohibitively expensive for most places.
my son lives in farm country and no one is allowed to use any kind of salt on their properties and they only use sand on the roads
and rust is metal going back to it's natural state
In NJ, our governor Phil Murphy vowed to make our state the brine capital of the country. It is why out state went triple over budget on salt. Even if it is only a small risk of snow, NJDOT goes out in full force and dumps a billion tons of salt. Environmentaliets do complain but as of now they are being ignored. Too many kickbacks to fight against besides the increased GDP from more frequent car replacements due to faster rust destruction. I seen NJDOT salt roads in 60 degree weather, they are trigger happy.
Excess salt does poison the environment, seeps into the watertable, kills plants, and nobody knows the full long term effects are. Besides that, salt rots out road pavement, bridges, and overpasses. Soaks into concrete and rusts out the sterl rebar, which expands and cracks. I am sure it attacks water mains and underground power lines too. The overuse of salt isn't helped by how people resume speeding like crazy a minute after a snowstorm ends here. Worse than the public roads are privately owned lots, who salt even for just rain in the winter.
Excess salt does poison the environment, seeps into the watertable, kills plants, and nobody knows the full long term effects are. Besides that, salt rots out road pavement, bridges, and overpasses. Soaks into concrete and rusts out the sterl rebar, which expands and cracks. I am sure it attacks water mains and underground power lines too. The overuse of salt isn't helped by how people resume speeding like crazy a minute after a snowstorm ends here. Worse than the public roads are privately owned lots, who salt even for just rain in the winter.
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I see people driving classics to work every day here in East TN. Even more on the weekend. It's a beautiful thing.
I haven't even seen any snow on the mountains yet. I don't miss following the salt/brine trucks. The amount they put down is insane!!
I haven't even seen any snow on the mountains yet. I don't miss following the salt/brine trucks. The amount they put down is insane!!
Saw somebody driving a 70s Caddy on the salty roads today, the dumbass should be whipped. It was a young guy driving it. Last year, in the middle of July I saw a salt encrusted car, not sure how it stayed crusty that long after the winter. Even a few rain showers would remove most of the salt by July.
To prolong the life of my CVPI, I installed mud flaps, sprayed the underbody with waxy anti rust coating, and take it to the car wash often. I really want to move south where its warmer longer, cheaper cost of living, and no damn salt.
City of Edmonton decided this year, after enduring two years of deteriorating asphalt, decaying concrete curbs and driveways, rusting bridge decks, etc., to no longer pour liquid Calcium Chloride on their roads. It was getting so bad that Audi has voided their warranty coverage for rust on their new cars here because of the effects of the Calcium. It was eating up the wiring as well. We have now returned to sand, some small grit for traction, and some salt. The glass shops are happy, windshield replacement business is coming back; auto body shops are happy, collisions are back; the only person complaining is the mayor. But then again who cares, the silly prick rides a bicycle, and this is oil country! Drive a Truck!
Very cool. I know we grow Sugar Beets even on the Canadian Prairies. We salt here but you could always tell when a car came from Ontario, there was almost nothing left thanks to road salt.
Yeah it's kills everything along the roadsides and I'm sure it leeches into the soil quite a bit farther.
That's absolutely crazy! Who would want to buy a new Audi knowing that?
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