I've never seen so much salt.

Nufkamp · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Karma :

Had to go about 40 miles in the car today, as the Zeph is still sans front forks, and when I got home again it looked like some bugger with a fire hose had sprayed the car with a cream-coloured emulsion at the front and a very dirty grey emulsion at the rear. There's salt crystals laying on the road the size of fscking sultanas. The local councils must have one hell of a surplus of the stuff to get rid of.
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Dischord · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 May 2005 Karma :

Sickening isn't it! I gave my car one hell of a clean this weekend and already it looks like I've driven through the Dakar Rally.

My last 3 cars failed the MOT on corrosion and my current one had an advisory for corrosion setting in! It's killing alot of old cars which is a shame for people who appreciate older cars or just can't afford to buy newer models. Maybe it's Labours idea to try and get everyone paying the higher tax of 2001+ cars Very Happy

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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Rather salt be down to stop the ice than it causing accidents and even more damage. Perhaps it's time tyo buy cars that don't rot as quick. Wink

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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

Probably to make up for the lack of gritting last time....

And as a side note to make people buy new cars as the salt corrodes them massively , as unlike other countries who use silica we still use salt...
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

I have ambitions to ride on salt.
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Phoenix · Twisted Firestarter Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Karma :

If they didn't salt the roads as much as they do everyone would be complaining and sueing the council when they come off the road on ice.

We get a lot of rain in this country which dilutes and washes the salt off the roads, or at least to the sides, it needs reapplying regularly to work. At least they're doing it, anyone can see it's icey all week by the looks of things so gritting needs doing and they admitted they had massive stockpiles leftover from lastyear as they didn't need to use hardly any.

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Nufkamp · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Karma :

The thing is, it's not rained here for over a week, all they are doing is building up layer upon layer of salt. They were at it again last night, this morning there were little 'snowdrifts' of the sodding stuff up against the kerbs!
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