Posted on 01/12/2022 10:59:48 AM PST by RaceBannon
being an old yankee, this is a tip for those who are going to experience this storm and do not live in areas where they always get snow
I have used a single 40 lb bag to keep a normal parking space clear of 3" of snow in the past.
because of the rain first, do NOT put the salt down early, this will dilute the salt and wash it away, you need to put it down as it transitions from rain to snow so that the first snows are falling on the new but wet salt.
the more salt you use, the better off you will be.
do not expect to buy enough bags for your driveway, but a small sidewalk to your car is doable.
plan on one 40 lb bag per parking space sized area for each 3 inches of snow
southerners, you can do this, but check your forecast, do NOT put down the salt while it is just rain, it will dilute the salt!
Tip: Do not attempt to drive in snow with bald tires. Unless you voted for Xiden.
Invite all your liberal friends over for a Donner Party.
A fun time for all!
or you can shovel it. In the south, the snow melts after a couple of days anyway.
1. Increase your speed by 15 mph
2. Decrease your following distance by half
3. Brake much later than normal as you approach stop signs and stop lights
I grew up in Connecticut, and I really got sick of salt eating up my cars. I would never expose my car to salt when I was living in Georgia.
Since everything shuts down in the south over a flurry anyway, keep your car from rotting and just stock up on food, pick up some Duraflames if you have a fireplace, and stay home until everything melts at 2PM the next day.
Texan from NY says exactly
I’ll add that in the South, the ice tends to be the issue. New Yorkers don’t drive in ice. Don’t even walk in it. Salt schmalt. Stay in.
That’s why the DeLorien was stainless.
In South Tennessee here. We can have snow on the ground and be in the 60’s the next day. It never lasts long. My County only has one snowplow so it’s up to all of the farmers with front-end loaders on their tractors to clear the road, if needed. It’s up to the farmers with tractors that don’t have front-end loaders to pull the other farmers and tractors out of the ditch.
Actually, they try to discourage us from driving in it at all. If it’s really bad, they forbid us to be on the road, for as much as they can get away with it.
I grew up in S. Florida and have lived the last 50 years of my life in S. TN so I don’t even try.
Oh, and buy up all the bread and milk.
I moved to Ft Worth from Cal in 90. One day it was like 10 degrees, in Jan. I commented to my neighbor I did not know it got that cold in that part of Texas. He looked at me and said: boy don’t you know there are only two fence posts between here and Canada.
Beryl is long ago gone but I never forgot that comment!
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To each his own but I will not use salt in that manner. Salt eats or kills many things; vehicles, concrete, plants/vegetation, etc.
The most important thing to do before a snow storm is to run out and buy bread and milk.
Or you can wait a couple of hours for the sun to melt it all away...
And a large pot of boiling water will clear off icy windshields fast!
... and replace the frost with artistic cracks.
You left out ‘Do a lot of pissies.’
Modern art. Should go for at least $10k.
4. Change lanes when driving on iced bridges.
Drove as fast as you can to help eliminate traffic faster for the snow plows.
LOL
My plan is to drive for the Florida coast tomorrow AM. And go to a music festival.
Of course, that’s been my plan for several months.
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