RE: Plenty of weather to complain about in 2021
02-15-2021, 08:37 AM (This post was last modified: 02-15-2021, 02:05 PM by robkelk.)
02-15-2021, 08:37 AM (This post was last modified: 02-15-2021, 02:05 PM by robkelk.)
No freezing rain here, but the forecast is for a foot of snow by this time tomorrow.
BA, if you can get to a garden store, get a bag of coarse sand and darken your walkway with the sand - that'll help melt the ice without leaching any road salt into your aquifer. (Edit: And if you get a thaw/freeze cycle, the sand will help provide traction on the re-frozen ice if you added a thick enough layer of it.) Sure, you'll have some mud to deal with, but better muddy boots than slipping and breaking a leg.
RE-EDIT: Shovel the snow off the walkway first! The sand is post-shoveling treatment.
BA, if you can get to a garden store, get a bag of coarse sand and darken your walkway with the sand - that'll help melt the ice without leaching any road salt into your aquifer. (Edit: And if you get a thaw/freeze cycle, the sand will help provide traction on the re-frozen ice if you added a thick enough layer of it.) Sure, you'll have some mud to deal with, but better muddy boots than slipping and breaking a leg.
RE-EDIT: Shovel the snow off the walkway first! The sand is post-shoveling treatment.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada