Heavy snow and ice bring travel chaos across UK

nikimcbee · 12-20-10, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I could be wrong but as far as my understanding goes, rock salt ceases to work at temperatures below -5 or -8 degrees

It does have an optimum effectiveness temp, which is around >20 deg F. My house and the street corner had no ice on it

. Gahd, I love it when I'm right. Plus a lady came out and thanked me for doing something about it

. It's just maddening when the city won't do anything about it.

But this only happens, once, maybe twice a year though.

Jimbuna · 12-21-10, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

It does have an optimum effectiveness temp, which is around >20 deg F. My house and the street corner had no ice on it

. Gahd, I love it when I'm right. Plus a lady came out and thanked me for doing something about it

. It's just maddening when the city won't do anything about it.

But this only happens, once, maybe twice a year though.

You deserve a gold star