Wow! Is the salt truck broken?
All this salt is going to be pushed to the side of the road at the first plow truck. I understand a bit for safety after ice forms but this looks like a malfunction! A neighbor said she had to carry her dog through it because the crystals were so big and sharp. Belinda > On Jan 5, 2022, at 4:17 PM, dilla tingley <[email protected]> wrote: > > There were definitely fairly large pieces of salt on Laurel Drive - I tasted. > I wonder if the brine solution is created by the vehicle that spreads it and > there was a malfunction? > Dilla > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 11:53 AM Christina Thompson > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Just wondering about road salting. Did Lincoln change its policy? For years > we didn't salt because it was bad for the trees, etc. But there's definitely > been salt on the roads lately. > For anyone who missed it: this piece in the WaPo. > > Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road > salts. De-icing salts end up contaminating lakes and streams and building up > in wetlands. The pollution also affects our drinking water. By Erin Blakemore > https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/road-salt-environment-lakes/2021/12/31/2c7a333a-6651-11ec-96f3-b8d3be309b6e_story.html > > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/road-salt-environment-lakes/2021/12/31/2c7a333a-6651-11ec-96f3-b8d3be309b6e_story.html> > > C. Thompson > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ > <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln > <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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