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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 11, 2014 4:01:16 GMT
I cannot get rock salt (ice melt) anywhere in my area. Turns out, it was all sent south as soon as the first snowflake fell two weeks ago and there are no estimates as to when it will be available in the northeast again... Don't know what the temp is there, but salt isn't very effective below about 15ºF. It won't melt anything but just spreading it on the ice can help keeping from slipping. I've tried some of the rock salt substitutes but was not happy at all with the results. It's predicted to hit -15ºF here tonight then start to warm up toward the end of next week. Maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 11, 2014 4:48:41 GMT
I cannot get rock salt (ice melt) anywhere in my area. Turns out, it was all sent south as soon as the first snowflake fell two weeks ago and there are no estimates as to when it will be available in the northeast again... Don't know what the temp is there, but salt isn't very effective below about 15ºF. It won't melt anything but just spreading it on the ice can help keeping from slipping. I've tried some of the rock salt substitutes but was not happy at all with the results. It's predicted to hit -15ºF here tonight then start to warm up toward the end of next week. Maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It's averaging 20's around here lately. More snow (good ole fashioned nor'easter) expected end of week/weekend... |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 11, 2014 5:38:03 GMT
I just use small gravel 2mm and builders-sand(fine) mixed on the driveway.
Don't like salt, it destroys the car and leeches in the ground
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Post by the light works on Feb 11, 2014 5:58:41 GMT
meanwhile, in Oregon - we've got another high wind watch in effect.
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Post by ponytail61 on Feb 11, 2014 6:34:05 GMT
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Post by Antigone68104 on Feb 11, 2014 14:00:19 GMT
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 11, 2014 20:06:17 GMT
Looks like our friends in the Southeast are in for a wintery blast.
The National Weather Service is already calling it "A storm of epic proportions,"
Not exactly sure what that means, but it doesn't sound good.
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Post by the light works on Feb 12, 2014 2:32:21 GMT
Looks like our friends in the Southeast are in for a wintery blast. The National Weather Service is already calling it "A storm of epic proportions," Not exactly sure what that means, but it doesn't sound good. "epic proportions" = at least a week's worth of coverage, maybe more. |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 12, 2014 7:38:10 GMT
Ground water is soooooo high at the moment, the salt mines of Cheshire are on alert.
Its the thing with salt, and the word "Mine"....
It doesnt get mined half-way up a hill.
Question, if a salt mine floods, does that make an underground sea.....
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 12, 2014 12:06:03 GMT
Looks like our friends in the Southeast are in for a wintery blast. The National Weather Service is already calling it "A storm of epic proportions," Not exactly sure what that means, but it doesn't sound good. "epic proportions" = at least a week's worth of coverage, maybe more. It seems that every time snow has been on the map for Connecticut this winter, the forecasters have chosen to get all hyped up and put people on red alert. Oh my God! 6" of snow! Run to the store before you're stuck inside of half-an-hour while roads get plowed... And the MIL has fed into it, every time. She hates my cynical, "we'll see what happens" attitude about every storm. We've been through snow before & we'll be through it again. I used to follow a local weatherman named Matt Scott on Fakebook because he always gave the most levelheaded forecasts. His motto was 'prepare, don't scare'. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 12, 2014 12:06:42 GMT
Ground water is soooooo high at the moment, the salt mines of Cheshire are on alert. Its the thing with salt, and the word "Mine".... It doesnt get mined half-way up a hill. Question, if a salt mine floods, does that make an underground sea..... Maybe not an underground sea. But, if there's any turkeys down there, it will be one heck of a brine...  |
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Post by wvengineer on Feb 12, 2014 15:52:05 GMT
We are due for a storm tonight. Predictions for this have been all over the place. They started with 36"+, then dropped it to 1-3". As of this morning they were calling for 5-8". So at this point, I'll believe it when I have to shovel it. Biggest problem is that the whole region is in a salt shortage. I had 75 lbs of it in November. I am now to less than 20 and can't find it anywhere.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 12, 2014 16:35:29 GMT
Current snow predictions for my area range from 1" to 12"...once again, there's a reason why it's a prediction, just like a fortune teller...  |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 12, 2014 16:58:12 GMT
We've had all of 2 weeks of real winter....In one of the coldest places of Europe(normally).
It's just been miserable and not enough to do real winter activities, or just skip winter all together.
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 12, 2014 19:39:03 GMT
We've had all of 2 weeks of real winter....In one of the coldest places of Europe(normally). It's just been miserable and not enough to do real winter activities, or just skip winter all together. I guess things have to balance out. We didn't just have the coldest, snowiest winter on record, but we do have to go back over 100 years to find one that beat it. But since I wasn't around then, this is it. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 13, 2014 2:14:04 GMT
We are due for a storm tonight. Predictions for this have been all over the place. They started with 36"+, then dropped it to 1-3". As of this morning they were calling for 5-8". So at this point, I'll believe it when I have to shovel it. Biggest problem is that the whole region is in a salt shortage. I had 75 lbs of it in November. I am now to less than 20 and can't find it anywhere. That's a lot of popcorn  |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 13, 2014 7:41:35 GMT
90 mph winds, 108 at the coast, and much storm damage...
450 gallons per second, thats the water flow under a bridge at one place on the Thames.
The M6 motorway over the Thelwel Viaduct, the M60 over Barton, M62 up "Windy hill", the east coast main train line above Preston, all trains in Pembrokeshire coast, all of those were shut. Everywhere else, all heavy delays, and Crewe station shut when part of the roof blew off.....
More to come.
More weather that is.
Its calmer this morning, but this is the lull between storms...
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Feb 13, 2014 13:31:24 GMT
It's snowing in Connecticut and the usual three types of drivers on the road:
1) Those who are nervous/white-knuckled when driving in the snow and should just stay home.
2) Those who misjudge the road conditions & their driving abilities and should just stay home.
3) Those who actually know how to drive in the snow...the minority of drivers in my area.
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Post by the light works on Feb 13, 2014 15:12:48 GMT
we're only peaking in the 70s-80s; but it is the first windstorm of the season so the weather reporters are all atwitter with excitement. the first one is, however, always interesting, because we've had the summer growth, and the ground is wet - so we get to find out which trees didn't get their root growth in line with the tops. so far, Ive had nothing but debris come down in my area, but I've seen where a few trees got knocked over in other areas.
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Post by wvengineer on Feb 13, 2014 16:43:13 GMT
Well, the 5-8 that they called for is in reality 13" so far and this storm is supposed to last until around sundown. I would not be surprised if we get another 6".
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