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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by kaj27
Salt provides zero traction, all it does is lower the freezing point of water. Salt is not used in some cities.
Refer to my post above yours.
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right .. which melts the ICE.. lol
altho i wish they didnt use salt here.. it ruins too many cars!
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by kaj27
Salt provides zero traction, all it does is lower the freezing point of water. Salt is not used in some cities.
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lol...sand provides traction?? are you crazy? Sand can make a car fish tail off the road just as easily.
Salt is not used in other cities because of the damage it does to your cars..thats why.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Salt does melt ice, but it dissolves. No traction.
Sand is not good on asphalt yes, but ontop of snow and ice it works great.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
well i think we were talking about it being on top of snow and ice. lol
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
anyone have a direct link for recetn news on this.. My co-workers want to read about it.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
2nd page. You mean the salt/sand right?
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02-13-2008
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Location: RIP alex march 1969-august 2007, always missing you little brother-RIP china.
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by Woofer
someone told me that the city ran out of road salt and wont have any till next week, anyone know if this is true?
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Originally Posted by beachnut
That's ridiculous.
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just proves my point, city did run out of salt .radio even says it.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
how bad are city roads/highways?i have to go out today and tonight plus drive to the miramichi at 5 in the morning!
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
It is pouring now. Just got back in from shoveling. What a mess!! Should have done it earlier but I had to waite till the baby fell asleep. I am soaking!!!
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Just heard from hubby they are shutting down the buses at 6:00pm. Hope he isn't fibbing. I told him I was going to tell everyone
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Yeah it is on the radio that they are shutting them down. All buses have to be back at the shop by 6...so most buses will probably stop around 5...
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
I guess alot of guys are getting stuck. Espicially out in the KV area.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Stay Home!
Not stuck, STALLED. The amount of water down is incredible and the puddles are huge- I sat on the side of the road myself for 20 minutes til my car dried out. I called my part time job in Rothesay and said I wasn't coming in, it's too dangerous! STAY HOME unless you have a truck or an SUV, while it isn't freezing yet, when it does it will be a killer. As far as salt or sand, right now that is pointless, it would be like throwing handfuls of sand in Lily lake, AVOID BAYSIDE DRIVE, ROTHESAY AVENUE AND THE CAUSEWAY. huge unending puddles in all 4 lanes. If you aren't blinded by the curtain of water, thrown into oncoming traffic by hydroplaning, then likely your car will stall from being soaked or like me, when you need them, you will find your brakes so soaked as to be nearly non responsive.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Hubby just called me and said some are going back to the yard at 6 some at 7. He said the best thing to do is call 658-4721 to see if your bus is still running.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by trinity
Not stuck, STALLED. The amount of water down is incredible and the puddles are huge- I sat on the side of the road myself for 20 minutes til my car dried out. I called my part time job in Rothesay and said I wasn't coming in, it's too dangerous! STAY HOME unless you have a truck or an SUV, while it isn't freezing yet, when it does it will be a killer. As far as salt or sand, right now that is pointless, it would be like throwing handfuls of sand in Lily lake, AVOID BAYSIDE DRIVE, ROTHESAY AVENUE AND THE CAUSEWAY. huge unending puddles in all 4 lanes. If you aren't blinded by the curtain of water, thrown into oncoming traffic by hydroplaning, then likely your car will stall from being soaked or like me, when you need them, you will find your brakes so soaked as to be nearly non responsive.
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I hope our van will make it he has to come from the west side.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
ok, the driving out there is so bad I came home and signed up for CAA membership online within 20 minutes of walking in the door. I should have done it long ago. I hope my car will start in the morning. It will probably be frozen in 3 inches of ice LOL.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
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Originally Posted by trinity
ok, the driving out there is so bad I came home and signed up for CAA membership online within 20 minutes of walking in the door. I should have done it long ago. I hope my car will start in the morning. It will probably be frozen in 3 inches of ice LOL.
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Temp. is going up tonight, no worries.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
Right now, it really isn't slippery as such, its just such deep water everywhere. I should have known better when it was up over my boots to just walk to my car. I have never seen so much water- Broad St, Crown st, the causeway appears half underwater, Rothesay avenue is a series of large ponds... The car ahead of me that stalled was (oddly enough) the exact same make and model as mine, Ford Escort wagon, just a different colour. There was another car that appeared stalled at the corner of the Hampton Road and the turnoff to Rothesay Avenue, and it looked like it was fairly high off the ground, unlike my lowrunner.
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02-13-2008
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Topic: road status:
The Town of Quispamsis hasn't used sand on the roads in a couple of years. All they use are salt.
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