<VV> Salting away in Detroit

[Ron]

"Salt has more than quadrupled in price since last year (over $70/ton and 
climbing daily!)!"

That's the best thing that could happen!  The less salt they use, the better 
for the environment and our cars.  I hope it doubles in price a couple of 
more times.
RonH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Kepler" <jekepler at amplex.net>
To: <Sethracer at aol.com>; <airvair at earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Salting away in Detroit


> "I was a  kid in the '50's, so I remember them. FYI they didn't spread 
> salt
> back then  nearly as heavily as they do today. Salt (as measured by the
> pound
> per mile)  usage keeps going up every year. Today, they're out there 
> laying
> it
> down thick  even before the first snowflake hits the ground,"
>
> And you're talking about LAST year, or some other year in the past.....you
> sure as hell aren't "current" with the situation this year!  Salt has more
> than quadrupled in price since last year (over $70/ton and climbing 
> daily!)!
> Even at that price, salt is in VERY short supply, and EVERY
> state/county/municipality (including everything in the Detroit 
> metro-area!)
> is/has been on an allocation-basis with the suppliers since last summer at
> about 75% of what they normally purchase.  With the hellish winter we're
> having this year around the Eastern US....that's about half the salt that 
> is
> actually needed.  Many governments are completely out of salt and can't 
> get
> any more for any amount of money.  Our county is only salting 
> intersections,
> and those very lightly.  The Indiana Toll Road is being forced to spread a
> 10% salt-sand mix due to the worsening salt shortage.  Sifto Salt in
> Goderich ONT Canada is STILL running vessels in the Great Lakes with a 
> pair
> of Coast Guard ice-breakers per vessel-load; TRYING to keep Chicago from
> imploding with every snow-shower!
>
> "If you haven't  lived here within the last 10 years, you are clueless."
>
> Apparently, there's a lot of that going around!
>
> John....45 miles south of Mark near Toledo
>
>
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