Never heard of washing the roads with saline before anywhere but that's what they did. I-95 was shut down at the GA/FLA border.

Using a liquid salt solution is popular up here in NE Ohio. Problem with just salting is below about 15 degrees F the salt is not effective. They usually use the salt solutions ahead of the weather as it helps when the snow and ice. Problem with salt or brine solution is it eats vehicles. The car wash washes the under carriage so every few days it's car wash time. Brine aside they are experimenting with other chemical solutions. The past few days have been sub zero but today, last I looked it was a balmy 25 and we expect low 30s for the weekend so while not warm it beats sub zero.

Ron

 

Back when my parents were living in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania not only salted the roads, they also would not pass by state required auto inspection any vehicle with body corrosion. Talk about a Catch 22! Yeah, I know why, but it was a real boon for auto dealers who could buy cars that couldn't pass the state exam and sell a reasonably otherwise good car out-of-state! Here the only corrosion is from the ocean onshore breeze carrying saltwater vapors onshore. Or, down in Florida, they allow vehicles to drive on the beach and after a few years of that they are ruined even worse than by salted roads.

Using a liquid salt solution is popular up here in NE Ohio

Figures, those kids at GA Tech are pretty sharp but I didn't think they came up with this at the DOT all by their lonesome. Shows how long I've been out of snow country. Been over 40 years at least.

 

Back when my parents were living in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania not only salted the roads, they also would not pass by state required auto inspection any vehicle with body corrosion. Talk about a Catch 22! Yeah, I know why, but it was a real boon for auto dealers who could buy cars that couldn't pass the state exam and sell a reasonably otherwise good car out-of-state! Here the only corrosion is from the ocean onshore breeze carrying saltwater vapors onshore. Or, down in Florida, they allow vehicles to drive on the beach and after a few years of that they are ruined even worse than by salted roads.



Figures, those kids at GA Tech are pretty sharp but I didn't think they came up with this at the DOT all by their lonesome. Shows how long I've been out of snow country. Been over 40 years at least.

I remember in PA they used cinder from the steel mills on the roads. I grew up born NYC and then on Long Island. Long before snow plows during heavy snows they used a grader and then traffic hard pounded the snow. Now something Long Island has is plenty of sand. Dump trucks with two guys in the back would drop sand on the hard packed snow. Actually this gave pretty good traction. Up here where I am now we have salt mines extending out over the bed of lake Erie so it's all about salt. Yep, the salt that eats vehicles alive.

Ron

 

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local...-early-february-weather-service-says-3274483/

Las Vegas hits 80 for 1st time in 2025, shattering record

 

Happy for Vegas. We had an ice storm last night but are finally in the low 30s so it's slowly melting. I am so done with all of this. End of February I plan to be in Florida and I am so looking forward to that. Next week back into the low 20s and teens at night.

Ron

 

We got dumped with 20 cm of snow overnight.

 

We got dumped with 20 cm of snow overnight.

That sounds like a lot, but it's only 8 inches.

 

That's what she said.

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/51IR9YySIcs
Feels just like home.

 

The roads are so bad the homeless are getting stuck.

 

 

Yep and there I am right at the tip of the arrow. . Snow this morning followed by freezing rain and more snow this evening. I want Spring and I want it now. I am so done with winter this year. I do have plans for Florida and leaving the 23rd to see old friends down south.

Ron

 

 

Heat Wave!

Portland's Forecast(kptv)

 

Should I stay or should I go now?

 

My kid and her friends are heading to the Oregon coast for spring break. it might be in the 60's there by Monday, they hope.

 

Spring Break at Seaside,