Question for old timers. Pre salt before the snow and ice storm?

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I believe this is an old wooden ship, according to Will Ferrell, where I get almost all of my information.

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Use kitty litter instead then sweep it up later...it works well, the cheap kind

I'm in Wisconsin.
Let the precip stop, remove the snow, spread the ice melt.

Rather than "pre treat" which almost never works, it's better to simply get up an hour or two ahead of time and tackle it AFTER the precip is done.

We're getting ice tonight and about a foot of snow tomorrow. It ends tomorrow evening. I'll get at it Sunday morning bright and early.

try a dark colored tarp. no electricity needed, but works in daytime.


so does a fresnel lens. and they can be built using 2 by fours and clear polyethylene film

then u fill it with water and make a parabola

Country folk don't have concrete slabs except for maybe patios or pole barns.

Yes we do!

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I have traveled and lived all over the globe, my old friend.

These wings are real.

Salt only works in certain temperatures

Ice melt can give a little mire range

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Memory - salt only works at 21F and above

If you have weather in the 30’s - icing is a real danger and definitely SALT before it goes down to freezing

Heavy rain will wash it away - but salt again - it still might prevent a base of salt

Also depends upon the GROUND TEMPERATURE!

When the ground is still above freezing - not worried to salt - the rain/sleet/snow will melt

When the ground is already frozen - salt can help in paved areas to keep ice from forming

In like just cheap Halite - but use special paw safe mix if you have pets walking in the salted areas

Country folk have gravel driveways that drain well - and 4-Wheel Drive!

We only salt the sidewalk and walkway - move the hot cars over ice spots to melt if they get thick -

Must use a snowblower or plow to remove slush and snow before it hardens up like concrete if it goes down below 20 F

Radiant heated driveways would be over $10,000!!!!

Forget that!

We had the driveway from opposite of hell - long curved hilly deep freeze - and used to give the kids two ski poles to negotiate across the driveway to get to school . Ice used to get over four inches thick

If its raining it'll just wash the salt off. and you will have pissed away your money.

"Wisconinite" here:THERE IS NO "PRE-TREATMENT" FOR SNOW & ICE. You scrape off the snow: use an ice melter (salt or otherchemical)on icey spots. hopefully some direct sunlight will heat the uncovered black asphalt and clean it up for a while.

If you put salt down BEFORE IT SNOWS: it will melt the first bit of snow into a slurry. If the salt concentration is not high enough it will just freeze THE WET SLURRY into a sheet of ice.