[bscb-l] what to do with the streets

[alice dampman Humel]

The caustic salt and ice melt stuff is overkill by its nature, and in the excessive amounts in which it is overused, it's even more overkill. 
    How many times have they inundated the streets with this chemical stuff before the first snowflake, and the storm never materializes? 
    I hate to resort to the typical old fart reasoning, but in the past, people did indeed make do with sand, cinders and such on the streets and kitty litter on their front doorsteps. And that was before the days of common four-wheel drive, studded snow tires and such. So why do we insist on this caustic chemical stuff that eats through the sidewalks, damages underground wiring, causing injury and death to people and animals, then costing the cities and towns hundreds of thousands of dollars to re-do all the underground connector boxes with plastic ones so this won't happen anymore, killing plants, etc.? 
    When the weather is bad, people have to be willing to take it easy, slow down, stay home if possible, which is often recommended, take public transportation, wear ice grippers, walk carefully and otherwise behave differently than if it were a bright sunny dry day. Accidents happen. All accidents can not be prevented, and sometimes the greater good is damaged by unreasonable attempts to do so. 
Alice 
alicedh at verizon.net
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