[bscb-l] what to do with the streets

[Bob Hachey]

Hi all,
Another difficult issue. I almost always take my boots or shoes off at the door so as not to track the mes into my home. But if less salt and chemicals were used would we get sidewalks and streets that are even more treacherous when we get melting and refreezing? I know that in snowier climates like Colorado, they have electrical devices that melt the snow placed under the sidewalks. Then again, this uses more energy. 
Three cheers for spring!
Bob Hachey 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: alice dampman Humel 
  To: bscb-l at acb.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:19 PM
  Subject: [bscb-l] what to do with the streets


  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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