salt immunity?

[Poledriver]

About 2 hours ago I spread a lot of salt on my icy/snowy drive. Just come out and it's no different! Has modern snow built up an immunity to salt?

[Parrot of Doom]

Sprinkle water onto the salt.

[eharding]

Parrot of Doom said:

Sprinkle water onto the salt.

...with some Tequila, and a dash of lime.

The local winos will have licked your Margarita-flavoured drive clean of snow and ice before morning.

[Galsia]

I've put salt on snow-covered drives twice in two days. First time I put it on the snow and it didn't work. Second time I brushed the snow off the drive and salted the ice underneath. Worked a treat.

Edited by Galsia on Wednesday 13th January 23:27

[Romanymagic]

really only works on ice directly, when the salt hits if it is going to do anything you should hear a hissing/crackling sound.

[Halb]

Yes, it's evolving, it's turning into something new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUxPer4lmGo

[eharding]

Romanymagic said:

really only works on ice directly, when the salt hits if it is going to do anything you should hear a hissing/crackling sound.

If the ice is black and lumpy, in all probability what you've actually got there are slugs, rather than ice.

That being said, where do slugs go at this time of year?

[Poledriver]

Halb said:

Yes, it's evolving, it's turning into something new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUxPer4lmGo

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[Steve_W]

LOL - some highways chap on the news recently was saying that the salt has to be mixed with sand or grit to be properly effective.

Of course, this info would be more use if I could remember the reason why!

[Toni896]

Steve_W said:

LOL - some highways chap on the news recently was saying that the salt has to be mixed with sand or grit to be properly effective.

Of course, this info would be more use if I could remember the reason why!

I thought it was sugar so it sticks instand of been washed away ..

[Poledriver]

Parrot of Doom said:

Sprinkle water onto the salt.

Thanks, I've done that now!

Anyone down south looking for somewhere to practice their curling?

[stormin]

eharding said:

Romanymagic said:

really only works on ice directly, when the salt hits if it is going to do anything you should hear a hissing/crackling sound.

If the ice is black and lumpy, in all probability what you've actually got there are slugs, rather than ice.

That being said, where do slugs go at this time of year?

Either that or you found some frozen poodle bombs.!!

[Poledriver]

BIANCO said:

It also depends on how cold it is salt water will still freeze if it cold enough.

Depends who you listen to, it's either -6 degrees or minus 10 degrees!
Only minus 1 degree here tonight!

[deviant]

Toni896 said:

Steve_W said:

LOL - some highways chap on the news recently was saying that the salt has to be mixed with sand or grit to be properly effective.

Of course, this info would be more use if I could remember the reason why!

I thought it was sugar so it sticks instand of been washed away ..

I thought the sand or grit was there just to provide something a bit grippy to walk / drive on?