WTF Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, Asthehills said: It’s rock salt. Widely said to melt ice to -6 BUT that is dependent on all the things listed in the article below. I believe that at the rate it is scattered by our gritters it is beloved to be effective to -4. https://www.cargill.com/at-what-temperature-does-rock-salt-stop-working hows that for efficiency mozart ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, HiVibes said: Another perfectly fine day to walk or cycle to work, or pop to the chemist to get your pills. HiVibes - MF’s very own mental weatherman (mental in the sense that it’s all happening inside his head…). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: HiVibes - MF’s very own mental weatherman (mental in the sense that it’s all happening inside his head…). Have you even been out? It's a little bit cold and damp but that is all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, HiVibes said: Have you even been out? It's a little bit cold and damp but that is all. Thanks, Vibes - you always cheer me up! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Plenty of idiots about in their fancy cars with either summer or super eco tyres on wondering why they can’t get about this morning - foot to the floor in first gear 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Amadeus said: I don't quite understand why the mountain is closed, though From the webcam at Bungalow just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: Thanks, Vibes - you always cheer me up! 😁 Happiness is a state of mind, don't rely on me to sort your life out, get off your arse and go for a walk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Just started raining, so I'm phoning work to say I'm not coming in. Too risky. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, HiVibes said: Happiness is a state of mind, don't rely on me to sort your life out, get off your arse and go for a walk. Philosophy and motivational thinking too - this is proper value-driven stuff! (Well, OK: not “driven” - re-“cycled”, maybe?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Asthehills said: It’s rock salt. Widely said to melt ice to -6 BUT that is dependent on all the things listed in the article below. I believe that at the rate it is scattered by our gritters it is beloved to be effective to -4. https://www.cargill.com/at-what-temperature-does-rock-salt-stop-working That says -6F which is -21C what scale are you using? We do celsius here don't we? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, Jarndyce said: Philosophy and motivational thinking too - this is proper value-driven stuff! (Well, OK: not “driven” - re-“cycled”, maybe?) Trying really hard there, you must be knackered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 14 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: That says -6F which is -21C what scale are you using? We do celsius here don't we? Yes we do, so it’s -21 which we didn’t have here. Why is the main road on the island closed if there wasn’t much snow and temperatures are within effective range for rock salt? Valid question. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.2960143 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Yes we do, so it’s -21 which we didn’t have here. Why is the main road on the island closed if there wasn’t much snow and temperatures are within effective range for rock salt? Valid question. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.2960143 Lots of people want to know!! 45 minutes to Ramsey today along coast road delivering an elderly relative to Ramsey hospital, 60 minutes back including 20 minutes from Liverpool arms to top of whitebridge 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 DOI love to spend the cash, so I'm thinking we could do a £1billion project to keep us safe and put in under road heating throughout the entire network of the Islands roads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, Banker said: Lots of people want to know!! 45 minutes to Ramsey today along coast road delivering an elderly relative to Ramsey hospital, 60 minutes back including 20 minutes from Liverpool arms to top of whitebridge 😩 Yes unacceptable. A bit if grit would have sorted it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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