Pet Peeves?
Feb 10th 2014, 1:39 am
#4337
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Direct sunlight on its own works (it was 10F yesterday but the sun still melted ice on our drive) but the calcium will help get rid of the thicker patches of ice.
Feb 10th 2014, 2:04 am
#4338
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Calcium Chloride (bags usually say 'ice melt' on them) and direct sunlight, if your driveway has sufficient exposure work well for us.
Direct sunlight on its own works (it was 10F yesterday but the sun still melted ice on our drive) but the calcium will help get rid of the thicker patches of ice.
Direct sunlight on its own works (it was 10F yesterday but the sun still melted ice on our drive) but the calcium will help get rid of the thicker patches of ice.
Feb 10th 2014, 2:15 am
#4340
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Feb 10th 2014, 2:27 am
#4341
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Sorry, but I only just saw your post. That is exactly the point I was making. I haven't really had the opportunity to come across American brand cars such as Ford, GM, etc., since the nearest dealerships are fifty or more miles away, no one I know owns an American car, unless they bought an old pre-used one. I certainly didn't in any way, shape or form criticize any domestic brand car. Not sure what filter it is you are using when you read that post. My post wasn't that complex or subtle, it was only a few sentences long ...
Feb 10th 2014, 4:00 am
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Feb 10th 2014, 4:04 am
#4343
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Large companies with contracts departments that are just full of box tickers and can't work with things that don't fit into their stupid little forms...
Grrrrrrrrrr!
Grrrrrrrrrr!
Feb 10th 2014, 4:09 am
#4344
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Feb 10th 2014, 4:51 am
#4345
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Re: Pet Peeves?
No it's not. If you have 2 small kiddos, a cart full of groceries you usually put kids in car, strap them in, unload groceries into car and then, what??? Walk away from the kids in the car to find a cart park or unstrap kids put them back in cart and push them to the cart park??
Oh yes please.
Feb 10th 2014, 4:57 am
#4347
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Re: Pet Peeves?
Calcium Chloride (bags usually say 'ice melt' on them) and direct sunlight, if your driveway has sufficient exposure work well for us.
Direct sunlight on its own works (it was 10F yesterday but the sun still melted ice on our drive) but the calcium will help get rid of the thicker patches of ice.
Direct sunlight on its own works (it was 10F yesterday but the sun still melted ice on our drive) but the calcium will help get rid of the thicker patches of ice.
I am told CaCL is bad for the grass??
Feb 10th 2014, 5:04 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
You been trying to work with us? Our GP department is doing my nut because it takes them ****ing ages to get a contract signed because of the ****ing little forms.
Feb 10th 2014, 5:23 am
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Re: Pet Peeves?
All soluble mineral salts are bad for plants in excess, and chloride ions are particularly bad. If you care about plants close to your path and driveway, or where the run-off goes, you should use any mineral salt to melt snow or ice sparingly.
