Last night and this morning we got a tremendous amount of frozen rain. That means that if you walked on the sidewalk today, you got to play that funnest of games, "Guess Where the Ice Is." Somehow I didn't actually fall anywhere, but it was hairy in a few spots.
I haven't heard that much complaining for drivers. The roads must have been better salted.
I haven't heard that much complaining for drivers. The roads must have been better salted.
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Icy conditions are my least favorite part of winter with the second least being freezing cold winds and the third least sidewalks that are only one shovel width wide with towering snow and icebanks on either side. Falling down or feeling in imminent danger of same is no fun at all.
Around here the metre tall stakes have been placed to guide the sidewalk ploughs away from people's gardens and even taller markers have been attached to the fire hydrants. The minor snowfall we've had so far saw the city workers spread an inch thick layer of salt on every street and sidewalk. You have to wonder where all the salt comes from - never mind where it all eventually goes. Strangely enough, it's illegal here to dump snow in the sea so they just leave the banks to pile up as the driveable parts of the streets grow ever more narrow.
Yeah, the danger of falling is kind of a drag. In general you can pick out the best places to walk by sight as well as feel. If you can see the grain of the concrete you should be in good shape. Not a perfect system but it works more than not.
Most gardens are going to be dormant in the winter, of course. That's part of the season. Still, you do need to protect them at plowing time. I've seen a lot covered with tarps, as well. Salt is the best tool we have so far to keep the roads and sidewalks clear, but it comes with its own downsides, no doubt.
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