tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post3869666386712134893..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Where Is The OutrageNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-60837897905824435592008-12-25T16:08:00.000-08:002008-12-25T16:08:00.000-08:00The city is sufficiently hilly that the buses can'...The city is sufficiently hilly that the buses can't really take it, even with snow tires.<BR/><BR/>That's awesome that there is a salt institute. Well, that stinks. I'll have to read up on it.Nick Beaudrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794690208464883973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-82484190479088014292008-12-25T09:16:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:16:00.000-08:00Don't they make snow tires for buses? It would see...Don't they make snow tires for buses? It would seem that with some rerouting and some better bus traction, sets of snow tires would be cheaper than a lot of snow plows that won't see much use in a normal year.<BR/><BR/>Or else the flip in the weather system over the North Pole that is causing rapid polar ice melting is permanent, and its time for Seattle to get isself some snow plows.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-82091743278405938072008-12-24T19:23:00.000-08:002008-12-24T19:23:00.000-08:00The Salt Institute answers all. Yes, there's a Sa...<A HREF="http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:xSd-bhJNvcUJ:www.saltinstitute.org/symposia/symposium6/jones.pdf+salting+streets+environmental+impact&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us&client=firefox-a" REL="nofollow">The Salt Institute answers all.</A> Yes, there's a Salt Institute. (Okay, that's pretty old. But it seems like the environmental impact is non-negligible. And sand is supposed to be much, much worse. So quit your whining, Mr. Emerald City.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-19907505174618236662008-12-24T11:36:00.000-08:002008-12-24T11:36:00.000-08:00I live in Chicago where we understandably use salt...I live in Chicago where we understandably use salt...often...very often and I would like to know the environmental consequences of doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com