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Gracie5489 Rookie Author Ottawa Posts:7 Points:30,600 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2011 6:09:15 AM Ignore Gracie5489 Report Abuse I heard that Calgary uses sand on the road instead of salt what do you all think about this and there is a man that invented a product eatured on the Dragonden, suppose to be very eco. Thank you Danielle Marie (Gracie5489)

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I heard that Calgary uses sand on the road instead of salt what do you all think about this and there is a man that invented a product eatured on the Dragonden, suppose to be very eco.

Thank you

Danielle Marie
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annettemendieta Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,719 Points:316,825 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 13, 2012 7:55:02 AM Ignore annettemendieta Report Abuse salt tastes better than sand. I think.
Horsewmn Rookie Author Knoxville Posts:2 Points:240 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 8, 2012 11:33:16 PM Ignore Horsewmn Report Abuse In Tn. we use a liquid salt brine before the snow, although we don't get much snow. Weather man is usually wrong and they spray the salt brine at the slightest chance of snow. I personally think it's a waste of tax payers dollars:( I always wash my car after all the salt brine is off the road!
jjballgame All-Star Author Iowa Posts:891 Points:182,075 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 6, 2012 11:52:10 AM Ignore jjballgame Report Abuse Some states in the USA use both salt and sand
snugglesSC Rookie Author South Carolina Posts:24 Points:2,690 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2012 7:19:58 AM Ignore snugglesSC Report Abuse I went to get my oil changed at Nissan and they said where are you from because you have alot of rot under the car..MASS and now i live here they get alot of snow therefore they use alot of salt and sand..now here in Myrtle Beach just as long as it does not flood i will be okay....
rustychev Rookie Author Ontario Posts:77 Points:11,350 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 16, 2011 6:54:11 AM Ignore rustychev Report Abuse it's so much quieter driving on snow. now if people would just slow down..
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,234 Points:1,355,660 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2011 5:46:48 AM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse I'm not quite sure what they use (besides rock salt) since it's occassionally blue, blue-green, tan (that's likely sand) and sometimes black (cinders??)
B57 Sophomore Author South Bend Posts:177 Points:177,755 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2011 10:26:50 AM Ignore B57 Report Abuse if the sand will work in all cases use the sand because of rust from salt
hedzookeeper Rookie Author New Hampshire Posts:7 Points:1,050 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2011 9:21:16 AM Ignore hedzookeeper Report Abuse Sand seems to work better than salt if snow still lingers on the surfaces.
bad_ass_redneck Rookie Author Detroit Posts:47 Points:9,140 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2011 5:57:17 AM Ignore bad_ass_redneck Report Abuse sand is beter then salt. salt rust out cars and truck so they do not last as long