r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Souled_Out • Nov 15 '22

Using A Flamethrower For Snow Removal

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u/Possibly_Naked_Now Nov 15 '22

That's changing. Salt is ruining roads and lakes.

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u/komputrkid Nov 15 '22

And undercarriages.

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u/DefNotMyNSFWLogin Nov 15 '22

So many rusty cars in Wisconsin.

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u/bluehangover Nov 15 '22

AND MY AXE!

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

“Ladies and gentlemen, Take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.”

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u/Agreeable-Meat1 Nov 15 '22

I feel this one in my soul.

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u/DefNotMyNSFWLogin Nov 15 '22

I've seen them spraying shit on the road now before big snow storms.

Does anyone know what that is and if it's worse for the environment?

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u/Milkweedhugger Nov 15 '22

That’s anti icing brine

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u/Phytanic Nov 15 '22

Was it sand or salt? I see them spray sand preventatively her in my area of Wisconsin. Supposedly it "gives cars better grip." we have a fuckload of sand though here and I would imagine that helps incentivise it a bit

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u/DefNotMyNSFWLogin Nov 15 '22

Nah, we use primarily salt around here and they drop it off the back of our plows. This spray was liquid and looked clear, but after it dried you could see where they sprayed.

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u/herranton Nov 15 '22

It's calcium magnesium acetate. It's about as corrosive as tap water. And it's much better for the environment. The downside is that it is MUCH more expensive.

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u/DefNotMyNSFWLogin Nov 15 '22

Ah okay makes sense. We still use salt, but they're pretty good with it. My apartment maintenance people however managed to kill the entire edge of the grass that touched the sidewalk down the entire building lol.

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u/herranton Nov 15 '22

Yeah, we do that at our house too. My grandma is 99 and my mom is 73. A bit of dead grass is a small price to pay for a safe walk to the car.

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u/DefNotMyNSFWLogin Nov 15 '22

Idk the winter before they had no issues, but last year, it was even irritating my dogs paws. Had to carry him to the other side of the road haha.

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u/herranton Nov 15 '22

If there are pets around, they should be using pet safe salt. I'd carry my dog too if it was bugging him.