Argosy24 wrote:
rgatijnet1 wrote:
You live and drive in the North where salt is used on a regular basis during the Winter. The salt does not disappear at the end of the Winter. It just blends in to the surrounding soil and is present when the Summer rains come and allows it to be deposited on the undersides of any vehicles.
If there was that much salt nothing would grow along the roads, and they would only have to salt once at the beginning of winter. And it sure doesn't migrate from the road side back to the road surface.
You think:h!!! Take a look here:
2012-2013 D.O.T Salt Price Comparison and 5 Year Average Use. Michigan 5 year avg. use = 550,000 tons. Deer love the stuff. Ever wonder why you see so many dead deer along side of the road in the northern states?
But then we have:
Rock Salt in a Hard Place