when I lived in Wisconsink, we used wood ashes for traction on ice and snow. Even helped a stuck ARkansas trucker get out. He called it miracle dust, LOL.
Friends are people who think you are a good egg even when you're a little cracked.
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:20:41 -0700 > From: richardson.carla@xxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] ice footing > > If you have dark colored gravel or ashes from your fireplace or wood > stove, if you sprinkle it lightly over snow or ice it will melt really > fast. > > The dark color absorbs light even if it's cloudy, and will warm up -- > result is quicker melt. Then you have mud ... ugh. But at least it's > not as slippery as ice. > > Carla Richardson > Colorado > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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