John,
Having lived in the lower end of Lake County Illinois, (a long stone's
through from the ski Mountains (100 feet tall) in WI, I will testify
that when it warms up (as it occasionally does during the winter) the
salt-ice mix hiding away in the nooks and crannies melts, and the salt
WATER finds it's way any where, and leaves the salt behind on evaporation.
With your "salt dust" example, I would venture a guess that the most
hazardous event was breathing it in. Same thing happens near our
California beach areas without ever having seen snow or salt spreaders.
Not ALL CA cars are salt free, if they live outside near the shore. But
this is very expensive land, and the owners do not keep any vehicle long
enough to get in bad shape, just the collectors with the valuable
antiques! Special formula Bondo to hold the salt in, cover the holes,
sand, and paint over until the car is sold.
Steve
Carmods@aol.com wrote:
> Tony,
>
><<To much of a risk to drive over two mountains and miles of curvy
>roads.suppose to be 40 tomorrow(then Ill drive on salty roads) >>
>
>I guess West Virginia got an inch of global warming. Driving on salty roads
>makes me wince. I live in Michigan and know that dry road salt can be worse
>that wet because the salt dust can travel further into the open body areas.
>
>Good Luck getting home.
>
> John
>Logan
>
>
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