On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:01:44 -0800 (PST), "
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>On Monday, February 11, 2019 at 8:41:30 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I realize that you don't often get significant amounts of snow, but
>> there is a huge difference between what you think is a significant
>> amount and what people further north think is significant. It has a lot
>> to do with the road and highway departments not having the resources to
>> deal with it. It costs a lot of money to have a fleet of trucks on hand
>> for sanding and flowing operations. When we get some freezing rain or
>> snow we sand the roads for traction, and plows to clear heavier amounts
>> of snow. Since you don't have the means to deal with the stuff it gets
>> packed down and turns to ice, and there is no traction on ice.
>>
>We've got a fleet of snow plows as well as mountains of salt ready to be used.
>However, we don't use sand.

Outside the city we use sand only - people have wells and salt
draining from the road is deadly.