City working on de-icing
City workers, after a snow removal campaign a few days ago, are now working on de‑icing, and not a moment too soon, although temperatures this week are so low that road salt is not so effective.
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dhomas 11:30 on 2025-12-31 Permalink
I tried to remove the ice on my staircase before the deep freeze and was somewhat successful. The salt I put after de-icing got embedded into the newly formed ice. It seems to be making holes under the ice, which I hope will make it easier to break apart later. The salt I put once it was frozen mostly just blew away with the howling wind we had. Looks like we’ll need to wait about a week before we get a break in the extreme cold weather.
Kate 12:34 on 2025-12-31 Permalink
Yep. I was lucky to have time to de-ice my stairs before the ice turned to adamantium. Salt just skitters around on ice when it gets this cold.