Salty Roadways...
Just prior to this past winter storm the Falmouth board of selectmen adopted DPW Supervisor Ray Jack's new plan for ice removal.
This new plan consists of sending equipment out prior to the main part of the storm hitting and spreading salt on the roadways in an effort to stop any ice from forming on the roadways. This program is different to the previous one because the old method was to spread a salt-sand mix (7:1 - sand:salt), also as part of the old plan, equipment would not be out on the roadways prior to the weather hitting. Sup. Jack believes this new method will actually cut down on the amount of salt being used.
However, with more salt on the roadways as I'm sure you all noticed after this past storm it creates a headache of trying to keep apparatus and personal vehicles clean during and after in climate weather.
Ultimately, with the hope that road conditions are improved with this new plan, this should outweigh the mess it makes.
posted by FFRDBlogger at
5:32 AM
7 Comments:
As far as washing the apparatus, that's what your paid to do, If you don't like washing trucks perhaps you should find a different job,(I do not recommend web site designer for this site has been under contruction for two years) as for your personal vehical when the roads are icy, don't be out cruising. If you leave your car parked the salt will not affect it at all.
First of all, there was never mention of a complaint about having to wash the department vehicles, I personally enjoy doing so, because after all, a clean fire truck is a happy fire truck. And secondly, I would like to see you create a website as such and do a better job in a more timely fashion Gramps.
Gramps?? Listen here you young whipper snapper maybe some of that salt you see is from your tears, or maybe it's from us old salts.
Perhaps if you knew anything you'd know I already did set up a web site, years ago when you were still in diapers, if you'd been around You would know I was the official department webmaster for several years.
I hate the idea that you 'old salts' are leaking all over the roads.
Someday Blogboy may get assigned to a station and he can park it inside with plenty of heat and blankets.
And I may just be bannished to station 2 after the gramps comment...
Here's a link to that site: http://cms.firehouse.com/dept/FalmouthMA, just so you know what your up against Mr Blogboy.
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