There's not much that could be considered much more than a hill in this area, but this particular stretch of road dips to the east. Yesterday morning there was a blue mist over the scene. This is about the extent of traffic jams until you get to the main north-south road.
Those two rounded-pyramid shapes to the right are the highway departments salt storage buildings. In a bad winter, tons of salt are spead on the roadways. They're experimenting with salt that has somehow been treated with molasses.
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What's the molasses do?
OK - here's the scoop - it slightly coats the salt crystals allowing them to stick to the pavement and not bounce around and scatter. It also works at lower temperatures.
Wonder if there are any drawbacks to the molasses; attracting ants after the weather warms up? Very interesting.
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