In a message dated 11/24/02 12:12:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Fritz_H@MSN.COM writes:

>
> Here's another reason to keep your vintage VW off the roads in Washington
> this winter.  In a blazing display of progressive thinking, the Washington
> State Department of Transportation will begin use of an experimental road
> de-icer this winter - wait for it - SALT!
>
> See the link below from the offical state website:
>
> http://www.access.wa.gov/news/article.asp?name=n0211107.htm
>
>

HA HA HA !!  so now all you north west coasters can have the joy of your cars
rotting out like we do here on the east coast!!!   :<)

"WSDOT reminds motorists to wash their cars thoroughly after traveling
through mountain passes or other areas where snow and ice have been present,
regardless of whether they have driven through a pilot area. All materials,
whether salt or other alternative de-icing chemicals, are soluble in water,
so the entire vehicle should be rinsed and then cleaned. "

LOL!   like PennDOT would ever issue a cautionary statement like that!!  .. :<
P
every year..at the sign of the first snowflake..PennDOT is out in full force
assuring us Pennsylvanians that our vehicles will last no longer than 10
years before rusting in half..
nothing like being stuck behind a salt truck , getting pelted w/ cinders
(more like freakin 1" dia rocks) and salt (they color it blue so it looks
purty and so they dont salt the same road twice (tho they do anyway - those
guys get paid by the hour)

chris
78 caprice beatermobile for the salty roads while the vanagon sits tucked
inside the barn.. hey..i've seen what salt does to buses/vanagons..and
everything else..