Some places uses calcium chloride in solution as an equivalent to solid
salt. I think it is supposed to be more environment friendly and less
harmful to car steel.

- laurence

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
Jason Willenbrock
  Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 2:37 PM
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Subject: nasty realization

  hey all,
  today i was driving thru main street in darby montana (in the bitterroots)
when a DOT truck was coming from the other direction plowing the roads.  as
he was plowing he was spraying some sort of liquid from behind his truck.
now i immediatley got p*&^ed off because i figured it was some sort of salt
solution.  now, i am sure in montana they are not allowed to salt the roads
with the environmental groups and all.  so if this is true what could they
be spraying?  i have heard of stories of them spraying really bad areas with
salt without general public knowing.  what is this?  could it be true that
it is indeed salt?  i am not happy about this because this is one of my
favorite things about living here, knowing my vans can survive winters
without rust!  so if this is salt, and if it is not allowed in montana, what
can be done here?  i would love to voice about this!
  any help or insight here?
  very disgruntled!
  jason
  87 syncro westy
  90gl
  87 wolfsburg

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