Curious, So if this stuff melts snow and ice, would it make sense to put some down when the first snow is on the way or shortly after it begins? Betsy At 03:49 PM 2/19/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi, my daughter's boy friend works for a landscaper and plows during the >winter. His company has this stuff called magic salt. It has a whiskey >product in with the salt which doesn't harm the walkways or corrode >anything. I will keep the ice and snow soft up to 25 degrees below. It >really works. Now, the Home Depot version is called Blizzard wizard... Andy > >-----Original Message----- >From: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >[mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Lenny McHugh >Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:23 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] majestic ice melt > >Yes, that is the stuff, I think it is dyed green. It works wonders >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Spiro" <<mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com>sp...@iamspiro.com> >To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:53 PM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Great idea. > >Is it a blue-ish color? >I pay $18 and get it shipped to me as I haven't access often. >That's the stuff I took with me in a brown bag in my pcket three times to >work this week and dumped handfuls where needed so I wouldn't slide twice. >Great stuff. > >On Fri, 19 Feb 2010, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > > The ice melt that I use is called majestic. It also is safe for pets, > > kids, > > lawns and carpets. I purchased mine at Lowes for $15 for a 50 pound bag. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Spiro" <<mailto:spiro%40iamspiro.com>sp...@iamspiro.com> > > To: <<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Great idea. > > > > > > insurance companies are slow to cover a residence with a flat roof for > > theis reason. > > Professional ice melt is quoted down to -12 but I think it's more > > accurately trusted to 0. > > I tossed some onto my auning and there are no icycles after the first > > day. Don't know what ths aalts will do to your structures, but the Ice > > Melt (mcmater Carr supply) is safe for lawns, pets, and sidewalks. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Dan Rossi wrote: > > > >> Well, this was all good fun anyway. Yes, your run of the mill hand held > >> torch will do very little against any real mass of ice, as many people in > >> the area are finding out. My neighbors and I have kicked around a number > >> of concepts for bleeding off the water in the ice dams along our > >> roof-lines. Anywhere from hooking up a hose to the hot water tap and > >> strapping the hose to a long pipe. To dumping calcium chloride in a few > >> key spots. > >> > >> I personally know three people who have already had major ceiling damage > >> caused by ice dams on their roofs. > >> > >> There are some pretty serious icicles hanging off the buildings around > >> campus. Apparently, one building has icicles that grew curved due to > >> some > >> strong wind funneling in the area. My buddy says they are about 8 to 10 > >> feet long and curved so they look like a long row of pretty serious > >> teeth. > >> > >> Oh well. Guess I'll just go out with a shovel over the weekend and hack > >> a > >> path through the worst parts of the sidewalks. > >> > >> -- > >> Blue skies. > >> Dan Rossi > >> Carnegie Mellon University. > >> E-Mail: <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>d...@andrew.cmu.edu > >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > ><http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p >age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > > address for more information: > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/>http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > > list > > just send a blank message to: > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! 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