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Winter Dill-emma: Bergen County, N.J. Turns to Pickle Juice To Melt Snow
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Posted on 01/31/2011 6:53:40 AM PST by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
Oh, yeah. You bring the pickle, I'll bring the pastrami.
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posted on
01/31/2011 6:57:23 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages, in honor of Standing Wolf.)
To: Daffynition
Oh the possiblities...
You snow you’re in a pickle when you run into a drift in NJ...
Wife: Youre drunk. Youve been at Harry’s Bar...
Husband: No, honest dear. I got pickled driving home from choir practice..
The snow in NJ is the basis for a new face cream. It has a unique preservative...
Road kill on NJ roads have a mummified quality ...
To: Daffynition
bet the neighborhood stinks;-)
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:01:36 AM PST
by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
To: Daffynition
I live in NC where there are very few snow removal devices owned by the state or cities and they've been using a salt brine solution on the roads here for the past few years.
Apparently it works pretty well as long as they get it on the roads before it starts snowing. If it rains before it snows it will wash off the brine so it's not good in that situation either. I've never heard it called "pickle juice" however.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:03:46 AM PST
by
mykdsmom
To: camle
But the side benefit from this is that, in the summer, the weeds along the road will taste remarkable.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:04:35 AM PST
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
To: camle; Cagey
Just what NJ needs... another aroma to bring more tourists!!!
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:04:54 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: USS Alaska
Thanks a lot. Haven’t found a good pastrami sandwich in my area and now I want one. Nearest Primanti Bros. is 200 miles away and Schlotzsky’s is 60.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:06:22 AM PST
by
edpc
(It's Kräusened)
To: Daffynition
I wish they would use ‘brine’ around here - rock salt is expensive and ends up kicked off to the sides of the road in no time.
But then they got to buy the trucks to spread it.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:06:33 AM PST
by
libertarian27
(Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
To: USS Alaska
The article implies they aren’t using salt anymore. They are, of course, they’re just applying it in solution with water rather than in chunks.
Whether this makes economic sense or not cannot be determined from the data in the article.
I must say comparing a cost per gallon to a cost per ton is one of the dumber things I’ve seen recently.
The only relevant comparison is cost per mile of properly deiced road.
To: Daffynition
We have plenty of BULL $hit here in NJ that they could dry and spread on all the roads for traction... surprised they have not thought of that.
To: Daffynition
and when demand for pickle juice spikes, so will the price. remember - it’s only cheap because no one wants it. i bet there would be supply problems should demand spike. AND the price will certainly reflect that.
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:15:09 AM PST
by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:19:24 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Daffynition
Sea water is free and is much saltier than pickle brine.
To: mykdsmom
They did this as well in my area, mixed the brine with a molasses mixture...stuck to the road just fine
To: USS Alaska
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posted on
01/31/2011 7:25:07 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: USS Alaska
Looks like you’ve been to Carnegie Deli!!! Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Or better yet Katz’s Delicatessen. ;P
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:02:53 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: JoeProBono
Pickle Juice PJ Sport Drink
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:06:19 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: Tennessee Nana
LOL...poor NJ! *always* getting picked on!
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:08:08 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: mikelets456
HAHAHA!
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posted on
01/31/2011 8:10:20 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
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