Ice - Sand avalable ?

[3930dave]

Got a call from my neighbour today - her husband took a spill in the driveway, and needed help getting up. She's only about 100 #, so couldn't help him on her own.

He's fine, fortunately, only damage was his pride.

I'm fixing this once I go out today..... it's easy to forget that somebody isn't capable of moving basic things around anymore..... they had no bags of sand or salt around at all.

A 50# bag of sand costs next to nothing, and goes a long way on an icy day....

Rgds, D.

 

[Looking4new]

Kitty litter or floor dry works good too. As does wood/coal ashes. Sawdust will work, too.

 

[davesl708]

Sand is good for the lawn as well. I prefer it and use it when I can rather than salt.

Glad you were there to help. I have a neighbor I worry about. I try to keep an eye out for him.

 

[dmccarty]

A friend of a coworker fell on ice last winter and was seriously hurt. The guy was in the hospital for months and I do mean months. The accident will likely kill him eventually and all from a fall on ice. Tis easy to do that is for sure but you don't really think of a fall killing you... I think his wife was hurt going to help him. If not this incident that happened somewhere else.

I can't remember if it was last winter, or the one before, but a widow just to the west of us slipped one ice one evening outside of her house. She could not move and some how survived the cold temperatures overnight before being found the next morning.

This winter we have had very few nights below 32 and highs in the 70 so ice has not been a problem.

Later,
Dan

 

[3930dave]

Kitty litter or floor dry works good too. As does wood/coal ashes. Sawdust will work, too.

Good suggestions.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Sand is good for the lawn as well. I prefer it and use it when I can rather than salt.

Glad you were there to help. I have a neighbor I worry about. I try to keep an eye out for him.

I spend way too much time fighting rust on my vehicles...... I definitely am a Sandman ! Salt takes out lots of things; multi-level commercial parking garages have to get rebuilt after enough concrete fails.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

A friend of a coworker fell on ice last winter and was seriously hurt. The guy was in the hospital for months and I do mean months. The accident will likely kill him eventually and all from a fall on ice. Tis easy to do that is for sure but you don't really think of a fall killing you... I think his wife was hurt going to help him. If not this incident that happened somewhere else.

I can't remember if it was last winter, or the one before, but a widow just to the west of us slipped one ice one evening outside of her house. She could not move and some how survived the cold temperatures overnight before being found the next morning.

This winter we have had very few nights below 32 and highs in the 70 so ice has not been a problem.

Later,
Dan

You find that Slips and Falls are a big factor at work, when you go through Health and Safety training. In most cases, those happen under pretty benign conditions.

I keep our walkways pretty well sanded, but as I spend time outdoors in the Winter here, I manage to get in a few slips of my own off the property - and that's with reflexes quite a bit faster than my neighbour.

Winter is a dangerous time here, lots of broken bones and hips, people stuck outdoors unprepared often don't survive..... little things to improve the odds can be a big help....

Rgds, D.

 

[Thomas]

Good on you!!!
Anything w/grit better than nothing,cost nothing compare to hospital bill.

 

[3930dave]

Good on you!!!
Anything w/grit better than nothing,cost nothing compare to hospital bill.

Easy enough fix..... I dropped a 50# bag of sand off next door this aft.

Rgds, D.

 

[nybirdman]

A pair of ice grippers for his boots will go a long way.I have a dedicated pair set-up for when its icy.

 

[charlz]

Around here 'reject sand' is $5/yd at the pit. If you have room for a sand pile it is easy enough to refill 5 gallon buckets in the summer when the sand is dry. The bagged sand they have at stores runs about $5/50lbs IIRC... or $200/yd for what is surely 'reject sand'.

 

[3930dave]

A pair of ice grippers for his boots will go a long way.I have a dedicated pair set-up for when its icy.

We were talking about those today, as his wife wears them. I know him fairly well, but I'll leave it to her to "sell" him on putting those on..... he's a bit embarrassed about needing help getting up.

Today ended well, so that's the important thing.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Around here 'reject sand' is $5/yd at the pit. If you have room for a sand pile it is easy enough to refill 5 gallon buckets in the summer when the sand is dry. The bagged sand they have at stores runs about $5/50lbs IIRC... or $200/yd for what is surely 'reject sand'.

Definitely cheaper in bulk. Where I have space to store that is far enough out of sight that I'd only remember after we have a foot of snow on the ground though..... that lousy memory of mine being what it is !

Rgds, D.

 

[Looking4new]

With two wood stoves on the go all winter, I always have at least one bucket of ashes handy. Even though I have 4 wheel drive on the Jeep, I only have 2 foot drive on my body and one ear that doesn't work too good, so my sense of balance is a little off.

 

[3930dave]

With two wood stoves on the go all winter, I always have at least one bucket of ashes handy. Even though I have 4 wheel drive on the Jeep, I only have 2 foot drive on my body and one ear that doesn't work too good, so my sense of balance is a little off.

On GrandMa's farm, a couple of scoops from the ash bucket always did the trick...... excess went on the garden, as all they burned was local wood, no scrap/garbage.

I shouldn't even joke..... Today, there is probably a laundry-list of govt forms to fill out, if you want to spread wood-ash on your property.

Rgds, D.

 

[Looking4new]

On GrandMa's farm, a couple of scoops from the ash bucket always did the trick...... excess went on the garden, as all they burned was local wood, no scrap/garbage.

I shouldn't even joke..... Today, there is probably a laundry-list of govt forms to fill out, if you want to spread wood-ash on your property.

Rgds, D.

I do it anyway. It is my property and my wood ash and I will do as I please with it. It is also my ***** that will be hurting if I slip and fall.