This is what sand looks like in Calgary (for the ice on our sidewalks)
Calgary provides free sand to residents in winter. Photo by Jill Browne, Calgary, February 4, 2011.
What passes for sand in Calgary. Photo by Jill Browne. Calgary, February 4, 2011.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Home: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
It’s Melting! The snow is melting today, as the temp has been above zero (freezing) and sunny all day. This is my favourite weather, actually: from zero to ten degrees C, sunny and calm. Very uplifting.
But the melting snow turns to ice at night or when the daytime temp goes back down, as it will do again and again. We have to put “sand” on our sidewalk to prevent people from falling.
We get the sand free from the local fire station. It’s a help yourself arrangement, and there is a limit on how much you can take, but a pail full at a time is well within the limit.
Take a look at what we call “sand”. It’s angular grit! Gives good traction but a real irritation when a pebble hits your windshield.
Hey, should I apply for work as a hand model?
jill