[13:20] <BluesKaj> Hey
[13:24] <s-fox> o/
[15:38] <dscassel> Morning, all
[15:40] <s-fox> Morning dscassel :)
[15:40] <s-fox> How are you?
[15:49]  * genii-around makes a strong pot of coffee and thinks about chipping ice off the sidewalk
[15:52] <BluesKaj> genii-around, just throw some salt on it then cover it with snow
[15:52] <BluesKaj> it'll melt in no time
[15:53] <BluesKaj> but bare walks are dangerous in this weather ..a then film of ice is mor e dangerous then a bit of snow
[15:53] <BluesKaj> a thin film
[15:54] <gpc> or you could go the complete opposite way and toss a bucket of warm water on the sidewalk and in 20 minutes have yourself a mini skating rink
[15:54] <gpc> :)
[15:58] <BluesKaj> my neighbour has the drive way clear most of the time but the sun melts the snowband and the water runs on to the blck asphalt which absorbs heat causing more melting and then freezing when the sun sets ...really dangerous
[15:58] <genii-around> BluesKaj: It's under 0 Fahrenheit so the salt is ineffective :(
[15:59]  * BluesKaj checks the kb...or is it these damn bifocals
[15:59] <BluesKaj> that's what the snow cover is for ..insulation
[15:59] <genii-around> Ah, interesting
[16:00]  * genii-around sips and watches another pedestrian with an open umbrella para-sail into traffic like an ice-boat
[16:00] <BluesKaj> hehe
[16:01] <gpc> genii-around: the rock salt will also give better traction on ice even if it is not melting
[16:03] <BluesKaj> gpc, I'm 40mi  west of sudbury , where are you located
[16:03] <BluesKaj> ?
[16:03] <gpc> Montreal
[16:03] <BluesKaj> aha , so you're used to cold as well
[16:03] <gpc> indeed
[16:05] <BluesKaj> some ppl use kitty litter for traction ,just don't use too much and not when it's mild ..tuns muddy
[16:05] <BluesKaj> turns
[16:06] <gpc> yeah, I have heard that. Cheaper to buy some sand and attracts less cats to your front steps
[16:06] <genii-around> I actually just went next door to the Greyhound station and asked the security for a 5 gallon of sand and spread that out along with some salt. At least they might get some traction now
[16:07] <dscassel> s-fox: Pretty good (sorry, meeting. :P)
[16:07] <genii-around> It's about a 2-3 foot strip all along the curb that the city should have got
[16:07] <s-fox> dscassel,  No problem.
[16:07] <s-fox> I am glad you are okay.
[16:08] <gpc> genii-around: if you were in the US you could go out and "slip" then sue the city
[18:29] <s-fox> Goodbye.
[18:30]  * genii-around spices up his coffee with a shot of whisky
[21:33] <hakimsheriff> Hi all