Roadsalt for Holland - please help!

Hanno Spoelstra · #1 05-02-10, 00:25

Please view http://tinyurl.com/ygqy4wp

No really, it is that bad!

gjamo · #2 05-02-10, 02:02

Down here in Oz we are paying billions to try and get rid of salt out of seawater to get a drink.
Maybe we should be doing business with Holland.

cletrac (RIP) · #3 05-02-10, 04:25

Salt is a byproduct of our potash mines and they have mountains of it that they can't get rid of. It's a real problem. Our municipalities get it for road salt just for hauling it away.

Mike Timoshyk · #4 05-02-10, 05:42

This sounds serious....does anyone remember the blight that struck a few years back....that notorious "Dutch Puck Disease" damn near ruined the whole season...rumor has it that hockey players were donating their prized pucks to keep the season from collapsing.

mike

Howard · #5 05-02-10, 07:56

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Originally Posted by gjamo

Down here in Oz we are paying billions to try and get rid of salt out of seawater to get a drink.
Maybe we should be doing business with Holland.

That's right.
Sydney's new desal plant is capable of removing the salt from over 250,000,000 litres of sea water a day.
What a massive waste of money! How much salt do we really need anyway?

(Sorry, Tony, but you know I had to!)

Jon Skagfeld · #6 05-02-10, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Please view http://tinyurl.com/ygqy4wp

No really, it is that bad!

Reminds me of the ice storm we had in Canada in 1998.

Hanno, condolences...we've been there regularly.

Wonder if there really is any merit in trade with Australia and/or Saskatchewan for surplus salt?

Tony Smith · #7 06-02-10, 09:24

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Originally Posted by gjamo

Down here in Oz we are paying billions to try and get rid of salt out of seawater

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howard

What a massive waste of money! How much salt do we really need anyway?

Ahh, but the Govt thinks the Desal Plant could pay for itself over the long term!