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Old 01-04-2017, 10:07 AM   #5301
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So, they were supposed to give out free salt this morning, but the salt was taken/stolen by people over night? Well, when shit is offered for free, it is expected, I guess. Can you imagine how things around here would be if we had an earthquake? All hell would break loose. Walking Dead would have nothing on the people of Vancouver.

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Old 01-04-2017, 10:41 AM   #5303
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At the end of the day, people will complain that the process for obtaining free salt was terrible, and forget that free salt was offered to begin with.
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W 10th firehall just got a new shipment and gone within minutes

Edit: looks to be more sand than salt
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25th and Fraser all out. Chinars from all directions bringin 2 garbage buckets lol
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I wouldn't be surprised if there was a bad Yelp review of a fire hall by the end of the day.

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1) Poor service!!! - had to shovel salt by myself, where are all the strong firemen?! 😑

2) OMG. THEY RAN OUT OF SALT - if these guys are planning on giving out salt to us, why didn't they think about bringing more. WASTED my time for nothing! 😭
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I wonder how much salt people are using on a daily basis.

We got 2 10kg bags for my moms house in mid-December. She lives in a Vancouver special in North Burnaby. She has a driveway that fits about 4 cars, a front and back walkway that is 20 feet combined and the sidewalk which is about 30 feet. I'm the one who shovels it the day after a snowfall and I maybe lightly sprinkle salt, throwing handfuls around like I'm feeding birds once every 3-4 days, depending on the weather. Currently all walkways are bare, cars get in and out of the driveway with no slipping and no snow tires and I haven't even opened the 2nd bag yet.

And then there are people lining up at firehalls that clearly service neighborhoods with Vancouver special style homes and those residents are hoping to fill up garbage cans or wine buckets, cause they feel they need that much.

Here is my question... How much salt do you put down, how much pavement do you have to cover and how frequently do you apply salt? Discuss.
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i'm not surprised people chose to be salty over this
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I wonder how much salt people are using on a daily basis.

We got 2 10kg bags for my moms house in mid-December. She lives in a Vancouver special in North Burnaby. She has a driveway that fits about 4 cars, a front and back walkway that is 20 feet combined and the sidewalk which is about 30 feet. I'm the one who shovels it the day after a snowfall and I maybe lightly sprinkle salt, throwing handfuls around like I'm feeding birds once every 3-4 days, depending on the weather. Currently all walkways are bare, cars get in and out of the driveway with no slipping and no snow tires and I haven't even opened the 2nd bag yet.

And then there are people lining up at firehalls that clearly service neighborhoods with Vancouver special style homes and those residents are hoping to fill up garbage cans or wine buckets, cause they feel they need that much.

Here is my question... How much salt do you put down, how much pavement do you have to cover and how frequently do you apply salt? Discuss.
Lol, I've been using the same 3 bags of salt for the last 5 years. I might have to buy some more after this winter but I'm with you how much fucking salt does one need?
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You got to figure with the type of people that show up for free stuff typically, they are probably hoarding more than they need and selling it on craigslist now haha.

They really should have made showing ID with a residence in the neighborhood mandatory with a contribution to one of the firefighters charities, like the burn fund or something.
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Lol, I've been using the same 3 bags of salt for the last 5 years. I might have to buy some more after this winter but I'm with you how much fucking salt does one need?
I wouldn't be surprised if half of this salt ends up on Craigslist.

I just opened a small bag of salt (I think it's a 10KG bag) and used about 1/4 of it in the last 2 weeks. However, we're pretty on the ball with shovelling so I really only put salt down when we get the melt/refreeze and not to melt large amounts of snow/ice from not being plowed.
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It's the difference between maintaining your sidewalks and driveway vs. letting it get out of hand.

Some people are too stupid or lazy to stay on top of their shit. If my 70+ year old, mother in law can keep her sidewalk clear, there's not a lot of excuses.
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There was already a Craigslist ad but got flagged for removal so no point linking it now and the guy actually admits to getting the salt from the firehall, genius.

Like most of you have mentioned, how much salt does one need anyway. We had 2 bags left from previous winters and we've barely even used it. We stay on top of our shoveling and throw down a bit of salt. I swear some people don't even know the proper way to salt either, you don't need to drench the surface with salt and why are you throwing it on top of the snow? like come on
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How much money do people really expect to make from reselling free salt? Maybe a few dozen dollars tops, but that doesn't account for the time and labour wasted to acquire it.
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Greedy ass motherfucker was trying to take so much salt from a firehall that the firefighters had to physically restraining him.

That salt was definitely gonna be sold on CL.

Free salt at some Vancouver fire halls is resupplied after quickly running out - NEWS 1130

Last night Captain Jonathan Gormick says they had to step in when one man took things a little too far. “We had to physically restrain someone who brought a pick-up truck and was attempting to fill garbage pails full of salt in the back of their pick-up truck, which is more than what any one resident could use for their sidewalk and driveway.”

Gormick says they’ll use the honour system in hopes people will share. “We will have staff watching, but we don’t have dedicated staff standing to watch over the piles. We’re just hoping people act civilized and take as much salt as they realistically need for a residential walkway and driveway
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I bet all those bags taken from fire halls are now for sale in small Chinese stores...
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reading up on the gong show that was the free salt today

some people are just pure trash

on a side note, my strata's building manager is now a fuckin MVP for buyin all those bags of salt years ago because "they were on sale"

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There was already a Craigslist ad but got flagged for removal so no point linking it now and the guy actually admits to getting the salt from the firehall, genius.

Like most of you have mentioned, how much salt does one need anyway. We had 2 bags left from previous winters and we've barely even used it. We stay on top of our shoveling and throw down a bit of salt. I swear some people don't even know the proper way to salt either, you don't need to drench the surface with salt and why are you throwing it on top of the snow? like come on
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Oh look a real douche bag looser selling free salt, Lets all email him saying he is a looser.
What a f*&(* Douche bag
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if you were hoping for something at firehall 14... you are too late. their second truckload was gone within 15 minutes:


they said on the radio COV said all firehalls on the list are only getting two deliveries and that's it.
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Reminds me of when I worked a a gas station in Abbotsford. When gas prices were $0.10 to $0.20 cheaper than the rest of the Lower Mainland, you would see certain people fill up 5-6 large jerry cans and load them into the trunk of their car. They really didn't seem like the type to be stocking up for some jobsite out in the boonies, so they were either saving it up for their own use or selling it at a higher price.
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12 skids of Safe T Salt just arrived at Rona on Grandview Hwy and Renfrew. Haven't been unloaded yet.
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Never mind. It's pre sold. 12 full skids. Damn. I have enough salt for this year but I'll keep looking for you guys.
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This is exactly why I avoid businesses when they have free promotions or big sales. No amount of savings or free stuff is worth having to deal with cheapskates/hoarding assholes like these.
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