Salt in Chicago area? - LotusTalk

choatie88 · 12-04-2009, 08:46 AM

Took the Lotus into FVMC for some service this morning - they hadn't salted I-290 yet. Anyone know if they've put down salt today on I-290 or the major Chicago streets? I'll have to ask FVMC to trailer it back to me if they have...

In related news, people should learn to drive instead of relying on salt.

Moto44 · 12-04-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by choatie88

In related news, people should learn to drive instead of relying on salt.

There is a lot of comfort driving a rusty Jeep with 200,000 miles under these conditions. If the car gets damaged in an accident, I don't care.

choatie88 · 12-04-2009, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto44

There is a lot of comfort driving a rusty Jeep with 200,000 miles under these conditions. If the car gets damaged in an accident, I don't care.

Yeah, but then you're driving a rusty Jeep with 200,000 miles.

choatie88 · 12-04-2009, 09:46 AM

Also, Seattle used to not use salt

Local News | Seattle refuses to use salt; roads "snow packed" by design | Seattle Times Newspaper

But then the mayor reversed the policy to buy some popularity

Politics | After storm of criticism, Seattle mayor reverses no-salt policy for snow | Seattle Times Newspaper

goelise · 12-04-2009, 10:17 AM

Don't take your car up North in the Lake County Area, they have salted up there. I heard the crunch of new salt pellets under the tires of my 4Runner this morning. Last time I was out with my Lotus I thought I better gas it up 'just in case' it was the last drive this year. I guess I was right.

RacyTracy · 12-04-2009, 01:30 PM

I was Northwest.....a lot of salt.....East Dundee, Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake.....and by my home in Palatine......my car is salted in now.

choatie88 · 12-04-2009, 01:46 PM

Ugh. I think you guys got more snow up on the northwest side, right? Guess I'll risk it and just hose her down if the roads are really bad...

glb · 12-04-2009, 02:30 PM

"Salt Away", sold at marine supply stores, not the "few good men" kind.

I hook it up to a hose, spray, neutralizes the salt, got good results

biscoradio · 12-04-2009, 02:48 PM

I walked around on damen and division today, didn't see salt. Hmmm. I was hoping to sneak one more drive in before they salted. :-(

choatie88 · 12-04-2009, 04:48 PM

Drove from FVMC south to I-55 and back up to the city - didn't see (or hear) any salt. I'm assuming it's okay.

RacyTracy · 12-04-2009, 05:16 PM

The further north you went, the worse it got. McHenry got the most, I believe.

AgentTripleX · 12-05-2009, 07:45 PM

So it's snowing in Chicago now? Bummer. I was there last weekend for dinner and it was dry and the roads were clean. Would have loved to have seen snow before year end.

RacyTracy · 12-06-2009, 12:23 AM

No, no real snow yet.....maybe an inch about 40 miles NW of the city. You didn't miss anything.

goelise · 12-07-2009, 03:54 AM

2 Sundays ago I had a bad feeling that it might be my last drive for the year so I filled my tank just before I came home. I too was hoping to get another drive or two in.

Forecast says possibly up to 9 inches of snow in Lake County, IL.

Time to change the oil, give it a detail, overinflate the tires, hookup the Battery Tender and throw a cover on the Elise.

ishur · 12-07-2009, 05:17 AM

Yup, same routine here--Lake County definitely is full of salt now. Stabil's in the gas tank, and the Tender is on for the duration.

Moto44 · 12-07-2009, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ishur

Stabil's in the gas tank, and the Tender is on for the duration.

Ditto. I'm in withdrawals.

RacyTracy · 12-07-2009, 10:51 AM

And here I sit with 488 miles.

JWA · 12-07-2009, 10:57 AM

My wife and I took the Elise up to Milwaukee for lunch yesterday and I gassed her up and put the Stabil in on the way home. We still haven't gotten any snow here in Racine, but it looks to be starting this evening. The salt is gonna fly and the season is over. I usually hope to make it to our anniversary at the end of November, so I'm pretty happy with making it to December 7th. Now we all can begin hoping and praying for an early spring

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ishur · 12-07-2009, 11:41 AM

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And here I sit with 488 miles.

I thought about that when you posted about your new purchase--"it'll never get through the break-in period before the bad weather hits." Well, you're halfway there--those miles will melt off almost immediately after the snow.

In the mean time you'll have to content yourself with staring at it in the garage.

Moto44 · 12-07-2009, 02:59 PM

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And here I sit with 488 miles.

I bought my current Elise two days after Thanksgiving last year. I drove it home. The next day the snow flew. The salt dropped was dropped and stayed.

12-04-2009, 08:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
choatie88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Posts: 100	Salt in Chicago area? Took the Lotus into FVMC for some service this morning - they hadn't salted I-290 yet. Anyone know if they've put down salt today on I-290 or the major Chicago streets? I'll have to ask FVMC to trailer it back to me if they have... In related news, people should learn to drive instead of relying on salt. __________________ 2007 Polar Blue Exige S, Gotham, Track/Touring/LSD, Moroso, Larini 6", misc. Reverie bling 2007 BMW 335i

12-04-2009, 09:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
choatie88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Posts: 100	Also, Seattle used to not use salt Local News \| Seattle refuses to use salt; roads "snow packed" by design \| Seattle Times Newspaper But then the mayor reversed the policy to buy some popularity Politics \| After storm of criticism, Seattle mayor reverses no-salt policy for snow \| Seattle Times Newspaper __________________ 2007 Polar Blue Exige S, Gotham, Track/Touring/LSD, Moroso, Larini 6", misc. Reverie bling 2007 BMW 335i

12-04-2009, 10:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
goelise AR #1275 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 2,628 Images: 1	Don't take your car up North in the Lake County Area, they have salted up there. I heard the crunch of new salt pellets under the tires of my 4Runner this morning. Last time I was out with my Lotus I thought I better gas it up 'just in case' it was the last drive this year. I guess I was right. __________________ '06 Ardent Red Elise - black interior with LSS, Touring, HT, Starshield, Lotus Sport Clutch, Moroso Oil Pan, 2ZZ(#2), Ekological HIDs, Lotus Driving Lights, Stebel Horn, Bootie, Razo '06 Pedal mod,Snorkel Delete,Odyssey 680 with s111 bracket. Thank you FVMC! WOO-HOO!

12-04-2009, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
RacyTracy Adminatrix Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 10,401 Images: 2	I was Northwest.....a lot of salt.....East Dundee, Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake.....and by my home in Palatine......my car is salted in now. __________________ . . Tracy 2009 Lotus Exige S260 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

12-04-2009, 01:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
choatie88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Posts: 100	Ugh. I think you guys got more snow up on the northwest side, right? Guess I'll risk it and just hose her down if the roads are really bad... __________________ 2007 Polar Blue Exige S, Gotham, Track/Touring/LSD, Moroso, Larini 6", misc. Reverie bling 2007 BMW 335i

12-04-2009, 02:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
glb Unattractive Nuisance Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chester, NJ Posts: 4,870	"Salt Away", sold at marine supply stores, not the "few good men" kind. I hook it up to a hose, spray, neutralizes the salt, got good results __________________ 05 elise (PES chip, SSRs, shift tower mods, Multivex; HID low beams); 05 Corolla XRS; 72 Elan Sprint, 170 hp (Sold) "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." G. Orwell. "Incontinence Emergency Hotline- Can you please hold?"

12-04-2009, 02:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
biscoradio GG #668 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 374 Images: 2	I walked around on damen and division today, didn't see salt. Hmmm. I was hoping to sneak one more drive in before they salted. :-( __________________ GG#668, 2ubular 7", manly inserts, LETSLA, LSS wheels, braille

12-04-2009, 04:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
choatie88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Posts: 100	Drove from FVMC south to I-55 and back up to the city - didn't see (or hear) any salt. I'm assuming it's okay. __________________ 2007 Polar Blue Exige S, Gotham, Track/Touring/LSD, Moroso, Larini 6", misc. Reverie bling 2007 BMW 335i

12-04-2009, 05:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
RacyTracy Adminatrix Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 10,401 Images: 2	The further north you went, the worse it got. McHenry got the most, I believe. __________________ . . Tracy 2009 Lotus Exige S260 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

12-05-2009, 07:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
AgentTripleX #101 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3,501	So it's snowing in Chicago now? Bummer. I was there last weekend for dinner and it was dry and the roads were clean. Would have loved to have seen snow before year end. __________________ www.twitter.com/autoVXNs http://sprvxn.tumblr.com/ "There is no right or wrong. Just the consequences of our actions." Californication My PM box here is way over capacity, so please send all emails to sprvxn@gmail.com

12-06-2009, 12:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
RacyTracy Adminatrix Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 10,401 Images: 2	No, no real snow yet.....maybe an inch about 40 miles NW of the city. You didn't miss anything. __________________ . . Tracy 2009 Lotus Exige S260 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

12-07-2009, 03:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
goelise AR #1275 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 2,628 Images: 1	2 Sundays ago I had a bad feeling that it might be my last drive for the year so I filled my tank just before I came home. I too was hoping to get another drive or two in. Forecast says possibly up to 9 inches of snow in Lake County, IL. Time to change the oil, give it a detail, overinflate the tires, hookup the Battery Tender and throw a cover on the Elise. __________________ '06 Ardent Red Elise - black interior with LSS, Touring, HT, Starshield, Lotus Sport Clutch, Moroso Oil Pan, 2ZZ(#2), Ekological HIDs, Lotus Driving Lights, Stebel Horn, Bootie, Razo '06 Pedal mod,Snorkel Delete,Odyssey 680 with s111 bracket. Thank you FVMC! WOO-HOO!

12-07-2009, 05:17 AM	#15 (permalink)
ishur Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 242	Yup, same routine here--Lake County definitely is full of salt now. Stabil's in the gas tank, and the Tender is on for the duration.

12-07-2009, 10:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
RacyTracy Adminatrix Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 10,401 Images: 2	And here I sit with 488 miles. __________________ . . Tracy 2009 Lotus Exige S260 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

12-07-2009, 10:57 AM	#18 (permalink)
JWA '07 NFB/Red Elise Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 3,985	My wife and I took the Elise up to Milwaukee for lunch yesterday and I gassed her up and put the Stabil in on the way home. We still haven't gotten any snow here in Racine, but it looks to be starting this evening. The salt is gonna fly and the season is over. I usually hope to make it to our anniversary at the end of November, so I'm pretty happy with making it to December 7th. Now we all can begin hoping and praying for an early spring .

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