On 2/17/2021 10:52 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 02/17/2021 03:16 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:08:34 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9:58:59 AM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
On 02/17/2021 03:10 AM, wrote:
On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 9:06:29 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
The "salt" they've been using to keep ice off our sidewalks looks
pink.

Does anyone know what it is?

Salt with dye in it, so they can tell where they've already salted.
Good. I was worried they were stealing my Himalayan pink salt when I
wasn't looking.

You beat me to it, that's exactly what I was thinking.

Before I posted, I googled and found that stuff, but it seemed too
expensive to do sidewalks with.

What is the point of that stuff?


It's just salt and not the the stuff Morton's adds to keep it flowing
etc.* The grinder and extra bottle of salt at CostCo are bout $7 iirc
which lasts me a year or more. it has trace minerals and may taste a
little different.

As far as the supposed health benefits, it's salt. 2% of other minerals
doesn't mean much in the quantities I use salt.



You have to watch what use on drive and walk. Sodium chloride is not
friendly to concrete but OK on drive. They may color calcium chloride
for walks to differentiate it.

Someone also gave us a pink table salt from some exotic region. Not for
melting snow unless you want to spend a bundle.