WASHING DOWN SNOW INSTEAD OF SHOVELING SNOW - using salty sea water

                       

              SHOVELING SNOW OR WASHING DOWN SNOW

By shoveling snow you displace it only to displace it again & again.  By washing down snow with salty sea water you get rid of the problem in the first shot. 

THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF HANDLING SNOW MULTIPLE TIMES   

A small city like Halifax has a budget of 20 million dollars just for clearing up the snow on its roads and pedestrian pathways. The budget for repairs of roads during the summer months is another 10 million. They use giant trucks with wide ploughs for pushing & piling up the snow from the center of the roads onto the two edges & pedestrian paths. Basically we are spending energy & money on displacing the snow in multiple sweeps from the roads onto the side walks first. In the next attempt we try and clear up a narrow path on the sidewalks by displacing the piled up snow the second time, using mini Bobcats with ploughs.

When it snows continuously or in quick secession for three or four occasions, then we have a major problem, because we run out of space on our over stocked sidewalks to pile up the additional snow. In the mean time the first snow has hardened up into solid ice to make matters worse.

UTILIZING THE NEVER USED FIRE FIGHTING PIPELINE NETWORK

This innovative system is proposing the use of the highly under utilized fire fighting pipeline network & salty sea water, to wash away the snow from the roads. The extensive pipeline network happens to be laid out all along the main roads. Minor modifications will be required to pump in the sea water instead of the regular treated water, during the winter season only.

USING SALTY SEA WATER TO FLUSH OUR THE FALLING SNOW

It is also proposed to fix up special purpose nozzles on every hydrant along the roads to spray a shower of salty water on to full width of the road including the sidewalks to wash away the falling snow as it is falling down. The special purpose nozzles/jets will additionally sway left and right to cover a large area of the road up to the half of the next hydrant. This methodology will ensure that every inch of our road is cleared up of the falling snow. Hopefully the salty water spray will absorb the falling snow flakes before they touch the ground and turn them into “rain water”. 

SPECIAL PURPOSE NOZZLES WITH AUTO ON / OFF SYSTEM

The special purpose nozzles will function / operate at a predetermined pressure, which can be easily controlled at the pumping station control room. Once the pressure is reduced the water flowing from the nozzles stops automatically to conserve the amount of salty water supply & energy. Fortunately, the layout of this township is hilly and strategically located on the sea coast. In many locations the ocean creeps into the towns most populated areas.  The flow of salty water from higher regions will additionally assist in sweeping the deposited snow in lower regions. This way we will have tackled the snow only once, the first time as it should be done. 

ADVANTAGES & HUGE SAVINGS  

The extensive damages due to the shearing force of heavy ploughs to the roads will be totally eliminated. The additional cost of repairs to these damaged roads will also be zero. The inconvenience caused to the public on account of delays because of rush hour repairs will be mitigated too.

The huge cost of owning and operating the gigantic fleet of ploughs and Bobcats will be minimized to a great extent. The winter parking ban of vehicles on streets can be lifted now for the benefit of public. It is estimated that the government can save up to at least 15 million dollars annually, if not more. The cost of minor modifications and new nozzles on every hydrant is only a one-time cost which will be recovered in the very first year alone. A pilot study must surely be done on a small area of the township to prove the effectiveness of this out of the world idea.  Good luck town planners.  

 MORAL OF THE STORY - SPIRITUAL OF COURSE

A lesson on clearing up our own EMOTIONAL BLOCKAGES in newer highly creative ways. We must re-tune our Intellects to such great heights the we can catch the emerging thoughts & intentions as soon as they start to manifest like the snow flakes, with the powerful spray of Awareness and melt them down before they TOUCH DOWN into our Minds, hearts & bodies as feelings / emotions.

 

Rohit Khanna – Industrial Engineer.
                           Author of magic of mind & miracle of body