If you are wondering what its like running out of salt, look at the UK winter of 2010. I don't know exactly what went wrong, i think it was a combination of unu

If you are wondering what its like running out of salt, look at the UK winter of 2010. I don't know exactly what went wrong, i think it was a combination of unusually cold/snowy weather for a prolonged period. I think the governments, both central and local didn't bother buying enough salt. But even more crucially, my local government didn't seem to have any grit spreaders. At all. For about a full week, the roads were lethal. Only people with 4-wheel drive contemplated doing more than the bare minimum of driving. But now my local council has learnt it's lesson. At the most remote forecast of snow, the grit spreaders are out and about, spraying salt everywhere. and then they wonder why there are so many potholes...