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I could'nt buy any table salt in Tesco's i wanted Lo salt but they didn't have any at all
I asked an assistant and was told it is because of the bad weather people are stocking up.
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All sold out in advance of another freeze I suppose.

We ran out too a few weks ago.
I bought dishwasher salt...for the paths not cooking lol

Valinkent, I wouldn't have thought that LoSalt was as much good as proper salt on frost.
Julia in Derbyshire

Julia.. for week's we had no salt of anykind on the shelves of any shops, even the wee shops had ran out.

Hi Marion, so people were using anything and everything salt wise then. I always thought it was only 'proper' salt that worked. Well you live and learn.
Julia in Derbyshire

I ended up buying tesco's own dishwasher salt, £1-11p for 3 kg....worked really well.
People wre using cat litter too and compost lol

Ladies - please be careful - using domestic/table salt outside can cause concrete to corrode ...............

If you can't get rock salt next best thing is sharp sand x

OOp's Thanks Ann.
I wonder about dish washer salt then??

Thanks for your replies...i did think that were having me on by saying it is because of ther weather,i was the same as you Julie would'nt have thought Lo Salt would have been much good.

I use sharp sand on my path's as i have 2 dogs and a cat.

Even cat litter sold out round here, people were desperate to use something to free up frozen paths.

I spoke to someone yesterday and they said that Cat Litter went up 30p in a week, must have been everyone buying that too, but it is a bloomin cheek putting the price up.

I agree Valinkent, about the price hike, on cat litter because when everybody has got over the frosty conditions, the price will not come down again.
Julia in Derbyshire

There has not been any salt in our Co op since the middle of december.

At last, they had some yesterday,

Re icy paths,I resorted to using cat litter on my path( unused),it worked a treat, but when the snow melted it left a muddy residue. Now I am hoping for some rain to clear that off.

Arrr thank you Lynda..we are forecast more snow Thursday/Friday so get ready for a phone call lol
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I'm glad it was unused Annina lol

That's wot friends are for Lynda.

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loads of snow heading Kent way Wednesday/Thursday, apparently....

We have a constant coal fire to heat the back boiler, radiators, water etc.
I use the ashes and cinders from that.
Yes, when the snow has melted you do get a residue, but it doen't take long to sweep that up.......and its free.

I would worry that any cat litter would attract the cats in the neighbourhood. i.e. It would not be unused for long!

I got some salt ages ago to keep by the front door just in case of ice.
My front garden is very small, so I don't need much. It was cheap salt and will only be used for ice.

Tess