Show 1 1 o kt se le s i. i V t i V 1 r By Carrie Terrell This pas past 1 week three 3 near fatal accidents occurred in three 3 different d fer nt locations locations loca loca- lions on the U TC campus campus beca because se of slippery ice I took into nto consideration the fact of how dangerous the icy sidewalks and ramps can be because I was one of the near fatal accidents so I talked to Mr Joseph J Johnson Johnson John ohn- son the director of of buildings and grounds to find out what could be done about the ice He informed me of several different procedures that are are being used to try to combat this problem First of all at approximately approximate approximate- ly each morning a a. snow removal team comes to to clean up what snow they c can n. n But they are only called when there has been 4 or more inches of snowfall the night before In this case the Electric broom is brought out and is used to try and clean as much snow off the sidewalks and ramps as is possible As for the ice underneath the snow icer de-icer is used to melt the ice on on h those areas most most widely us used d. d But ther lare l are still limitations oh ort the use se of the icer de-icer b because of the expense I questioned Mr Johnson J as asto asto s sto to why salt could no not be used and he made this reply Salt causes deterioration o of the walks and ramps so therefore there there- therefore er fore the salt would be causing more problems rather rath rath- er than solving any of the th present ones Ass As you can see there is no nore re real l solution to this serious problem at this s time Therefore we ask f for r the cooperation of yo you students t to help us find an answer answer to this slippery situation If you have any sugg suggestions suggestions suggestions' that you feel may bet pe use ful please lease co contact tact Mr Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son in room in the Admin Your help will be greatly appreciated so that we may clear up this problem as quickly as possible because the next accident caused from slippery i ice e. e may be bemore bemore bemore more than just near fatal and slippery ice is s no joke especially especially especially when its it's you that's that doing the slipping |