#MEwx Cooler with mixed sun and clouds with the uses for salt outdoors

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers, then partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds will be light and variable.

The outdoor temperature is 59.2°F, the dewpoint is 58.3°F and it feels like 59.2°F.

We received 0.41 inches of  rain here over the past 24 hours.

Today’s sunrise is 5:33 AM, sunset is 7:59 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 25 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 7:33 AM and Moonset is 9:14 PM. The moon phase is Waxing Crescent and is 4% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on August 19 and our next new moon is on September 3.

The wind velocity is between 2.5 MPH and 4.9 MPH from the North Northwest.

The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.

The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 58.4W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Sun and clouds.

 

Salt can be used for many outdoor uses as well, think about them before you guy expe3nsive chemical stuff for outdoors.

These tips come from a book entitled “The Secrets of salt” which you can get on line almost for free.

 

Using Salt Outside of Your Home

 

Because salt comes from the earth as a natural material, the use of salt outside of your home will not hurt the soil or animals in the environment. You

can use salt on a variety of building materials and in cleaning of the exterior of your home, which cuts costs of buying those expensive chemicals. So,

let’s get started and learn even more about salt uses for your daily life.

 

If you have a cement or brick driveway, walkway or path you can keep green moss from growing by sweeping the area with a mixture of salt and baking soda.

 

Do you have a problem with moths coming around your patio when you are outdoors? Sprinkling salt around the patio will keep moths away.

 

To keep ants away from your picnic, sprinkle salt around the area where you are eating to keep ants at bay.

 

Do you have a problem with pesky poison ivy that keeps re-growing? Try this recipe to kill poison ivy: Mix three pounds of salt with a gallon of very soapy

water and spray of the leaves, stems and the area where the plant grows to kill poison ivy!

 

If you live in a cold zone you will like this tip: use a cloth bag and fill it with salt. When your windshield is covered with ice, rub the bag over the

windshield to melt ice fast. This also helps ice from reforming while you car is warming up!

 

Is your home very cold in the winter months? You can keep the windows in your home from frosting up by rubbing salt over the windows and the windowsills.

Be careful how much salt you use on certain types of windowsills, it can leave scratches in the paint if you are not careful with how much salt you use.

 

When winter strikes you can de ice your sidewalks or your walk ways with a little sprinkle of salt. Sprinkling salt on the walkways will also help ice from

reforming a little while longer. Be careful using salt on your walkways where you have plants and flowers nearby because the salt could damage your plants

that don’t need salt to live.

 

On the other hand, when you want to kill grass and plants that just won’t die use a strong salt water solution to kill them off. When you have dandelions

in your yard, you can apply salt water directly to that particular spot to kill weeds fast without having to dig it up!

 

If you are being over run by slugs and worms you can kill them by pouring salt over them, or you can simply keep them away from your garden by putting a

ring about the exterior of your garden of salt.

 

You can clean the grease from your barbeque by sprinkling salt over the warmed grill area and then simply dusting the salt away. The salt will absorb the

soft grease leaving you with a cleaner and safer grill!

 

Being prepared in case of fire is something you should keep in mind when cooking outdoors. Keep a box of salt near by to put out fires that can get out

of control.

 

You can remove soot from your outdoor fireplace, or your indoor fireplace by throwing a handful of salt into the fire. The bright yellow flames are a result

of the salt, and this loosens the soot on the chimney.

 

Boil your clothes pins in salt water before using them and you will find that they will last you much longer.