parking lot treasure
Jan. 30th, 2018 11:23 pmThe parking lot at the supermarket was thick with road salt, as if they're expecting a storm, but I don't think there's a storm coming.
It's not much to look at in this photo, but: all the white spots are salt crystals.

It was so beautiful up close, like gemstones:

You might gather them up and count yourself rich, only to have the dissolve if--well, if what? If you kept them in a velvet-lined box you'd probably never be the wiser. But if you tried to set them in silver or gold to wear at your neck or wrists, you'd be in for a sad surprise.
It's not much to look at in this photo, but: all the white spots are salt crystals.

It was so beautiful up close, like gemstones:

You might gather them up and count yourself rich, only to have the dissolve if--well, if what? If you kept them in a velvet-lined box you'd probably never be the wiser. But if you tried to set them in silver or gold to wear at your neck or wrists, you'd be in for a sad surprise.
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Date: 2018-01-31 02:16 pm (UTC)I think in the present day there are chemical formulations that are not NaCl, things that are theoretically less-bad than plain old sodium chloride.... but I don't know that (a) the substitutes are much used or (b) not dangerous in other ways.
I know sometimes places use lees from breweries--there was one time when the supermarket nearer by used that, and it sure was interesting-smelling!
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Date: 2018-01-31 07:52 am (UTC)Only if you went out in the rain.
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