Talk:Grit bin

Clean-up

Nice addition to the 'pedia, but it could do with a bit of encyclopedia-ising. It's a bit conversational at the moment :).

I've now rewrote the article. It has everything the old version did and more so it should be a little more interesting now --82.18.250.184 12:16, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

Is there an article on gritting trucks or similar? It would be good to link the two articles. smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 10:26, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

"rock salt" is the semi-technical name.

Usage

This Hoosier has never seen or heard of grit bins. Is this just a UK phenomenon? In the northern US, the county maintains large salt and sand depots in dome-shaped structures that it uses to supply its own sand and salt trucks. Perhaps "in the UK" or something similar can be added to the opening lines of the article to clarify. --Tysto 23:18, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

It only tends to be on really minor roads and carparks that you find grit bins. I'm not whether they have them in the US; maybe places like Alaska are more likely to have them. smurrayinchester ^{Merry Christmas!(User), (Go Carolling)} 10:27, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

I've added in the opening paragraph that they are mostly found in the UK. But then again, I believe this article explains them well for people who do not know what they are, so what's the problem? --Spaceman85 12:27, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

They're all over the place in Canada. Mainly at bus stops and in front of large buildings, schools, etc. Never heard anyone call them a grit bin, I'd say that that is a British term. Normally people just call them salt buckets or salt bins. I'd expect they exist in any country that experiences freezing temperatures in the winter. 70.51.148.143 22:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Liability

There are often allegations about legal liability if you use a public grit bin. There is one news report at news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk_politics/3453039.stm (not a link because the evil eyetest prevents me adding links) - I have heard rumours of court cases, of which I cannot find the details. If someone can find more references, a balanced view would be a good addition to this page. AaronJumper (talk) 09:43, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

This is just nonsense like the 'if you perform first aid and fail' drivel that occasionally hits the news sites. Understand this; you can litigate against anyone for any reason, whether rational or irrational, you can sue god for giving you an inherently small manhood. Whether this is laughed out of court at first mention rarely makes the news, but the mere fact that "MAN SUES DEITY FOR SMALL DOODLE" makes a great slug it will hit the presses.

I find the inclusion of such articles or even taking them as worth a pinch of shit to be entirely redundant, especially because as I said, anyone for any reason, that's the wonders of a free and accessible legal system, you have to suffer the idiot minority. That said, the idiot minority are dealt with, harshly. As a lawyer I can vouch that judges, even at local court, have an innate ability to make even the most accomplished academic and lawyer feel an inch tall so I have no doubt that such fools would have copped a tongue lashing that would have belittled them into realizing their small tackle is the least of their problems.

So yes, I am sure that this has led to law suits, but I am also sure they haven't made any traction in the courts and never will. That said mens rhea is irrelevant for cases in torts dealing with negligence but it is worth finding out HOW these matters are dealt with at court rather than addressing -that- these matters have or can be dealt with at court. BaSH PR0MPT (talk) 18:02, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

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