Saving the Salt

[hotrod]

Larry , I thought the article said they removed 4.4 Million tons annually.  I could be wrong, ive read so much lately that I dont remember where I saw it

I agree hard to keep track of all that myself. I believe that is 4.4 million tons of brine pumped but I would have to go digging to confirm that. The 300,000 number is based on the amount of salts that they acknowledge they sell every year.

Getting ready to head into work so don't have time to sort that out right now.

[BasementBorn]

Good call Bob. Slim, did you guys end up getting shirts made? I'd hate to have you have to eat the cost of those.

[wheelrdealer]

Robin UK

Well said..

BR

[Ron Gibson]

IIRC  In the 60's when the speed wars with Mickey, Summers bros, jet cars etc. were going on the track was 20 miles of good salt.

Ron

[Sumner]

IIRC  In the 60's when the speed wars with Mickey, Summers bros, jet cars etc. were going on the track was 20 miles of good salt.

Ron

I don't think anyone, with maybe the exception being the BLM, is arguing that the salt is decreasing in thickness and in area (I'm not).  The basin is a closed system since it has no outlet and the salt can't be carried off anywhere else naturally.  So it is going across the highway and from there to who knows where.  This is the reason it is being transformed into a dry lake bed and not a salt flats and the reason that has to stop and the reason we need to support those trying to stop that process,

Sum

[desotoman]

Another thing that would be helpful would be current status information on the save the salt web page.
The current content of http://www.savethesalt.org/current-events.html  makes no mention of the rainout or thin salt conditions this year.
This page should be updated at least every 60 days with current status information, and perhaps links to recent press coverage so new arrivals can see the on-going debate about the conditions out at the flats.

They brag about getting $40,000 in donations but can't spare $100 for a local journalism or web developer intern to do periodic updates?

Useful feed back to your support community is critical to both future donations and to maintain public awareness of the conditions at the salt flats and their exposure to exploitation, from mining without timely recovery of waste salt back to the salt flats.

Hotrod,

Thanks for posting this reply on this thread. We are on the same page, but you stated it much better and in more detail than I did on my post in another thread.  Re: SALT 2015 DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.« Reply #247 on: July 21, 2015, 02:41:49 PM »

Thank you,

Tom G.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Good question about the shirts.  Yes, we're GOING to make them.

We've held back for a while - waiting to hear if there was a cancellation.  But once the word was out and official - wee ordered the blank shirts.  They arrived -- just before lunch today.  We got 60 of 'em -- 10 medium, 20 large, 20 XL, and 10 XXL.  Nancy and I figured that'd be enough to get things under control.

Terri is about done with the art and the folks that sent in their $$ to be on the shirt -- haven't said "Gimme my money back!" so we're on to make them.  Some folks have already got their orders in for them and have even sent along shipping addresses (now that we won't be able to deliver the shirts at the salt).  We're going to make 'em right away soon - once the crush of jobs that we thought we had to finish before leaving for SpeedWeek is done.  Like -- we'll probably start making the shirts next week.

If you want shirts -- they'll be $20 each plus $7 for shipping of up to three.  Want more than three?  Add $7 for the next three and so on.  I send them in Priority mail envelopes and can cram three in each.

I'll show you the art as soon as we get it done - so if you want to wait before ordering -- go ahead.  And if you want sizes other than the above-listed four "common" sizes -- ask me and I'll ask Nancy if she can get them.  I know that really big sizes cost more (like 5XL) and probably pretty small sizes and maybe even women's styles cost more.  But you've got the basics now.

Thanks for your continuing support of landracing.com.  We'll stay here as long as you want us to be here.

Jon the Happy Wittol

[Speed Limit 1000]

Slim, 20 XL seams a little short. Please set 3 aside for me

[jww36]

I just received an email from Wendover Resorts regarding Speed Week rooms. According to this email, they will be charging us for one nights stay, weekend rate, and returning the rest.
John Weatherwax

[4bangerbob]

I just received an email from Wendover Resorts regarding Speed Week rooms. According to this email, they will be charging us for one nights stay, weekend rate, and returning the rest.
John Weatherwax

Yes confirmed, received an email advising the same.

[edinlr]

Got the same message.  I guess one weekend night during Speedweek is about the same as they get for a week any other time, plus anyone else who stays there will gamble more than the racers.

[Stainless1]

Delivery to WoS is still an option as well as holding Salt Talks then I trust 

[saltwheels262]

they will be charging us for one nights stay, weekend rate, and returning the rest.

I think that's a plus for those with reservations. Considering what they could have done.

Really bad news on the rain out.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

JB, I got your very welcome "message" today, and yes, I'll make sure there are 3 each XL shirts set aside for you. 

I'll remind all that we ordered the quantities we did as a wild-azz guess to at least get things started.  Getting and making more isn't difficult -- but we had to start somewhere.  And as for WoS Salt Talks -- well, stranger things have been known to happen.

[Eldo]

We booked late at the Quality Inn Wendover; Aug. 6 - 14th, 2 rooms at $2100CDN each. They are telling us the cancellation cutoff was July 1, so we are completely out of luck. I CANNOT BELIEVE they intend to keep this entire amount. Nowhere on any of my confirmations did I or do I see a "no cancellation" policy. Not only will this change my attitude about how business is conducted in Wendover, or the Quality Inn generally, it taints my view of this whole endevour, and while I understand and can swallow the dissapointment that is Speedweek being cancelled, the crushing blow of such blatant greed may change my view of Bonneville in general.