Ice or Snow?

It amazes me that when we get a snow storm, or even hear about a snow storm, OPP is geared up and ready to take it on full force. I appreciate this, however, I wished they would do this when the snow melts and then refreezes.

On my way to class yesterday morning, 8am, I cannot tell you the amount of people I saw slipping, sliding, and falling; and yet I did not see any OPP people out and about. I was unfortunately one of the ones who stepped onto a sidewalk, only to find out it was covered in a layer of ice. I slip, slid, and finally came to stop face first in the side walk. I came away with nothing but a bruise on my side, but I know people who have fallen previously and broke their noses.

I know part of campus sidewalks are heated by steam below, which melts the ice and snow on top of it. I only wished that there was some way to eliminate snow and ice, especially ice, on top of walk ways all the time. This way we would not need to rely on OPP to come out early in the morning and salt the many miles of sidewalks on our University.