Making Mr.Walker happy

Urea.

Never heard of it before caller Elaine told us about its properties at an ice remover. After that we were flooded with calls about Urea and its benefits. Elaine told us she bought hers at Walker's Livestock and Feed on Cole Harbour road. I called them up because I wanted to see how much a bag of urea was and compare it to salt. Well, I couldn't get through when Rick was talking to Cecil and Jim. Then Ray calls - he called his friend Dale Walker, the owner, and asked if he'd talk to us and bam - he was on the air just like that. Thanks, Ray! I told Rick if he was ever in a position where he needed a new producer, I'd put in a good word for you!
Here is the Wikipedia page for urea if you want to check it out - I briefly scanned it, didn't see anything about it being used for snow removal though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urea

Maybe we'll talk to the Mayor, a councillor or John O' Brien next week to see if it's something they've considered. It is more expensive than salt, roughly 3 times more expensive, but it's a sorry state that we're in - we've got to stop selling out the environment just because it's cheaper. Again, thanks for the all the calls on urea - wouldn't that be great if this urea trend caught on - the Hotline saves the environment - I like the sound of that!! I know everyone is talking about this salt shortage, but a few callers told me today that they're seeing it at places like Walkers, Superstore, so keep checking around.

Interesting conversation with Joel Miller from Miller Tire today. He says he drives with 4 winter tires and would encourage everyone to do the same. It is expensive though, no doubt. That's why I loved what Rodenhiser suggested - you should get a break on your insurance if you have winter tires on your car. Speaking of Rodenhiser, it was GREAT to have him back in the studio today. Fridays weren't the same without him! One of the funniest moments of the day - Rick stopping Moe before he could tell a potential (and probably) offensive joke about Tiger Woods and Stevie Wonder. Very wise move on Rick's part, I'd say. Moe's so funny - it wouldn't be the Hotline without characters like Moe. Another great call was Barry who was second up this morning. He's the one where we have the ongoing schtick where I say "How are you" and he says "Grumpy", but today he told me he wanted to give kudos to the provincial government. Well, I nearly fell out of my seat, but put him on hold. Rick was equally surprised, telling him, "You took your happy pills this morning!"

Anyway.....it was a lot of fun today, thanks for the calls, the support, the e-mails and the comments on this blog.

Have a great weekend - Cindy Day tells me it will warm up!!!

Cheers,

Amber