<VV> Dumb Question

[Roger Gault]

I think there's two factors.
One, most of the east coast population lives on salty roads all winter.
Most of California doesn't have winter.
Two, as for Florida, under the sea, it's humid all across the state all the
time.  In California, particularly southern California, the humidity drops
off quickly as you leave the coast.  See
http://www.climatesource.com/us/fact_sheets/fact_rh_us.html for a pretty
picture.

Roger Gault
Raised in Corpus Christi, TX - same climate as Florida, but even hotter.
Now in Austin - much drier - much hotter - less rust.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ewell Mills" <emills5 at cfl.rr.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: <VV> Dumb Question


    Why is it that cars that come from Arizona or California are always
considered to be the most rust free vehicles around, and the ones from the
East coast turn into rust buckets if near enough the ocean. I can understand
any state that uses salt on the roads due to inclimate weather causing rust.
(Been there...done that).  Why is East coast salt air more corrosive than
West coast salt air.  I can understand Arizona with their extremely dry
climate and no ocean, but why California.  I live within a few miles of the
Atlantic ocean, and rust is always a problem.

Cecil Mills
Cocoa, Fl.
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