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Kelly Anderson

July 20, 2021 01:36PM

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davidtltc Wrote:
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> Part of the
> reason that iron and steel items don't fair well
> in Salt Lake is because of the salt, helping the
> oxidizing agents cut through the paints and
> metals.

Also Pioneer Park in SLC is watered with built in sprinklers to keep the grass green, so #223 was soaked by them repeatedly all summer for four decades.

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