OFF-TOPIC WARNING! AND ABJECT APOLOGY

We indulged in some weather related posts recently in this group, which is fine. But I posted some bad advice here, so I think I should follow up also with an alert and apology to anybody who might've followed my rash example:

1/8/2014 WARNING: If you put more than the tiniest bit of de-icing salt in an open ice-jammed exit pipe, you're likely to compound your problems rather than solve them. IT CLUMPS. ONLY USE NON-TOXIC LIQUID ANTI-FREEZE. I'll never forgive myself if my bad advice causes anyone else more problems than they started with.

Maybe I misread something on the home improvement website, who knows. Regardless, I screwed up big time and earnestly hope nobody else followed me over the cliff.