L.M. I am no expert on anything, and less so in terms of interconnectivity re:web based options.. As for posting pics I do so directly from my PC , thus do not require to bounce through an on-line service such as Flicker etc.
I think the more usual issue re posting pics may be down to file size limitations on any forum, which seems likely to be around 1Meg (?) The pics I post are circa half that size as I reduce them to either 600 or 800 dpi on their longest edge on my photo programme.
I guess most folk may be using their phones as cameras, and I think there is a sizing option available within Photos if using an iPhone, and where the file size of the pic can be reduced..? I hope you can find a work around to enable you to post the pics on the forum, as I am sure there would be interest in that which may have caused the failure of the PADM unit..?
Winter driving..?
In my part of the world such may be the effect of climate change that the gritters are not out as much as they were in times past, perhaps a dozen nights in total over last Winter, though we do seem to get more rain here on the West coast than those to the East...? With fewer frosty days and thus no salt spread, it seems there may be more opportunity to enjoy ones Porsche on chosen days in Winter..?
I am no chemist..My thinking that copious amounts of fresh water might dilute the effect of salt is based on no more than logic.
Whether rock salt differs greatly from table salt in terms of dilution.. I have not the slightest idea.. My thinking, flawed or otherwise is based upon mere observations such as.. If we had a couple of consecutive days of freezing weather, the gritters would be out nightly, which might suggest that the effect of salt on the roads may diminish with time, by how much and over what period of time, I have not the slightest idea. I suspect those who may be located further South than I may see even fewer frosty nights than do I...?
I also suggested in my last that I had spent quite a bit of time over numerous years under my old sports cars, mostly cutting out corrosion and welding in patches in the hope of restoring a degree of structural rigidity. While involved in such processes it became rather obvious that corrosion tended to be more prevalent in areas where road detritus would gather and retain a degree of moisture, even to the extent that in time certain vehicles could become well known for corroding in common areas...?
I tend to agree with those who think that a machine can degrade to some degree with a lack of use, though I have also read of those happy to just charge the battery jump in and fire a old air cooled Porsche up after many months of lay-up, be that over Winter or otherwise and claim it does the car no harm that they have noticed, but I guess I am too mechanically sympathetic to engage in such processes. Disabling the engine firing-up and spinning the engine over till the oil pressure gauge needle rises would feel a tad more comfortable for me.
I suspect many Porsches both old and new are bought for a variety of reasons. from those who use them as daily transport, to the other end of the scale where they may hardly ever be driven and certainly not in wet weather let alone Winter.. Each to their own way of enjoying their Porsches works well enough for me.