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On 8/18/2004 8:39 PM, Neil W. Bellenger wrote:
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| From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits. On Behalf Of Barry
| Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:58 PM
| To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
| Subject: Re: DML: Re: daily SAS update
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| Redneck asphalt consists of spraying raw oil/tar on the road and then
| dumping a load of rocks over the top. Traffic provides any compaction,
| as
| no type of roller is used... Makes things interesting for
| motorcycles...
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| The "technical" term is chip seal.
| Oil and then crushed stone. The crew is supposed to return in a few
| weeks to sweep up the stones that don't bond. Sometimes they do,
| sometimes they don't.
| This type of surface, when new, is the leading cause of stone damage to
| vehicles.
| There was tremendous outcry about ten years ago when the city of
| Rochester decided to chip seal several miles of side streets as a cost
| cutter instead of using asphalt.
| "This is the CITY, not some rural Podunk" was one of the best that could
| be printed.
A couple years ago they repaved the street in front of Marci's parents'
house.
Then they did this chip seal thing. Still trying to figure that one
out. Road isn't any better than it was before.
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"Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine"
-Bob Tom
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