Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printer find

From: David Woyciesjes <DAW_at_yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
Date: Fri Jan 4 11:20:08 2002

Well, a quick explanation of a frost heave... (from CT :-)

        Water seeps through a crack in the road, and gets trapped
underneath. The water then freezes, and expands, which "heaves" the asphalt
above it up into a bump.
        Whats worse is when the ice underneath melts, but the asphalt
doesn't come back into shape quick enough. A vehicle hits the bump, and
busts the bubble that's left. Now you have a pot-hole...

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! -----Original Message-----
! From: Ian Koller
!
! I'm here in snowed out South Eastern US and I know
! about "black ice" and "Bridge Freezes Before Roadway"
! but what are "Frost Heaves"?
!
! I could have done without this snow. I needed to make
! a trip down to GA and possibly FLA that has to be delayed.
!
!
!
!
! Michael Nadeau wrote:
! >
! > Wait til they find out about frost heaves.
! >
! > > >
! > > > Odd that you should mention this ...
! > > >
! > > > As they've reccently had snow in the southern U.S,
! where that's a
! > noteable
! > > > and rare event, youngsters interviewed DO refer to the
! thing as a "snow"
! > > > sled, apparently because snow is such a rarity.
! > >
! > > HA... And they are *just* learning about the phenomenon
! known as "black
! > ice".
! > > :-D
! > >
! > > Bryan
! > >
! > >
! > > >
! > > > Dick
! > > >
! > > > ----- Original Message -----
! > > > From: "Matt London" <classiccmp_at_knm.yi.org>
! > > > To: "'ClassicComputers'" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
! > > > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 6:10 AM
! > > > Subject: Re: Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was:
! NEXT Color
! > Printer
! > > > find
! > > >
! > > >
! > > > > Hi,
! > > > >
! > > > > > Whoa, can't let that one by: we know what a
! snowmobile is up here
! > > > (c'mon,
! > > > > > fellow Canucks, back me up on this one!); mind you,
! if you asked ME
! > what
! > >
! > > Yes, as a fellow Canuck, I know what a snowmobile is...
! In the town of
! > 9,500
! > > where I grew up, as soon as there was 3 to 6 cm of snow,
! everyone would be
! > > on their skidoo's.
! > >
! > >
! > > > > > a snowmobile is, I would indeed look at ya kind of
! funny (oops,
! > funnily,
! > > > for
! > > > > > the language police), since apparently YOU don't
! know what it is or
! > you
! > > > > > wouldn't be asking...
! > > > > >
! > > > > > But a snow sled??? Who calls it that? Sounds like the SkiDoo
! > trailer.
! > > > > >
! > > > > > Anyway, one of us invented the thing, so we can
! call it what we
! > like!
! > > > >
! > > > > Just a second! What's this I see...
! > > > > From: M H Stein <mhstein_at_usa.net>
! > > > > A Canuck wuth a usa.net email address? Something
! screwy there if you
! > ask
! > > > > me, but then again I'm one of those dodgy brits :&)
! > > > >
! > > > > -- Matt
! > >
!
Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 11:20:08 GMT