Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printerfind

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Fri Jan 4 12:24:13 2002

Ahhh ... could be rough on the running gear.

Yes, we don't see that much around here. I have seen
roads heave due to thermal expansion of the road
surface though, when for some reason or other, the
expansion joints didn't do their job properly.



David Woyciesjes wrote:
>
> 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...
>
> --- David A Woyciesjes
> --- C & IS Support Specialist
> --- Yale University Press
> --- mailto:david.woyciesjes_at_yale.edu
> --- (203) 432-0953
> --- ICQ # - 905818
>
> ! -----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 - 12:24:13 GMT