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[joedrum]

well they graveled all the roads around me this last week ......its insane what they do around here they stream tar in about 7 to 10" strips down the road on paved and 1/2 paved roads and then dump pea gravel over the entire road and roll it.....in noway dose it stick to the small amount of tar that they put down ....then the cars pus it around and it collects in corners and the middle of the road at every crossroad all on the edges bottom of hills .....its the most dangerous stuff to ride on with a bike that ive ever done ......its like riding on rodes covered with ball bearings its insane ....you cant turn you cant stop ....

im so glad this stuff was mostly gone or washed off the roads when gerry came down to see me .....somtimes i wonder what anybody would think this is good for the roads......cars can get in quite the trouble and it ultimutly just fills the ditches up so they dont drain good ..... :rant: :sensored: :cheeky:

 

[sledge]

:smilie_happy: we live out in the country to Joe, this road we live on was dirt till about 2 years ago.........they did about like your saying, not Paved......just a little Tar, and a few gravels ........... and about 2 days after they did that.......I got a thing in the mail saying my Tax's was going up............ :smilie_happy:

 

[mcgovern61]

Ya know, there is probably a State law about that process that exists from 60 years ago and no one ever thought to update it, but they will continue to do it that way until some one changes the way it is supposed to be done!

 

[kirkwilson]

They do it at random around here- driving down the road, make a right, and now you're on a gravel road that was paved the last time you were on it- it was fine before- now it's ball-bearing-city- Maybe it's part of the stimulus package- stimulates you to **** you're pants once you get on it...

 

[Omega Man]

That is one of the few benefits living in the desert, the roads are quite nice.

~O~

 

[Dave]

and it ultimutly just fills the ditches up so they dont drain good ..... :rant: :sensored: :cheeky:

this is called 'stock pileing' Joe, saves on cartage costs for next time :smilie_happy:


I was lucky enough to have them start doing that gravel thing around here about 2 weeks after I moved into the Automotive Windscreen (windsheild? - language barrier :read: ) Replacment game many moons (and 2 wives) ago :clapping:

 

[pidjones]

Shot-and-chiped. US 70 through Texas is that way - 2-lane and 75 MPH limit. Went across it last May 2-up pulling a Unigo trailer with the GL1800. White knuckle, but made it fine. Our road was gravel until ~1992 when a subdivision went in next to us and they paved ours too.