07-02-2020, 06:06 AM
Good morning folks, temps getting back up there, heading to 110 by this weekend. A slight chance of rain today, so some say, others say not a chance. Going up to Prescott today to pick up a few things at a store there. Mostly just using it as a chance to get out of town for a few hours.
Regarding road repairs, they used to do what they called, "chip seal", around here. That was a layer of small stones over some tar and the traffic was what would press the stones in. There was no recourse to the city when the vehicle in front of you kicked up a loose stone and broke your windshield or chipped your paint. The citizens complained, but the city said they were saving us money using this technique and were not responsible for any damages. It took many years before they listened. So now, they just spray on a layer of oil that conforms to the cracks and bumps making the street look good for a while, doing nothing to improve the surface, but saving us even more money.
And no, it's a rare thing when they actually scrape the surface and put down a new layer of asphalt. It's almost like it was coming out of their own pockets.
Regarding road repairs, they used to do what they called, "chip seal", around here. That was a layer of small stones over some tar and the traffic was what would press the stones in. There was no recourse to the city when the vehicle in front of you kicked up a loose stone and broke your windshield or chipped your paint. The citizens complained, but the city said they were saving us money using this technique and were not responsible for any damages. It took many years before they listened. So now, they just spray on a layer of oil that conforms to the cracks and bumps making the street look good for a while, doing nothing to improve the surface, but saving us even more money.
And no, it's a rare thing when they actually scrape the surface and put down a new layer of asphalt. It's almost like it was coming out of their own pockets.
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD