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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message from Broadback contains these words: I have a lot of sleepers forming retaining walls, with this hot weather they are exuding a thick tar like substance, which I assume is creosote. Any ideas of an economical way of either stopping this of covering the sleepers? The damned stuff gets everywhere working or walking by them! I am not concerned about the EEC directive, just the mess. It's pitch, and apart from refrigerating or shading the sleepers, I have no solution. Well, I suppose you could cover them with thin exterior ply (or shuttering, which is fairly cheap.). You can scatter sand on/at the exuded stuff to stop it sticking to things. Thank you all for your replies. My apologies if I upset anyone by asking the same question here and on D-I-Y, in my ignorance I thought that was preferable to cross posting. |
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Broadback wrote:
Thank you all for your replies. My apologies if I upset anyone by asking the same question here and on D-I-Y, in my ignorance I thought that was preferable to cross posting. You haven't upset *me*, anyway - I just thought I'd mention that cross-posting is better (for most proper uses) - see other post in re. J d'A. Good luck with your sleeper-scraping! |
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from Broadback contains these words: Thank you all for your replies. My apologies if I upset anyone by asking the same question here and on D-I-Y, in my ignorance I thought that was preferable to cross posting. Don't worry - the only rule in Usenet is that there are no rules - just accepted practice, and you learn that as you go along. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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