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Re: Steamrollers

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups alt.unix.geeks, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Steamrollers
Date 2026-04-04 19:34 +0000
Message-ID <n3d7epF72tpU6@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (21 earlier) <5kcvsk96v1gjmdr8hig7tnafgcfhprvi85@4ax.com> <ycGdnYp5Ypd3tE30nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@giganews.com> <1rt1cxt.wzk3f9d5vy29N%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <r1a7amxg4q.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <mc-dnYDNnawn1Uz0nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com>

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On Sat, 4 Apr 2026 13:22:12 -0400, c186282 wrote:


>    I think I saw a sort of all-in-one machine once, towed behind a huge
>    truck full of asphalt mix. It kinda sorta "3-D prints" an even depth
>    and then there are a couple of heavy rollers in the back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paver_(vehicle)

That's what they use here sometimes. In many cases, particularly in the 
city, they only use chip seal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipseal

That's a real joy. They spray the asphalt and cover it with copious 
amounts of crushed stone. Traffic then tamps it down. Sometime later they 
come back and sweep up the surplus gravel for reuse. I take the dirt bike 
if I know I have to deal with fresh chipseal. 

As a bonus, the surface is more compacted at the tread width of passenger 
cars so when it rains you get two ditches. With a bike you also have to be 
careful at stop lights that you're not on the raised portion trying to put 
your foot down in the sunken part.

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Re: Steamrollers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 13:42 +0200
  Re: Steamrollers Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-04-04 12:07 -0400
    Re: Steamrollers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-04 19:25 +0000
  Re: Steamrollers c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-04-04 13:22 -0400
    Re: Steamrollers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-04 19:34 +0000
      Re: chip and seal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-05 20:49 +0200
      Re: chip and seal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-06 13:17 +0200
        Re: chip and seal rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-06 15:04 +0000
  Re: Steamrollers Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-04-04 10:22 -0700
    Re: Steamrollers Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-04-05 13:40 +0000
      Re: Steamrollers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-05 19:54 +0200
        Re: Steamrollers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-05 21:45 +0000
          Re: Steamrollers nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-04-06 11:45 +0200
            Re: Steamrollers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-06 15:06 +0000
              Re: Steamrollers nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-04-06 21:23 +0200
          Re: Steamrollers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-06 22:47 +0200
            Re: Steamrollers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-07 01:37 +0000
              Re: Steamrollers "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-07 11:49 +0200
            Re: Steamrollers nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-04-07 09:57 +0200
            Wordle (was: Steamrollers "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-04-07 11:15 +0100
              Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-04-07 14:55 -0700
                Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-04-08 09:19 +0100
              Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-04-08 09:22 +0000
                Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-04-08 09:59 +0000
                Re: Wordle Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-04-08 20:31 +1000
                OT Hormuz (was: Re: Wordle "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-04-08 19:30 +0100
                Re: OT Hormuz (was: Re: Wordle rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-09 02:05 +0000
                Re: OT Hormuz nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-04-09 10:31 +0200
                Re: OT Hormuz (was: Re: Wordle Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-04-09 08:53 +0200
                Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-04-08 19:27 +0100
                Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-04-08 19:26 +0100
                Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers Radey Shouman <shouman@comcast.net> - 2026-04-08 16:10 -0400
                Re: Wordle (was: Steamrollers Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-04-08 15:17 -0700
      Re: Steamrollers nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-04-05 21:16 +0200

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