Kate Connally > wrote in news:i02pr4$l6r$1
@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu:

> Sound like something on the menu at your local
> pub?
>
> That's what comes to my mind every time I see these
> signs along the roads here in the Pittsburgh countryside.
> Maybe pita chips and seasoned olive oil?
>
> No, it's a weird local (as far as I know) phenomenon
> where in the summer many of the back roads sport these
> signs. It means the county (or whoever is in charge of
> these roads) is going to put gravel chips and oil on the
> roads. I guess it's supposed to do something to keep
> them in good repair, but I've always found it odd.
>
> It would make sense on dirt roads, and in fact it is done
> on dirt roads also - at least the oil - but this is done
> on asphalt roads. Huh? What is that about?


You have to wonder!!!

Oil on asphalt would turn them into skate rinks with the addition of a bit of
water!!



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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

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