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Wendy Nigro Cihak (Wendy.Nigro.Cihak@motorola.com) wrote:
: Count me in, on being fed up.....
: *vent on*
: I live in Belvidere (by Rockford) - used to take 90 to 53 (usually a 45
: minute drive). When construction on 90 started - I started getting off at 59
: & taking Higgins to Golf. Then construction of the Golf / Higgins
: intersection, as well parts of both roads, started. So, then I started
: 'sneaking through' on some short cuts I know about, from growing up in the
: area. That didn't last long - either the short cuts are jammed (because
: there is no where else to go), or they are also under construction. So, now,
: no matter what way I go, my drive is between an hour & a half and 2 hours.
: Joy.
: *vent off*

: We should learn from our friends in the Southwest.... some of their roads
: contain rubber (from recycled tires), which causes them to last
: significantly longer than plain asphalt & helps them withstand extreme
: weather (hot or cold), without getting a million pot holes......

: Wendy

The recycled tires cause a bit of a problem in themselves. Normally, they 
run the grinder over asphalt and strip it, then they can take the residue,
heat and remix it and use much of it again.  If they use the tire rubber in 
it, they can't reheat it for fear of the rubber catching fire, so they have
to cart the entire stripped roadway off to a dump.  If your roads last a
long time, it's not as costly, but up here, it would be very costly.

Same with plastic grocery bags... because cornstarch is added to them to
make them fall apart after a while, giving the illusion of biodegradable, 
they can't be recycled with other plastic. No one wants to bury a PVC pipe 
in the ground that will fall apart as the cornstarch gets wet, they want
one that will last for 20-30 years. Plastic grocery bags are considered a
contaminant at a plastic recycling facility.

Sometimes good ideas aren't as good as they first seem.

--
John Nelson
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