And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, February 20, 2022
That is a gorgeous piece of machinery. I'd love to drive that.
Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) is a road surface material patented in 1901 in the UK. It is an improvement on the surface developed in the 1820’s by John Loudon McAdam. It’s essentially crushed rock mixed with cement then sealed with tar.
It would likely be the miserable, sharp fumed "coal tar" rather than the petroleum bitumen usually sourced now. Of course "tarmacadam" is a contraction, and the name seems to be used generically these days.
Stateside you might hear "tarmac" more with airstrips than roads.
A Lorrey?
ReplyDelete"Lorry"...get it right.
DeleteIsn't lorrey spelled Lorre as in Peter Lorre?
DeleteDave
So....what's the etymology of "lorry," anyway?
DeleteAnd while we're at it, why is Bob your uncle?
"Why is Bob ...?" Because you did it right!
DeleteSliding glass windows with screens so the bugs won't get in?
ReplyDeleteSentinel steam wagon
ReplyDeleteHere ya go C.W, a working model.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/Cv3LNNwSx6M
A ride for Fish and Chips! So neat!
DeleteThis series Sentinel is one of the earliest to have four steering front wheels.
Would be awesome to ride along!
Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) is a road surface material patented in 1901 in the UK. It is an improvement on the surface developed in the 1820’s by John Loudon McAdam. It’s essentially crushed rock mixed with cement then sealed with tar.
ReplyDeleteIt would likely be the miserable, sharp fumed "coal tar" rather than the petroleum bitumen usually sourced now. Of course "tarmacadam" is a contraction, and the name seems to be used generically these days.
DeleteStateside you might hear "tarmac" more with airstrips than roads.