The Roads are Melting.

kneemos

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/heatwave/battle-of-the-tar-motorists-warned-of-slick-and-dangerous-melting-road-surfaces-as-temperatures-soar-37055523.html


Something needs to be done...

Tabnabs

But, but, but, road tax!

whisky_galore

How come roads in Australia or other hot countries never seem to do this?

_Dara_

Nothing new there. I grew up in a county with crappy roads. That always happened in sweltering weather. We’d stick our fingers in the tar as childers. Grubby little kids, we were.

Hitman3000

Tabnabs wrote:

But, but, but, road tax!

No such thing now, there once was but it was renamed Motor tax.

_Dara_

whisky_galore wrote: »

How come roads in Australia or other hot countries never seem to do this?

They’re used to the hot weather and build roads that can withstand the heat, I guess?

wexie

whisky_galore wrote: »

How come roads in Australia or other hot countries never seem to do this?

Cause they make proper roads?

Presumably use a different kind of tar better suited for the temperature?



What do you do with a tire like that? Keep driving and hope it comes off at some stage?

whisky_galore

Hitman3000 wrote: »

No such thing now, there once was but it was renamed Motor tax.

Gone back to 1955 for you, was called Motor Tax back then!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/15/c7/a115c77a58ad659b6eed23b2cc1d1513.jpg

Graces7

They use a useless type of tar here is why. As the roads have melted periodically for decades you would think they might have learned, Dinosaurs! Costs far more trying to fix them than doing them properly in the first place..

Graces7

wexie wrote: »

Cause they make proper roads?

Presumably use a different kind of tar better suited for the temperature?



What do you do with a tire like that? Keep driving and hope it comes off at some stage?

The tyre or the stones? Looks worn anyways?

wexie

Graces7 wrote: »

The tyre or the stones? Looks worn anyways?

it looks worn cause the whole tread is covered in tar...

topper75

Free extra few mm of tread! bonus.

mikemac2

Councils rejoice as the roads melt and fill the potholes saving them the bother

cbyrd

wexie wrote:

What do you do with a tire like that? Keep driving and hope it comes off at some stage?

Take it off, bring it to the council office and leave it on the county managers desk .. With the invoice for the new tyre.
And if you can roll it in and leave a nice tar track from the front door to the desk even better!

Dravokivich

wexie wrote: »

What do you do with a tire like that? Keep driving and hope it comes off at some stage?

You'd need to clean that crap off once it's cooled down. And then check out how the tire is.

topper75 wrote: »

Free extra few mm of tread! bonus.

I wouldn't be surprised if you lose out on thread, as heat can lead to tire degradation.

Seth Brundle

Can they not take the roads in during this extreme weather?

Graces7

wexie wrote: »

it looks worn cause the whole tread is covered in tar...

Put your glasses on please. Left hand side is worn ..

wexie

Graces7 wrote: »

Put your glasses on please. Left hand side is worn ..

How can you see underneath all the tar?

:rolleyes:

Omackeral

Hitman3000 wrote: »

No such thing now, there once was but it was renamed Motor tax.

There is a such thing as Road Tax, it's only applicable in the fast lane of our motorways though.

Glebee

When will the bread shortages happen????

Yer Da sells Avon

Glebee wrote: »

When will the bread shortages happen????

A bread shortage? That's all we knead.

Omackeral

Glebee wrote: »

When will the bread shortages happen????

Ha remember that was funny for exactly 6 hours during the snow then it got driven into the ground.

gerrybbadd

Glebee wrote: »

When will the bread shortages happen????

Bread has all become toast on the shelves

Omackeral

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

A bread shortage? That's all we knead.

Just spend your dough on other stuff

Graces7

sokay. I have flour, yeast,... bread shortage I can cope with .. Just the weather..

goat2

they are saying the water shortage is going to cause problems

Graces7

goat2 wrote: »

they are saying the water shortage is going to cause problems

with bread?

Omackeral

Graces7 wrote: »

with bread?

Those jokes are getting stale.

yesto24

It bitumen not tar.
And it starts to melt at 60 degrees.

yellowlabrador

just saw this on twitter
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkkZ3cVgdr7/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1092licjvn5oq

my weather app says 28

topper75

Dravokivich wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if you lose out on thread, as heat can lead to tire degradation.

Eh bonus tread was a joke like. Tar isn't actually rubber.

Just like your 'h' in thread. Very funny.

foxy farmer

There should be a basic standard for road construction and repair. Lobbing a few shovels of tarmac into a water filled hole and rolling with the lorry wheels isn't good enough. I was out drawing silage on Tues and there were slabs of tarmac being lifted by trailer wheels. I think the co councils should have road maintenance removed from their remit. Obviously they can't do their job effectively.

Berserker

Awaiting the announcement that Dublin Bus are going to stop services at 7pm tonight.

corner of hells

foxy farmer wrote: »

There should be a basic standard for road construction and repair. Lobbing a few shovels of tarmac into a water filled hole and rolling with the lorry wheels isn't good enough. I was out drawing silage on Tues and there were slabs of tarmac being lifted by trailer wheels. I think the co councils should have road maintenance removed from their remit. Obviously they can't do their job effectively.

What type of pencil do you draw silage with ?

pxdf9i5cmoavkz

_Dara_ wrote: »

Nothing new there. I grew up in a county with crappy roads. That always happened in sweltering weather. We’d stick our fingers in the tar as childers. Grubby little kids, we were.

wexie wrote: »

Cause they make proper roads?

Presumably use a different kind of tar better suited for the temperature?

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What do you do with a tire like that? Keep driving and hope it comes off at some stage?

Graces7 wrote: »

They use a useless type of tar here is why. As the roads have melted periodically for decades you would think they might have learned, Dinosaurs! Costs far more trying to fix them than doing them properly in the first place..

wexie wrote: »

it looks worn cause the whole tread is covered in tar...

Tar is no longer used and has not been used on the construction of roads for a very long time. Anytime you see someone advertising "We'll pave your drive way with tar" is speaking absolute bollocks.


Asphalt is the primary material used on the construction of roads


It's not a simple process of simply laying down asphalt. Each stretch of road needs to be tested under various conditions and taking into account the composition of the ground under it.


Source: My father was the best road technician/civil engineer in South Africa and I helped him many times to do tests on asphalt for various road conditions.

dense

Asphalt.


Funny how we say Ashfelt here....

foxy farmer

The Dubliners have it covered .
https://youtu.be/x7efzZvA2qU

SEPT 23 1989

Not happening in Dublin but then again you get what you pay for

Realt Dearg Sec

Clyde Damp Soup wrote: »

Tar is no longer used and has not been used on the construction of roads for a very long time. Anytime you see someone advertising "We'll pave your drive way with tar" is speaking absolute bollocks.


Asphalt is the primary material used on the construction of roads


It's not a simple process of simply laying down asphalt. Each stretch of road needs to be tested under various conditions and taking into account the composition of the ground under it.


Source: My father was the best road technician/civil engineer in South Africa and I helped him many times to do tests on asphalt for various road conditions.

Dr. Bre

We need to pay more motor tax for this...

Silent Running

Dr. Bre wrote: »

We need to pay more motor tax for this...

What's all this "we" paleface?

FishOnABike

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

A bread shortage? That's all we knead.

We'll have to do something about it dough.

Dr. Bre

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

A bread shortage? That's all we knead.

This is the yeast of our worries

Badly Drunk Boy

dense wrote: »

Asphalt.


Funny how we say Ashfelt here....

Do ya? I've never heard it pronounced like that.

kneemos

dense wrote: »

Asphalt.


Funny how we say Ashfelt here....

Is that the stuff they put on roofs?

Mr_Man2121

Dr. Bre wrote: »

This is the yeast of our worries

Could we all stop making bad buns

Chev_Chelios

The Roads are Melting sounds like the name of a psychadelic rock album.

Capt'n Midnight

wexie wrote: »

it looks worn cause the whole tread is covered in tar...

Be grand, t'will stick to the roaads like.

Unless it rains, in which case it'll be like teflon on wet ice





From experience that stuff used to rot bicycle tyres :mad:

Are the motorways melting too?

Omackeral

Deleted User wrote: »

Are the motorways melting too?

Yes. Someone made a song about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l482T0yNkeo