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Skriven 2009-09-02 09:10:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
Ärende: TIN ROOFS  90902
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 -=> Quoting Jim Weller to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> asphalt shingles
 
 JW> They tend to last 25-30 years.
 
 GJ> Maybe they would last that long where you are, but the ones I have
 GJ> seen used on the hotel in Nauru were disintegrating fast after 5
 GJ> years.

 JW> Even in sun drenched Arizona they tend to make it 10-15 years.

These asphalt shingles obviously had quite an amount of life left, but
the disintegration was causing problems with the contained sand.  That
hotel was built near the edge of the reef, and with the constant trade
winds blowing the spray from the breaking waves, everything got
covered by a film of salt.  Corrosion was a severe problem.
 
 GJ> I don't know if it is legally so, but particularly in the bush-fire
 GJ> prone parts of Australia, it would be logical to require all roofs to
 GJ> be made of non-inflammable materials.

 JW> Very sensible.

I wonder of those asphalt shingles are used in California where the
bushfires are burning houses?
 
 GJ> Another factor in favour of
 GJ> asphalt roofs in your neck of the woods could be the availability of
 GJ> cheap asphalt.  I have read of some parts of America having asphalt
 GJ> lakes, which we don't have here.

 JW> None near me.

 JW> "There are only a few known asphalt lakes worldwide:
 JW> Pitch Lake at La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago
 JW> La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles
 JW> McKittrick, California near Bakersfield
 JW> Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California
 JW> Lake Bermudez in Venezuela"

Interesting.  All in America.  That could explain its wide use there.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Quick Spring Rolls
 Categories: Chinese, Snack
      Yield: 20 Servings
 
      1 pk PAMPAS Spring Roll Pastry;
           -thawed
    300 g  Chicken fillets; minced
    1/2 sm Cabbage; shredded
      1 lg Carrot; shredded
      1 bn Spring onions; tops included
           -finely chopped
      1    Green capsicum; finely chopd
      1 ts Dried garlic granules
      1 ts Chinese five spice powder;
           -optional
           Black pepper; to taste
 
  1. Preheat oven to 200~C.
  
  2. Combine chicken, cabbage, carrot, spring onions, capsicum, garlic,
  Chinese Five Spice and pepper.
  
  3. Place about 1 tablespoon of mixture on each pastry sheet, fold
  sides of pastry inwards, then roll up gently, brush edge with a
  little oil to seal. repeat with remaining pastry and filling.
  
  4. Place rolls on a greased baking tray and bake for 10 minutes. Turn
  rolls over and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. Turning the rolls
  ensures that the pastry stays crisp. Serve with your favourite
  oriental flavoured sauce.
  
  Ian Parmenter, "Consuming Passions" in association with Australian
  Broadcasting Corporation. Typed, but not tested, by Greg Mayman Feb
  1998
 
MMMMM
 

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