Re: The Effects of a Global Thermonuclear War in 1988 (Re: NuclearWar, 1980's)

Frank Scrooby wrote:

> Can't speak for Germany either but here in South Africa I've never seen a
> railway sleeper or tie with even so much of a hint of creosote on it. I can
> only attribute this to the hardness of the wood used. Nothing that normal
> wood needs creosote to protect it against can harm the stuff. I've seen
> quite a bit of the older sleepers either still in use or having being turned
> into something else. The Burman (or is it Burma-ese) Teek has a wonderful
> faded red color after its been weathering for a couple of decades.
>
> The old sleeper wood is very popular nowadays amongst the yuppies for
> funiture and garden decor, so you get to see quite a bit of it. Working
> (cutting and shaping) with it after its been drying in the South African sun
> for a couple of decades is apparently quite a speciality and requires
> specialiast tools.
Are you perchance trying to advertise and develop an export business
in exotic South African weathered, Burman Teek or Ironwood, doo-dads? :)
--
Rostyk
> Regards
> Frank