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.
>> 
 
Are you guys talking about "Teak"?...I can find no listing for
'teek'. And I assume it's "Burmese Teak" then is it?
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-Gord.