Railroad Tie Retaining Wall (was: 50 foot retaining wal)

[Sqwertz]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:04:58 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:


> Actually landscape ties are rather attractive, made from clear lumber,
> minimal knots. Real railroad ties are ugly, very rough oak and
> heavily coated with wood preservative and tar.

I remember when public works put in this railroad tie retaining wall
46 or 47 years ago (along with that drain).

https://www.google.com/maps/place/151+Byron+Rd,+Pittsburgh,+PA+15237/@40.5465863,-79.9992648,3a,49.2y,243.34h,73.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLIllAWZ45VMFnt-37UxAag!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x88348c9838ac178d:0x46adbaf4c7e8483e!8m2!3d40.5464211!4d-79.9995534

You have of admire the irony of that "Watch Children" sign put in at
the same time.

I came down this hill on my Big Wheel(tm) (rotate above picture 160
degrees)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/151+Byron+Rd,+Pittsburgh,+PA+15237/@40.5465863,-79.9992648,3a,49.2y,28.49h,77.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLIllAWZ45VMFnt-37UxAag!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x88348c9838ac178d:0x46adbaf4c7e8483e!8m2!3d40.5464211!4d-79.9995534

And slammed into that sign. The sign should have read, "Watch
Children ... Break Their Collar Bones". My first of 36 broken
bones. Hoo-YAH!

ObFood: Stromboli is in the oven. Hopefully it doesn't explode - I'm
batting about .500 for that.

-sw