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I got home tonight expecting the whole road to be paved, considering how far along they were this morning. But no, it's still just ground up on one side, and looks pretty much like it did when I left this morning, except with gravel on top instead of dirt.
I forgot to mention, the driver of one of the big pieces of equipment* appeared to be a woman. That was nice to see.
*I looked it up, and it's called a sheep foot roller.
Back when my brother was staying here for a while, one thing he said has stuck with me. He was commenting on how quickly roads over here deteriorate and need to be repaved. He said that in Germany, they have better paving technology (or they use a better paving substance?) and don't need to pave roads as often.
Since then, I've wondered if that is really true. First I thought, "well the climate is different here than there, that probably makes a difference." But there are probably a lot more freeze-thaw cycles over there per year than here, so if anything I'd expect the roads to deteriorate faster over there. Then I wondered if my brother was mistaken about roads needing to be repaved less often over there. But still, I wonder if there is any truth to what he said, and if so, why can't it be done better over here too?
I forgot to mention, the driver of one of the big pieces of equipment* appeared to be a woman. That was nice to see.
*I looked it up, and it's called a sheep foot roller.
Back when my brother was staying here for a while, one thing he said has stuck with me. He was commenting on how quickly roads over here deteriorate and need to be repaved. He said that in Germany, they have better paving technology (or they use a better paving substance?) and don't need to pave roads as often.
Since then, I've wondered if that is really true. First I thought, "well the climate is different here than there, that probably makes a difference." But there are probably a lot more freeze-thaw cycles over there per year than here, so if anything I'd expect the roads to deteriorate faster over there. Then I wondered if my brother was mistaken about roads needing to be repaved less often over there. But still, I wonder if there is any truth to what he said, and if so, why can't it be done better over here too?
Road pavement
Date: 2018-10-03 11:16 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)Re: Road pavement
Date: 2018-10-04 05:19 am (UTC)From:Re: Road pavemen Texas
Date: 2018-10-04 06:08 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)You'll note in the gallery above that, despite their Germanic origins, I omitted towns with "spring" and "garden" in the name because I felt they had likely been chosen for its Old English roots rather than their German ones.
While more than a few metros have a splash of Deutsche for convenience's sake, several of them are directly influenced by early German settlers.
In the 1800s, a group of Germans, the Mainzer Adelsverein, or Nobleman's Society, made grand attempts to colonize Texas. According to the Texas State Historical Association, the Adelsverein aimed to create a "New Germany" by attracting colonists to Texas; the purpose being that it would provide jobs for German workers while also supplying the European country with raw goods and overseas commerce.
Unfortunately for the Adelsverein, the group later found itself in bankruptcy by the mid-1800s. Several communities vanished due to lack of funding and support, forcing some settlers to re-populate in already-established areas, like Boerne. Despite the group's failings it did succeed in bringing more than 7,000 German settlers, influencing a good portion of Central Texas in the process.