Stop in for a cup of coffee

Our weather is so mild round here asphalt does out live the normal lifespan. US 101 through here in Y2K I spent all summer 5 and 6 nights per week supplying that black stuff for the first overlay the old concrete had seen since the early 60s. They did some rather extensive work to the old concrete to stabilize the sub grade. Every day I was trying to sleep, the day shift had this giant jack hammer kinda thing fracturing the concrete and after a vibratory compactor had it's way with it. I felt a good share of that pounding at the house. It's holding up well. The CALTRANS Lab Rats did their homework and used an oil that was not in their statewide specs. That oil formula is very short lived with many drawbacks, but it's in the spec book so that's what they use :BangHead:. One of their inspectors brought me a mix one day, looked at it, handed it back, "This isn't going to last 2 years." "But that's how they do it in Europe." was his response. :lol: "Well this ain't Europe." 2 weeks later they amended it to a more stable mix. I knew I had been supplying that stuff too long when I could tell the superintendent on the job almost exactly how much black top they would need the next night. :lol: