tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post6350262451971996126..comments2023-09-09T07:55:53.277-07:00Comments on El Pollo Real: In A Bit Of A Rutchickelithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-15787108130537578982010-08-02T10:33:29.512-07:002010-08-02T10:33:29.512-07:00In fact, we had some tile work done in a shower us...In fact, we had some tile work done in a shower using our own pattern inspired by some brickwork at Pompeii.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-39343362213351154942010-08-02T10:32:03.191-07:002010-08-02T10:32:03.191-07:00Pete: I added Harris' book to my cart and wil...Pete: I added Harris' book to my cart and will order when I reach free shipping critical mass.<br /><br />I've been to Pompeii a couple times and there's always something new and exciting there.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-45207731929545463122010-07-31T06:23:09.592-07:002010-07-31T06:23:09.592-07:00Robert Harris' Pompeii is a pretty good ficti...Robert Harris' <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pompeii-Novel-Robert-Harris/dp/0812974611/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280582427&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Pompeii </a> is a pretty good fictional account of the last days of Pompeii. The hero is an engineer, specializing in the construction of aqueducts and the use of concrete. Amazing people, those ancient Romans, and not always in a good way.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210441627504923976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-90528990462908984932010-07-28T20:56:39.372-07:002010-07-28T20:56:39.372-07:00According to every source I've read the ruts w...According to every source I've read the ruts were cause by iron-banded wheels of uniform axle length wearing into soft basalt. They are deeper in places where the carts were forced to channel the same place as when passing over those stepping stones. <br /><br />The streets doubled as sewers and the rains and waste water ran along the edges (the pavement was crowned). <br /><br />Much more on the roads <a href="http://enginova.com/roadway_construction_in_pompeii.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-53926910802994419152010-07-28T19:31:58.035-07:002010-07-28T19:31:58.035-07:00Where those from wheels, or were the designed for ...Where those from wheels, or were the designed for drainage?Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.com