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Cob: Re: Re: Re: cob and rocks

Bill&Julie wbates at mn.rr.com
Fri Mar 1 17:06:40 CST 2002


HAHAHAHA  It did the same thing to me,,,

To use the link, you'll have to type in the missing
end to the link...

bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill&Julie" <wbates at mn.rr.com>
To: "toswink" <toswink at mindspring.com>
Cc: "cob:" <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: Cob: Re: Re: cob and rocks


> Hidare! All * smiles *
>  I found that the "ing.htm" must be on the URL for it to work..
>
http://www.walden.org/institute/default.asp?MFRAME=/Collections/Nearing/Near
> ing.htm
>
> this one should work,,
>
> ô¿ô  bill
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "toswink" <toswink at mindspring.com>
> To: "Angela Broach" <Angela.Broach at sas.com>; <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:42 PM
> Subject: Cob: Re: cob and rocks
>
>
> > look for scott and helen nearing's book
> > they had articles in mother earth news
> > and some are found on the web.
> >
> > go to bookfinder.com then put in nearing
> > or liveing the simple life sp?
> >
>
http://www.walden.org/institute/default.asp?MFRAME=/Collections/Nearing/Near
> > ing.htm
> >
> > They lived in what they built and had much wisdom to share.
> > anyone that loves cob will love them too.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Angela Broach" <Angela.Broach at sas.com>
> > To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:12 AM
> > Subject: Cob: cob and rocks
> >
> >
> > > I was wondering...  If you built a cob wall about 3 feet thick and had
> the
> > outside of it with embedded rocks (about grapefruit sized) so that the
> > outside looked like a stone wall with cob mortar, would that help or
hurt
> > with possible erosions problems?  On one hand it would seem like it
would
> > help because less cob would be exposed, but the rocks may create
channels
> > that concentrate any run off.  Also would that cause problems with
> > breathability?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Angela
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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