[Cob] just cob until it feels right (fwd)

[Shannon C. Dealy]

This was apparently meant for the list. -  Shannon

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Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 07:33:22 EST
From: Raduazo at aol.com
To: dealy at deatech.com
Subject: Re: [Cob] just cob until it feels right


The best laid plans gey aft astray...
    My first goal for this building season is to finish  the children's
playhouse at St. John's. To do that I am afraid that we need a  little cooperation
from the weather. To do the wall we need a couple of days  where the night
time temperature is above 28 degrees and to do the roof we need  4 or 5 days
where the temperature is above 28 degrees and no rain snow or sleet  is predicted.
    While earth plasters are probably not going to be  hurt by a little
frost, I think it is too big a gamble to try plastering cold  walls where the
temperatures are predicted to be in the mid to low 20's. So,  much as I hate to do
it I am going to discontinue trying to do anything till  this cold snap ends.
I will be checking AOL's seven day forecast for a break in  the weather and I
hope we can schedule something in the near future.
    Till then thanks for offers of help and I hope you  will still be
available when we can actually get out and do some work. Later  this year I hope to
build other structures at Acorn Hill Elementary school and  at Tuckahoe and I
will try to schedule something on a weekends for those who are  gainfully
employed.
Thanks
Ed