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katex · 17-07-2006, 18:26

Just a little diversion, but not worth putting up a new thread.

We have had the nostalgia about the pieces of tar that used to be in the road, and how, as kids, used to pop them on a hot day as they bubbled, and then got in trouble if got on yer Sunday best, however, talked about this at work today.

Just wondered if anybody knows how they got there, didn't seem to serve any purpose and dotted about with no pattern. Were they dropped from a tarring machine, etc. Any road builders out there that would know the answer ? Don't question these things when you are a kid, do you ?

17-07-2006, 18:26	#51
katex Resting in Peace Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 10,551 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 16 times Rep Power: 11259	Re: Glorious, glorious summer. Just a little diversion, but not worth putting up a new thread. We have had the nostalgia about the pieces of tar that used to be in the road, and how, as kids, used to pop them on a hot day as they bubbled, and then got in trouble if got on yer Sunday best, however, talked about this at work today. Just wondered if anybody knows how they got there, didn't seem to serve any purpose and dotted about with no pattern. Were they dropped from a tarring machine, etc. Any road builders out there that would know the answer ? Don't question these things when you are a kid, do you ?