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linky no worky bossHmm.. African police yes but drunken Europeans used words like this but without the bleeps and definitely not as melodious as our African police. Thanks to (cutaway" for the link)
linky no worky bossHmm.. African police yes but drunken Europeans used words like this but without the bleeps and definitely not as melodious as our African police. Thanks to (cutaway" for the link)
edited try it again & it should now work!linky no worky boss
That's music I enjoy, thanks for thatedited try it again & it should now work!
Here's a photo of a Ugandan PWD grader :-The PWD (PublicWreckersWorks Department) before Independence would be permanently busy grading, laying and rolling the main roads; every few miles you had to overtake a Chokkie-Grader (well, that's what we called them). Laterite, however, doesn't wear the rains well at all; all gone by the dry season. Many years later in Sudan, I saw the cheap answer; oil, straight from the well, which glued the surface very nicely. The Greens would have loved it.
Scope Lekkerwear for music, films and clothes:That's music I enjoy, thanks for that
That quote brought back memories. My father had a Rover 90 but it couldn't cope with dirt roads during the rains, so he also bought a Vanguard ( I think) which had one fitted. This was better but still ground to a halt especially in the thick black cotton soil of Uganda, so he ended up buying a Landy as well which also used to get stuck. I reckon the stuff would defeat a Chieftain........with shade thing above the windscreen.
.... but still ground to a halt especially in the thick black cotton soil of Uganda....
Has that got a wheel missing?That quote brought back memories. My father had a Rover 90 but it couldn't cope with dirt roads during the rains, so he also bought a Vanguard ( I think) which had one fitted. This was better but still ground to a halt especially in the thick black cotton soil of Uganda, so he ended up buying a Landy as well which also used to get stuck. I reckon the stuff would defeat a Chieftain.
Here's photo of the Vanguard ( I think) completely immobile in cotton soil:-
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As an aside, I don't remember seeing the shade thingies in Zim.
Your family were clearly upper-echelon saloon-car types. Mine had a Standard van (dad thought it more useful). Brother and I would sit on the bonnet, holding on to the ornament, as it chugged up the hill to home in the Usambaras.That quote brought back memories. My father had a Rover 90 but it couldn't cope with dirt roads during the rains, so he also bought a Vanguard ( I think) which had one fitted. This was better but still ground to a halt especially in the thick black cotton soil of Uganda, so he ended up buying a Landy as well which also used to get stuck. I reckon the stuff would defeat a Chieftain.
Here's photo of the Vanguard ( I think) completely immobile in cotton soil:-
View attachment 421590
As an aside, I don't remember seeing the shade thingies in Zim.
PWD meant Public Works Department when I lived ( as a child ) in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
The then Federal Aviation people did a very extensive investigation of the wreckage and came to the conclusion that the 'plane had not been shot down by the Katangese Fouga fighter. Norman Kenward a pro photographer from Mufulira had a tip and hastened to the scene and took many pix of the wreckage and the scene. it was obvious to see how the plane had. at a very flat angle, entered the forest and ploughed into floor. The only ammunition found were pistol calibre 8mm and Sgt Julian's snub 38 Spl that had cooked off in the heat. The Svenskas were bound and determined to pin the blame on the RRAF and would not, could not, accept that a UN pilot would not reset altimeter to N Rhodesia Elevation and those dastardly white racists did it, for sure. Although Sgt Julian lived for a few days after being found, there was no talk of being forced down or being attacked, thereby destroying a theory.Cold Case Hammarskjöld 2019
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Cold Case Hammarskjöld 2019
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Believe or not, I have driven over roads made of sugar in Katanga. The sugar liquid dries into a pliable hard-wearing surface just as good as bitumen. (It turns black very quickly in case anyone is wondering.)
Believe or not, I have driven over roads made of sugar in Katanga. The sugar liquid dries into a pliable hard-wearing surface just as good as bitumen. (It turns black very quickly in case anyone is wondering.)
The money for the locals is in the minerals in the region - copper, cobalt, and uranium ore. Chinese traders buy it. For poor quality copper ore a sack will be paid for with a bowl of beans. I shit you not.Hmm.. don't the locals tear it up almost as soon as its dried to take home for nosh?
Was that raw cane sugar or molasses (also known as black treacle)? The latter is a by product of sugar refining and a lot cheaper than refined sugar and the lower grades are sometimes used in cattle feed, and even I think at one time as an additive to mortar for bricks.Believe or not, I have driven over roads made of sugar in Katanga. The sugar liquid dries into a pliable hard-wearing surface just as good as bitumen. (It turns black very quickly in case anyone is wondering.)
They weren't only a feature in sunnier climes. They were an optional style feature on cars in blighty during the 50s and 60s.As an aside, I don't remember seeing the shade thingies in Zim.
Very probably molasses - it was explained to me by a Frenchman who wasn't sure himself, but his explanation tallies with yours. I never saw any sugar cane in DRC (it's a big country though), but I dare say molasses is a damn sight cheaper there than bitumen.Was that raw cane sugar or molasses (also known as black treacle)? The latter is a by product of sugar refining and a lot cheaper than refined sugar and the lower grades are sometimes used in cattle feed, and even I think at one time as an additive to mortar for bricks.
If they refined a significant amount of sugar in Katanga then molasses could have been in surplus and so quite cheap there. Using it to pave roads could have been useful as a way of getting rid of it without simply burying it or dumping it in a river.
Are they tanned paddies ?
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