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Marianne and I would watch her from our yard and we’d look at each other and then at our young daughters playing in the sprinkler and we’d think about time, and habits, and how difficult it is to change routines, even as our daughters were developing their own routines. And our routines were hardening like cement, of course, because that’s the way people are. We all have our air dogs. I never again grew flowers at the end of my driveway.
All of these sweet memories came drifting back to me last night right after I finished a seminar here on the Isle of Long, my home. I asked the group a question that I’ve been asking for the past year or so as I travel around. I ask because the answer fascinates me.
“Can concrete hurt pipe?” I asked last night. “Yes!” they said together. “And what is in concrete that hurts the pipes?” I asked. “Lime!” they said. And it’s that way every time I ask the question, no matter where I am in America. It’s almost as though a huge chunk of the industry got together and shared this knowledge about lime and then vowed to pass it down to the next generation. Lime in concrete hurts the pipes.
“It eats them up,” they said. “What is it about lime that eats pipes?” I asked. No one spoke.
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“How does it hurt the pipes?” I asked.| Dan Holohan - [Intro] | [Email] | [Website] |
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