Big boobs often come with lots of silicone. The big boobs that put a/c
sleeves through terra cotta definitely come with lots of silicone. Silicone,
I am sure you have noticed, is the key here.

Sign me,

Slippery Slope

-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 10:23 AM
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Subject: Cutting into terra cotta for AC outlets


I wince every time I see some nitwit in a nice coop who has cut through a
marble or limestone stringcourse for an air conditioner outlet.  But I
marvel
when I see it done through terra cotta decoration.  I would expect to see
progressive failure of the remaining terra cotta, fractured (I would expect)
from the sawing.  But all the installations I see, however ugly, are still
intact.

Why don't I see more tc failure from such installations?

Christopher Gray
Office for Metropolitan History
246 West 80th Street, #8, NYC  10024
212-799-0520  fax -0542
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