In a message dated 98-10-19 03:24:32 EDT, John Callan wrote: > In the long run I have a more significant problem with walking path > materials > and assemblies. The maintenance requirements of various gravels is a > problem > there already seems to be far too much treated wood in the world, asphalt > and > concrete (even if I knew how to use that high tech 20th century stuff) is > generally out of place, as well as historically inaccurate. Trouble with > 19th > century systems is that maintenance labor and materials were cheap. John, I tend to agree with you. Why isn't DIRT ever historic? -Heidi