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> In a message dated 1/3/2005 12:11:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>     Not enough information Ralphy ol’ boy, or as my drafting
>     instructor would have written on my drawing “MMPG” which meant
>     “More mashed potatoes & gravy!” *That's all there is, there ain't
>     no more.*
>
>     Under the right conditions fungal attack begins immediately. That
>     is why sawmills “dip” their product if it is the kind of would
>     prone to fungal staining. White oak heartwood for instance is very
>     rot resistant due to the fact that the longitudinal cells are
>     plugged up with tyloses, but the sapwood, which still has cells
>     that are open for conducting water, will begin to fungal stain
>     overnight due to capillary action and become dodie in less than a
>     year if left outdoors. *Is "dodie"the official carpentry term for
>     "shit?"*
>
>     You need to know: species, sapwood content, density, moisture
>     content of the wood and ambient moisture content in the roof and
>     whether there is an active source of fungal spores, which there
>     usually is. *Let me check that for you.  Meanwhile, wait out by
>     the mailbox.  And hold your breath.*
>
>     _Understanding Wood _by R. Bruce Hoadley/ ISBN 0-918804-05-1
>
>     He knows even more than my uncle Tree Wood Man   *Will check this
>     with my friend and boss The Chairmaker, who thinks everything but
>     a genuine Windsor chair should be burnt.*
>
>
> *Ralph*
>
>
>
>

I suppose one argument is that if there is a wealth of information
available re: wood rot & tar schmears to make a correct diagnoses then
why did the PI and his newly anointed artichoke not undertake due
diligence in their investigation prior to the reconstruction?

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