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Re: San Francisco Mosaic v. Frances
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lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mosaic
Date: 
Thu, 16 Sep 2004 02:02:17 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mosaic, Eric Harshbarger wrote:

So, while Hurricane Frances had weakened considerably by the time it
passed RIGHT OVER Auburn, AL, I still had to worry about 40mph+ winds
wreaking havoc of the San Francisco mosaic which hangs in my carport.

How does one protect a 12' long, unglued, outdoor, LEGO mosaic from such
winds? Well, it was all a grand experiment, but I think I got by by just
leaning very heavy objects up against it.

Here's a picture:

http://www.ericharshbarger.org/images/san_fran_mosaic.jpg

as added to the top of my general pics page:

http://www.ericharshbarger.org/snap.html

helpful hints for unlikely eents,


Eric,

Looks like Ivan is going to be a bit closer to your house this time, maybe
you'll need something a bit more sturdy to hold that mosaic in place.

jt



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  Re: San Francisco Mosaic v. Frances
 
(...) yes, I just cut short a biz-trip I had in New Jersey so I could get back south and secure the house against Ivan. we'll see if the mosaic can with stand even stonger winds than before eric (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)

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  San Francisco Mosaic v. Frances
 
So, while Hurricane Frances had weakened considerably by the time it passed RIGHT OVER Auburn, AL, I still had to worry about 40mph+ winds wreaking havoc of the San Francisco mosaic which hangs in my carport. How does one protect a 12' long, (...) (20 years ago, 7-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mosaic)  

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