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minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·22 days agoFor over a decade they weren’t there. They’ve now been there for I think a couple months. How would they help with maintenance?
minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·22 days agoIf they needed to do painting or masonry work in the winter they’d need to tarp in to keep the material from freezing.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·22 days agoAnd to make sure the next 50 meters downwind doesn’t end up watertower-coloured.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·22 days agoIt’s spring with nearly summer temps. Haven’t seen tarps when it was cooler.
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For over a decade they weren’t there. They’ve now been there for I think a couple months.
How would they help with maintenance?
If they needed to do painting or masonry work in the winter they’d need to tarp in to keep the material from freezing.
And to make sure the next 50 meters downwind doesn’t end up watertower-coloured.
It’s spring with nearly summer temps. Haven’t seen tarps when it was cooler.