Fork in the Road? - Tracy in WI

ATG · Post by **ATG** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:43 pm

Hey Tracy,
I was looking at your pictures and saw one of the Fork in the Road (heehee). I had read about that but never knew where it was. Where is it exactly?
Don't you love those Dip signs too?!

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:03 pm

I am not Tracy but the Fork in the road is on Gift Hill.

Tracy in WI · Post by **Tracy in WI** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:13 pm

Yep - Gift Hill! The book "Desiring Paradise" was at our villa so we both read it during the week. It talks quite a bit about the Fork. Funny story.

I do love those dip signs! They make me laugh. I also liked the one I saw last year which I was told was brought down by a fellow Wisconsinite - "No Snowmobiles"!

ATG · Post by **ATG** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:50 pm

Yeah! I saw that snowmobile sign too last year! Too funny! Gotta love it there, don't ya!?

sailorgirl · Post by **sailorgirl** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:44 pm

My favorite sign was the one that said "Frost heave"

Steve S · Post by **Steve S** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:49 pm

The only frost heaves on St. John are the ones from drinking too many frozen mango coladas!

VaGirl · Post by **VaGirl** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:32 am

ATG wrote:Yeah! I saw that snowmobile sign too last year! Too funny! Gotta love it there, don't ya!?

There was one of these signs on the road to our villa last year; have to tell ya, one of the gals with us was totally suckered into believing it actually snowed on STJ!! We finally had to break down and tell her the truth.

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:48 pm

Please enlighten this California Girl. What is a "frost heave"???

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Steve S · Post by **Steve S** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:08 pm

CG - A frost heave occurs when the base beneath a paved roadway becomes wet with groundwater and then freezes. We all know from elementary science that water expands when it freezes and since the frozen water is restricted on both sides and underneath, the only direction to expand is up, creating a "heave".

When this heaving motion cracks the pavement and water gets in, freezes and expands, this can break off chunks of roadway to form those lovely potholes that the northern states are so lucky to have every spring...

Hope this helps.

Steve

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:14 pm

Hey, thanks guys!

Jorge - Do rocks really push up out of the earth every spring, or are you woofin' me? That's like totally Stephen King, dude.

wontongirl · Post by **wontongirl** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:28 am

Steve S-
I'm going to start calling you "Bill Nye the Science guy"!

sailorgirl · Post by **sailorgirl** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:41 am

Yup, that's what a frost heave is!. I learned the term from some "Mainer's". I had to take a pic for them.

If I can figure out how to post the pic I will

cat · Post by **cat** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:54 pm

We get potholes in the south but it is more from sinking than from pushing up. Our basements are at ground level here too cuz if you go down too deep you hit water! Needless to say we don't freeze very often!

sailorgirl · Post by **sailorgirl** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:41 pm

Pic of my favorite STJ road sign
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=i8b ... &y=-xzyd3k

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Fork in the Road? - Tracy in WI

Fork in the Road? - Tracy in WI