JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Speaking of wheel weights: about 10 years ago I was exiting Route 81 in a busy area and the exchange was still the 1950's clover leaf! The exit ramp went down a steep hill with a quick turn at the bottom where there is a Stop Sign. From the stop sign you enter a very busy business road.
From what I saw, ther must of been someone carrying a hundred pound bucket of wheel weights (Probably headed to the near by scrap yard) Well that hundrerd pound of lead did not like the sharp curve and fell over in a truck with the gate down! and landed in the road at the stop sign!
Probably happened hours before because when I saw them, The were all totally flattened and embedded into the black top!
I pulled over to see if they could be recovered! However they were like lead drips on a turkish towel!
They were now one with the pavement! Not to mention risking your life in a very busy section of road!
This made the bullet caster in me very sad
They slowly wore away but it took the better part of a year! All that was left were the Steel clips....Sure wish I took a photo of it
Can't believe that no one did not call it in and have PennDot close the road and bring in a hazmat unit
From what I saw, ther must of been someone carrying a hundred pound bucket of wheel weights (Probably headed to the near by scrap yard) Well that hundrerd pound of lead did not like the sharp curve and fell over in a truck with the gate down! and landed in the road at the stop sign!
Probably happened hours before because when I saw them, The were all totally flattened and embedded into the black top!
I pulled over to see if they could be recovered! However they were like lead drips on a turkish towel!
They were now one with the pavement! Not to mention risking your life in a very busy section of road!
This made the bullet caster in me very sad
They slowly wore away but it took the better part of a year! All that was left were the Steel clips....Sure wish I took a photo of it
Can't believe that no one did not call it in and have PennDot close the road and bring in a hazmat unit
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