Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/06/12/man-paves-road-with-unwashed-c.html
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Well, I’d think after a couple weeks the scavengers will eat all the remains and the sun ill kill the microbes on the surface. Might get better.
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From the looks of the news broadcast, it’s more like “neighbor” than “neighbors” – seems like one lady protesting. That said, who pours thousands of unwashed clamshells on a road?
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Yeah I am sure it will sort itself in a couple weeks.
The bigger likely issue is that claim shells are going to have sharp fragments. May puncture a tire?
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Sounds like the textbook entry for “dim-witted arsehole” just got a new illustration. Enjoy your 5 minutes of glory, David Rose – in the good ol’ U.S.A. that illustration is changed very often.
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This too – whole clam shells are spiky and very strong, and could totally puncture tires if run over. People use shells as paving all the time – CRUSHED shells. I’m sure he saved a few bucks by buying unwashed shells from a fishery and will now have to pay a whoooole lot more to clean it all up.
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Once the stink blows over it will be a very pretty road.
Near Point Reyes, there’s a driveway from Sir Francis Drake Blvd that is brilliant white from oyster shells. The oyster company is since gone, but road shines on.
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Crushed shells are a common driveway material in coastal RI, CT, Cape Cod, etc. But they’ve been crushed and tumbled, so that the sharp edges have been worn down.
The exception is after a clam bake, people often throw their shells on the driveway and let the tires crush them down over time. But this is a couple buckets of fresh shells, not hundreds of feet of clam shells piled 4 inches deep.
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Believe I’ll use my very first “Christ, what an asshole” here.
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This right here. Some co workers who are in KY just asked me when discussing this story “clam shells for a driveway?!” To which I said…YUP. very common up here in RI especially near the coast. Its a natural stone-like material that holds up well to the salt-water air. To your exact point they are normally processed: cleaned, sterilized, then tumbled. Much how stone is worked over for the same use elsewhere.
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Back in the day, they were used on Florida roads and highways, too. I used to love the look of it.
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The smell will be gone after a few weeks/months/definitely by next spring, it’s not really a big deal.
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bb is where I come for all my clam news.
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Welcome to bOINGbOING!
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15 posts in and still no innuendo.
I mean, um, there’s no reason for innuendo…
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Until all of those maggots blossom into a apocalyptic fly infestation. It was like a living carpet!
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You mean, like, “Are we sure she’s smelling the unwashed road clams?” Or something like that?
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RSS version of this story accompanied by GIF of writhing maggots. Thanks, Boing Boing.
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Hey now, I don’t always agree with the BB writers, but that’s a bit harsh.
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Standing among unwashed clams is a good spot for a fish taco.
Maybe have a sausage party.
Good thing I don’t know what kind of innuendo you mean.
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