RE: SB: strawbale contents

[jmark.vanscoter@amd.com]

Remember, the reason the early Nebraskans (sp?) used hay/straw was that there was no wood! There was no wood because it was/is so dry in the sand hills of Nebraska.

I lived there for a while really saw how dry it is. I watched the progress of a guy stripping all the paint off his car, then finally priming it about 10 days later. All the while, the bare metal never rusted.

Nothing like a lack of water to slow down deteriorating of the straw...

Mark V.S. in Austin, TX

-----Original Message-----
From: billc_lists@greenbuilder.com [mailto:billc_lists@greenbuilder.com]

OTOH, the original Nebraska homes were baled hay, not straw. 
Presumably it was well dried first.  Maybe they were just lucky.



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