Re: Birdbath question
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Birdbath question
- From: P* P*
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 18:08:49 -0800
I agree with your husband. I have a concrete birdbath that has gone
through six winters without being emptied, and it shows no ill effects.
Pete Postlewaite
Northern IL Z5
At 06:59 PM 11/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>To settle a domestic dispute, would there be any experts out there who
>could knowledgeably discuss the potential danger to concrete birdbaths,
>filled to the brim with water, during a period of 25 degree lows and 40
>degree highs? My husband insists that because of the concave shape the
>birdbaths can be safely left to freeze and thaw over the winter. Physics
>and all that. I insist that the birdbaths will be damaged and need to be
>replaced next year. Can anyone resolve this for us?
>
>By the way, the birdbaths are now safely emptied and on their sides, but
>Himself is not a Happy Camper.
>
>Bobbi Diehl
>Bloomington, IN
>zone 5/6
