For many years, since its original construction in 1890, a tale was told of the Forth Rail Bridge, just north of Edinburgh. Legend has it, that due to the ravages of the Scottish climate, as soon as painters finished work on the 1.5 mile long structure, 330ft above the river at the top of its towers, they simply had to start again. It became a byword for any seemingly unending task.
No more! Thanks to the invention of a triple layer of glass flake epoxy paint, a chemical bond is formed with the steel structure, that prevents weather damage. It means the painters can relax for a quarter of a century or so before being called into action again!
So, now, we’ll have to go back to using the tale of King Sisyphus of the Greeks, said in legend to be doomed to endlessly push a boulder up a hill. As soon as he got close to the top, it would always roll all the way down again, providing a reasonable descriptor for those seemingly never-ending tasks we have to undertake!
LINK: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/why-painting-the-forth-bridge-isnt-like-painting-the-forth-bridge-any-more-2349794.html
