fatting up n.— «Whitby-based highways engineer David Creek told the Whitby Gazette the summer heat had caused a process known as “fatting up” where the bitumen holding chippings in place gets softened and the chippings sink...
eagle eye n.— «Outside the summer months, pigeons form 85 per cent of a peregrine falcon’s diet, and sparrowhawks take a lot. There was research at Lancaster University on the use of deterrents. Eagle eyes—roundel transfers on the bird’s...
geezer glide n.— «Mitchell-based Klock Werks Kustom Cycles has figured out how to make the “geezer glide” fancy and fast at the same time. The shop was picked for one of Discovery Channel’s “Biker Build-Off” events...
bagger n.— «The shop was picked for one of Discovery Channel’s “Biker Build-Off” events this summer and chose a bagger—also affectionately known as a road sofa—for the build, says owner Brian Klock.…Baggers—called that...
pamper pole n.— «Amid towering trees in a woodland setting was the ropes course area: there was a climbing tower, a pole and cargo netting that looked like something from army training camp. Barclay pointed to the “pamper...
butt gravy n.— «It’s Butt Gravy time whenever it heats up here in the desert. The A/C compressor has failed twice, and the dash console once. All were during the summer heat.» —by Jeff Thomas in Mesa, Arizona The genuine...