4 Jan
2002
4 Jan
'02
5:48 a.m.
I'm here in snowed out South Eastern US and I know
about "black ice" and "Bridge Freezes Before Roadway"
but what are "Frost Heaves"?
I could have done without this snow. I needed to make
a trip down to GA and possibly FLA that has to be delayed.
Michael Nadeau wrote:
Wait til they find out about frost heaves.
ice".
>
> Odd that you should mention this ...
>
> As they've reccently had snow in the southern U.S, where that's a
noteable
and rare
event, youngsters interviewed DO refer to the thing as a "snow"
sled, apparently because snow is such a rarity.
HA... And they are *just* learning about the phenomenon known as "black :-D
Bryan
>
> Dick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt London" <classiccmp(a)knm.yi.org>
> To: "'ClassicComputers'" <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 6:10 AM
> Subject: Re: Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color
Printer
> find
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > > Whoa, can't let that one by: we know what a snowmobile is up here
> (c'mon,
> > > fellow Canucks, back me up on this one!); mind you, if you asked ME
what
Yes, as a fellow Canuck, I know what a snowmobile is... In the town of
9,500
where I grew up, as soon as there was 3 to 6 cm
of snow, everyone would be
on their skidoo's.
> > > a snowmobile is, I would indeed look at ya kind of funny (oops,
funnily,
> for
> > > the language police), since apparently YOU don't know what it is or
you
> > > wouldn't be asking...
> > >
> > > But a snow sled??? Who calls it that? Sounds like the SkiDoo
trailer.
> > >
> > > Anyway, one of us invented the thing, so we can call it what we
like!
> >
> > Just a second! What's this I see...
> > From: M H Stein <mhstein(a)usa.net>
> > A Canuck wuth a usa.net email address? Something screwy there if you
ask
> > > me, but then again I'm one of those dodgy brits :&)
> > >
> > > -- Matt
>