Crescent wrenches (was: Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printer find

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Fri Jan 4 10:48:19 2002

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.
>
> > >
> > > 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
> ice".
> > :-D
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Dick
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Matt London" <classiccmp_at_knm.yi.org>
> > > To: "'ClassicComputers'" <classiccmp_at_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_at_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
> >
Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 10:48:19 GMT