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

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Fri Jan 4 15:35:57 2002

 Asphalt when subjected to low temperatures will buckle when temperatures
get milder. Likely the reason most main roads out here on the Canadian
prairies are laid in cement slabs with a space between them.

Lawrence

>
>
> 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
> > >



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