Fw: Sign of the times :(

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Oct 16 10:18:01 2002

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Carlos Murillo wrote:

> Yes, but chances are that it is in the U.S. In most other countries,
> the average size of cars is smaller and the chance of finding a sport
> utility vehicle is much smaller. There is also a standard frame
> truck to the right-another sign. Plus, I see a distribution transformer on
> a pole (europeans try to avoid this whenever possible) and last, but not
> least, that transformer is single-phase. Distribution transformers
> in most of western Europe are usually 3-phase. Plus, you don't
> usually see dumpsters with that shape in Europe (though this is just
> a subjective appreciation).
>
> So taking all things together, I'd say I'm 95% sure that it is in
> the U.S., somewhere without severe winters (no below-freezing
> temperatures - look at the trees).

We have quite a number of detectives on the list ;)

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