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From: Jim Thompson on 8 Aug 2007 12:56 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:53:12 -0700, Don Lancaster <don(a)tinaja.com> wrote: >Jim Thompson wrote: [snip] >> >> It is so sad. I just realized that Eeyore must be posting from a >> mental institution ;-) >> >> ...Jim Thompson >Couldn't you tell by the crayons? Sno-o-o-o-ort !-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave
From: Richard Henry on 8 Aug 2007 13:42 On Aug 8, 8:53 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Jim Thompson wrote: > > It is so sad. I just realized that Eeyore must be posting from a > > mental institution ;-) > > > ...Jim Thompson > > So how many ounces do you have in a ton ? > Gold or iron?
From: Spehro Pefhany on 8 Aug 2007 13:49 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:42:11 -0700, Richard Henry <pomerado(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Aug 8, 8:53 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...(a)hotmail.com> >wrote: >> Jim Thompson wrote: >> > It is so sad. I just realized that Eeyore must be posting from a >> > mental institution ;-) >> >> > ...Jim Thompson >> >> So how many ounces do you have in a ton ? >> > >Gold or iron? Or water? And long, short or metric ton? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: Rich Grise on 8 Aug 2007 15:40 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:37:00 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > John Larkin wrote: >> Jim Thompson wrote: >> > >> >I'm getting 19MPG at 85MPH in my Q45 ;-) >> >> I'm getting 18 MPG in my 5-cylinder Rabbit, driving to/from work on >> the hills of San Francisco. I average about 4000 miles per year. > > Now that's where an EV really would score ! Better yet, put little hitches on the cable cars where for a fee, you can get a tow up the hill(s). That moves the pollution to the power plant. ;-) When I moved to So. Cal this last time, everybody recommended I get an apartment "on the hill" in San Pedro. It took me three times going up the hill to figure out why I didn't want to live on the hill - I want my brakes and CV joints to last more than 3000 miles! ;-) Cheers! Rich
From: Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie on 8 Aug 2007 15:44
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:07:53 -0700, John Larkin wrote: > On 8 Aug 2007 15:47:30 GMT, Robert Latest <boblatest(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>John Larkin wrote: >> >>> Some of Muni is great. >> >>BART is great. The bus system is a collection of slowly deteriorating >>historical artifacts. > > The F-line electric streetcars are 60 to almost 100 years old, and are > quiet and efficient. I think "BART" should have been "'Frisco Area Rapid Transit". ;-) Cheers! Rich |