[Robert Latest]

Some of Muni is great.

BART is great. The bus system is a collection of slowly deteriorating
historical artifacts. Buses stop at each and every intersection; a time
table doesn't exist because it couldn't be adhered to anyway, and on some
particularly sharp corners the contacts jump off the cables each time and
the driver has to get out and re-engage them. And there's no replacement for
retired buses. I once talked to a driver about it; even if there were money
for new electric buses no-one makes any that could negotiate the SF hills.

robert

 

[Eeyore]

b) Remember that measurement system you left here a few centuries
ago?

"a few centuries ago"

It seems that Americans are incapable of moving on.

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

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 ?

Graham

 

[Eeyore]

Hi, James,

Have you noticed the remarkable, virtually worldwide, correlation of
anti-Americanism with engineering incompetance? It makes sense when
you think about it.

You've always previously said I'm a competent engineer actually.

Why do you numbfucks want to cling to a ridiculous sytem of measure.

Graham

 

[John Larkin]

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.

Buses stop at each and every intersection; a time
table doesn't exist because it couldn't be adhered to anyway, and on some
particularly sharp corners the contacts jump off the cables each time and
the driver has to get out and re-engage them.

They suffer from the congestion downtown. And they cause the
congestion downtown.

And there's no replacement for
retired buses. I once talked to a driver about it; even if there were money
for new electric buses no-one makes any that could negotiate the SF hills.

The existing electric busses scoot up hills that some fully-loaded
diesels can't climb. Sometimes diesel drivers ask the passengers to
get off and hike up the hill to meet him at the top.

John

 

[Don Lancaster]

On Aug 8, 5:49 am, Eeyore <[email protected]>
wrote:
[snip]

**** THE BLOODY USA

The best thing to do would be to erase all you ignorant fatties from the planet.

Graham

a) Could you please leave the non-bloody, lean portions? Thanks--
we're using them.

b) Remember that measurement system you left here a few centuries
ago? It seems the kids have gotten into it. Rather awkward, really.
We'll have it ready for pickup though...ANY time. PLEASE!

Cheers,
James Arthur

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?


--
Many thanks,

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Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
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Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

 

[Jim Thompson]

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

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

On Aug 8, 5:49 am, Eeyore <[email protected]>
wrote:
[snip]

**** THE BLOODY USA

The best thing to do would be to erase all you ignorant fatties from the planet.

Graham

a) Could you please leave the non-bloody, lean portions? Thanks--
we're using them.

b) Remember that measurement system you left here a few centuries
ago? It seems the kids have gotten into it. Rather awkward, really.
We'll have it ready for pickup though...ANY time. PLEASE!

Cheers,
James Arthur

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?

For me, the tip-off was the smeared fecal matter.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Jim Thompson]

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:15:25 -0700, James Arthur


On Aug 8, 5:49 am, Eeyore <[email protected]>
wrote:

[snip]

**** THE BLOODY USA

The best thing to do would be to erase all you ignorant fatties from the planet.

Graham

a) Could you please leave the non-bloody, lean portions? Thanks--
we're using them.

b) Remember that measurement system you left here a few centuries
ago? It seems the kids have gotten into it. Rather awkward, really.
We'll have it ready for pickup though...ANY time. PLEASE!

Cheers,
James Arthur


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?

For me, the tip-off was the smeared fecal matter.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

Yec-c-c-ch :-(

...Jim Thompson

 

[Richard Henry]

So how many ounces do you have in a ton ?

Gold or iron?

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Gold or iron?

Or water? And long, short or metric ton?

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Rich Grise]

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

 

[Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie]

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

 

[Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie]

Yes, they're very bland / boring. I've had a couple that are 'silverish' but
still have some colour in them. One was called 'platinum', my neighbour called
it 'oyster'. It was very nice.

The closer the color of the car is to the color of the pavement[1], the
less likely you are to get a ticket.

Cheers!
Rich
[1] or the surrounding environment, like desert sand or forest green...
R

 

[Rich Grise]

Not even wrong.

Energy per pound is TOTALLY MEANINGLESS for terrestrial vehicle apps.

See http://www.tinaja.com/glib/energyfun.pdf for a detailed analysis and
explanation.

Short form: tripling the mass density of gasoline would do jackshit for
tranaportation. Possibly lightening a vehicle by 26 pounds.

Conversely, finding a way to contain 13 pounds of hydrogen in a 26 pound
container flat out ain't gonna happen.

Volume density is crucial.
Mass density is useless.

I saw a tank truck the other day, labeled, "HYDROGEN - REFRIGERATED LIQUID";
I wonder what its energy density really is.

Of course, it always raises the question, "Where does the hydrogen come
from in the first place?"

When the price of gas gets too high, people will invent new stuff. Or
drive less. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

**** THE BLOODY USA

The best thing to do would be to erase all you ignorant fatties from the planet.

Does that mean you intend to spare us skinny, knowledgable guys?

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Bobo The Chimp]

a) Could you please leave the non-bloody, lean portions? Thanks--
we're using them.

I think we could solve both the energy crisis (which, by the way, has been
in "crisis" mode for about 40 years now) and the obesity epidemic. Just
give free liposuctions to the fatties and use the fat for biodiesel. ;-)

 

[Bobo The Chimp]

So how many ounces do you have in a ton ?

Thirty-two thousand. Why do you ask? Is the math too hard?

 

[John Larkin]

I think "BART" should have been "'Frisco Area Rapid Transit". ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

There is Tahoe Area Regional Transit.

John

 

[John Larkin]

Yes, they're very bland / boring. I've had a couple that are 'silverish' but
still have some colour in them. One was called 'platinum', my neighbour called
it 'oyster'. It was very nice.

The closer the color of the car is to the color of the pavement[1], the
less likely you are to get a ticket.

And the more likely you are to get killed. A lot of these cars are
absolutely asphalt colored, practically impossible to see.

John