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[Schanilec]

I just hit the ditch.[:D]

[nashvillen]

Maybe that needs to be in the thread that we are supposed to ignore?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]

Which ditch? [:-]

[Schanilec]

The one full of water.

[DivePac88]

Morning tithe... Have coffee will function!

[DivePac88]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]

Which ditch? [:-]

Down here we call the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Australia the 'ditch'.

Hence when someone is going over to Aussie, it is called 'crossing the ditch'.

Just thought you should have that useless bit of info. [:'(]

[jeffk3510]

Have you crossed the ditch a lot Des? Good to see you in good spirits btw.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Morning tithe... Have coffee will function!

Zssssssss time... [>:][>:][>:]


Leo "Apollo11"

[jeffk3510]

that is about right.. its 4pm here.. you always make me so sleepy with an hour left to go in the work day.

[nashvillen]

Off from work Tithe, Boy Scout Leaders meeting tonight.

[Schanilec]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]

Which ditch? [:-]

Down here we call the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Australia the 'ditch'.

Hence when someone is going over to Aussie, it is called 'crossing the ditch'.

Just thought you should have that useless bit of info. [:'(]

I like useless pieces of information. Matches my persona.[;)] G'day.[8D]

[Kwik E Mart]

login word FUQFAB [X(]

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Morning tithe...[&o]

Not to be too political on THE THREAD, but this just cements in my mind the difference between our countries and some others.

I can't recall the last time my government NTSB or other transport authority (or any other country that actually valued human life) intentionally installed something onto the roadway / rail system designed explicitly to kill or maim passengers. Unreal...

you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Morning tithe...[&o]

Not to be too political on THE THREAD, but this just cements in my mind the difference between our countries and some others.

I can't recall the last time my government NTSB or other transport authority (or any other country that actually valued human life) intentionally installed something onto the roadway / rail system designed explicitly to kill or maim passengers. Unreal...

you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

does this count?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Morning tithe...[&o]

Not to be too political on THE THREAD, but this just cements in my mind the difference between our countries and some others.

I can't recall the last time my government NTSB or other transport authority (or any other country that actually valued human life) intentionally installed something onto the roadway / rail system designed explicitly to kill or maim passengers. Unreal...

you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

does this count?

Nope. Judiciously implemented and designed to disable or stop one errant vehicle.

Nope-the analogy you're looking for here would be for those stop light cameras to be hooked into an overhead targeting system for an orbiting Predator drone. Run the red light and you get lazed with a CO2 laser. A moment later, you and your vehicle disintegrate after a hellfire missile impacts.

Ah, heck: the low tech equivalent: Every intersection is loaded with 4 x 500lb. bombs wired to the stoplight camera. You run the light and one of them closest to you blows up.

THAT would be analogous...

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I just hit the ditch.[:D]

Which ditch? [:-]

Down here we call the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Australia the 'ditch'.

Hence when someone is going over to Aussie, it is called 'crossing the ditch'.

Just thought you should have that useless bit of info. [:'(]

IIRC, on the eastern seaboard of the US, we call the Intracoastal Waterway "the ditch". The IW is a slightly inland route for barges and pleasure craft that runs from Massachusetts to Texas. In some areas it uses existing rivers, inlets, bays and sounds and in other areas it is a canal tahat was dug to connect those existing bodies of water. It basically allows smaller craft to avoid sailing in the more dangerous open Atlantic Ocean (the Outer Banks of North Carolina aren't known as "the Graveyard of the Atlantic" for nothing!

More useless information for those who like to clutter their minds...

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart



you're right, CB...that is WAAAYYYYY off the political scale...[;)]

does this count?

Nope. Judiciously implemented and designed to disable or stop one errant vehicle.

Nope-the analogy you're looking for here would be for those stop light cameras to be hooked into an overhead targeting system for an orbiting Predator drone. Run the red light and you get lazed with a CO2 laser. A moment later, you and your vehicle disintegrate after a hellfire missile impacts.

Ah, heck: the low tech equivalent: Every intersection is loaded with 4 x 500lb. bombs wired to the stoplight camera. You run the light and one of them closest to you blows up.

THAT would be analogous...

In other words 'The people were placing themselves in great danger and the only way to save them was to make their fatalities nearly certain.'

The more general form is "We're from the government. We're here to help!"

[BrucePowers]

Tithe!

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

[jeffk3510]

Morning