Re: Where are all the updates gone?

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On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 20:28 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Sunday 04 March 2007, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> I, an english only speaking american, would also tend to interpret it
> >> in that light.  And you are really, really, miffed when you spell it
> >> pi$$ed. :-)  However, Res's spelling is rather atrocious, so it could
> >> be interpreted either way.  Perhaps english is not his native tongue
> >> though, so we are used to decoding such messages into something that
> >> at least appears lexically correct most of the time.
> >
> >Now, you are going to get yourself in hot water with Canadians,
> > Mexicans, and others living on the North American continent.  :-)
> >
> >You are correct, English is not Res's native tongue.  He is from
> > Australia. So, he was speaking in his vernacular.  Besides, he made no
> > apologies for his typos because he was "pissed".  Typing skills go down
> > when one is under the influence.  Don't you guys watch CSI?
> 
> Not if I can find something else to do.  Yes, I'm a tv engineer with many 
> decades of experience in the technical nuts and volts, but the main 
> reason I actually watch it is to judge picture quality or verify a 
> problem, then get on the phone & check to see if I can use the hands that 
> are there on site to effect an adjustment before I saddle up my GMC, and 
> head for the mountain, stopping at the bottom to chain up the front (its 
> a 4wd) as that road isn't worthy of the name this time of the year.  
> Right now it needs a dozer for most of a day, and about 800 to 1000 ton 
> of rock to stiffen up the heavy clay content mud.  But the dozer wouldn't 
> be safe as it could slide and fall off the ledge when the road is this 
> soft.  So we have to grin and bear it till its stiff enough to support 
> the dozer and the 16 wheelers bringing up the rock.  Which BTW, only 
> drive the back 8 (two axles) of those wheels.   Wanna ride along some 
> night?

Only if we could get "pissed" first. :) Ric

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