On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 22:25:37 +0200, jsand wrote:

>This is *real* OT.., but whatever gave rise to the worldwide recognition
>of the 7 day week in the first place?
>
>Hired a car in the US once, drove it north to New Brunswick, Canada.
>South of the border, the speed limits were boringly low, north of it they
>were nigh impossible to keep up with.
>...wait.. a..minute... they measure distance by `miles' in the US,,, but
>use `kilometers'  in ...             duh.
>:(|)
>

A long time ago on a family vacation to Canada, my father was amazed
how expensive the gas was. It was about 25% higher than in the US.
Fortunately, the gas mileage was so incredible (about 25% higher) that
it made the miracle gas up in Canada worth it. :=)


Regards, Bob

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