On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 08:13:55PM +0300, Peter wrote: > > Peter wrote regarding 'Re: [EE]: Test car battery' on Wed, Apr 05 at 13:38: > >> Why bother ? Just buy your gas by mail order from Canada and you will > >> have all the good feeling, without the bad ice for one month a year ? > >> > > > > Wait, Canadian ice goes bad? I'll stick with my reliable ice in the > > USA then, thanks. > > I am not Canadian, I have people there, I was alluding to the joke that > goes like 'In Canada, we have 11 months of great skiing and one month of > bad ice'. Heck, my parents live way up north in Yellowknife. There they actively wish for cold weather, because if it's not cold enough, the ice roads running across lakes don't form and you cant ship bulk goods anywhere. This year it was too warm so the ice roads were only open for something like 3 weeks rather than 2 months, now all the mines are going to run out of diesel fuel to power their generators well before the end of the year. Might have very well cost me a job too. I was hoping to work up there this summer. Normally they'll hire anyone willing with a pulse, but I never heard back from them. Anyway, in Canada we hope for good ice... -- pete@petertodd.ca http://www.petertodd.ca -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist