On 29 Dec 2002 at 21:09, Erik Reuter wrote: > On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 08:04:18PM -0600, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > I > was thinking about _standing_ essentially still on the thing for half > an > hour or more. > > I know, that's what you wrote before. But the real limiting factor is > likely to be the battery. > > > Another thought: the last February I lived in Provo, every morning > > for a week at 8am when I went into work the temperature was -13�F. I > > didn't even try to start my car, but took the bus (had to walk a > > couple of blocks at each end of the ride). Would I really have > > wanted to roll down the street with the wind in my face? Not to > > mention the bumpy ice surface covering the sidewalks where snow had > > been shoveled into piles or walked on, then re-frozen rock-hard > > during the night . . . > > If it is on a hill, at least half of the trip would be easy (skis, > sled, etc.)
It's stopping at the bottom which is the problem :P (And if you miss at the bottom of the road this house is in, there's a long steep slope down to a path and the railway mesh fence...) Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
