Train et al.
"trainfinder22"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Purpose of the Erie Canal today is to provide a water link
> for oversized freight and boats too big to transferse our highway
>system.
Hey, then can you get the army etc. to fund the restoration of some of
the many derelict canals in the NE USA, on the same logic?
> During 9/11 a Coast Gaurd Cutter went from Buffalo to Albany in
>48 hours a over 380 miles a record for the system.
Good grief! That's nearly 8 mph, which is about 13 km/h, not counting
time in locks.
What's the speed limit on the wateways over there? Here it is 6 km/h,
although a bit more in mainland Europe.
>It is also less prone to sabatoge and therefor more secure.
Not sure about that. A *very* small bomb next to a lock gate could
ruin your whole day.
>Defence against what? You ask? The best defence is a good offence so if
>we need to manufacture weapons and cannons to kick a runaway british
>goverments butt
I think there is a typo there. Replace the "i" with a "u".
Adrian
Adrian Stott
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