> This thread has become an example of why I love this list. From a > > simple PESO it has morphed into: > > > > * a discussion of the decline of canals and stagecoaches in > > Britain and > > the rapid distribution of newspapers > > * why railway passengers are afraid to sit next to tattoo man > > * population distribution in Iowa > > * whether dirt tracks qualify for the term 'road" > > * a debate on distribution of taxation funds between road, > > rail and air > > * coal haulage into Chicago > > * Disney movies (Hi ho. Hi ho.....) > > * Changes to motor vehicle driving licenses > > * Maintenance of moats > > * the possibility of politicians telling the truth > > > > > > And I just thought I was posting a pretty picture of a steam > > train...... > > > > I beg to differ, on at least 2 counts. > > Edin: Snow White et al long pre-date Disney. Especially if, > as I did, one > spells 'dwarves' correctly. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White > > Dva: There is no "possibility of politicians telling the truth" > > Bob
How strange these things are. By reading this wiki article and following a link I find that my patron saint is one of the sources for Snow White, Margaret of Cortona. Strangely, I once spent 2 weeks in a farmhouse just outside Cortona (down a dirt track (not a road!) outside the walls). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Cortona Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
