Charles, I see you are proud of the 2nd story ramps in Minneapolis, but... The first time I saw them in the '70's, I thought about those hamster habitats, tubes and tunnels. Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:19 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ann Sanfedele > >> John Sessoms wrote: >> >>> > From: Charles Robinson >>> > >>>> >>>> >> On Feb 25, 2011, at 9:57, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> >> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> Right Charles, CBD is Central Business District. Think >>>>>> >>>> Minneapolis's downtown, but without quite as many tall buildings, >>>>>> >>>> and none of the 2nd story ramps from building to building to >>>>>> >>>> avoid the snowy streets (no -20 degree F temps either). >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >> (ahem) we call those "Skyways", thenkyewberrymush. Invented in >>>> >> Minneapolis, emulated everywhere it's cold. >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > Really? I first encountered them in San Diego, CA back in 1964. >>> > >>> > I wonder, does anyone know off the top of their head how much snow >>> > accumulates there in the winter, or how many -20 degree F days they >>> > get? >> >> There were some in NY before that. in buildings that went up in the >> 20's and 30's , I believe. >> >> ann >> > > I'm sure there were. That was just the first time for a small town boy in > the big city. > > We didn't get neat stuff like that in Durham, NC until later. > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3470 - Release Date: 02/26/11 > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
