On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:24 , Bob W wrote: > From: Joseph McAllister > >> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68' >> above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the >> nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is >> tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than >> having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance. > > 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and > shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
Gopher wood too expensive and rare. I'd prefer a good marine caulk as well. Actually, I'd go with a steel hull. Wood from main deck up is OK. Teak. > 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the > ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the > height of it thirty cubits. I'm retired on SS and pensions. You guys gonna pitch in with some cash? > 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it > above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with > lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. If this is going to be bad, I'd rather portholes every 4 cubits on all decks save the bottom two. Easy on the door in the side. Cranes on the forward and aft sundecks, with steel sealed hatches. > [...] > 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou > bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and > female. Forget the marine creatures in this list. They can fend for themselves. I'll throw garbage and scraps over the side to keep them healthy. If it'll be a long voyage, there will be deaths. Lets go with four of each sex and each living thing, sixty of the female humans, for cooking, cleaning, and making drapes for the windows. And for me. Only one other male needed, or better yet, a cryo-container of donations from a variety of other men, in case my seed has lost it's verve. > 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every > creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come > unto thee, to keep them alive. Fowls in cages please. Cattle in outside cabins with slots to the outside for hosing out daily. Creeping thing are welcome, in terrarium like enclosures. Mustn't freak out the ladies. > 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather > it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Done and done. If this gets too burdonsome, I'm going for a 44 foot inboard and my animals. My cat, and all three of my Dog > God Joseph McAllister [email protected] "Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus..." http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- 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.
