Maybe they should have stocked more duck tape:

http://hansmiddendorp.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wilnis-doorbraak.jpg

In 2003 a dike started floating because it's made from peat. This year
several dikes made from peat face the same danger due to drought.

Toine

On 30 July 2015 at 19:42, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
> You guys need dijk tape to stop this sort of thing from happening all the 
> time:
>
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Brinker,_or_The_Silver_Skates#/media/File:Hans_Brinker_Madurodam.jpg
>
> B
>
>
>
>> On 30 Jul 2015, at 10:28, Toine <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> As a dutchman I enjoyed reading: "Cotton duck (from Dutch: doek)"
>> maybe I should call it doektape in the future.
>>
>>> On 29 July 2015 at 23:18, John <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On 7/29/2015 12:39 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 7/28/2015 5:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Toine wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would cut the metal strips with a tin snip. something like:
>>>>>> http://german-hand-tools.com/images/066R-15-250_offen.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once the PCI card is inserted apply some duck tape from the inside to
>>>>>> restore airflow conditions like before.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I realize that pedantry is almost unheard of on PDML, but the tape is
>>>>> "duct tape" not "duck tape".  It was originally invented for use on
>>>>> air ducts on HVAC systems.  It turns out that it does very poorly for
>>>>> that job, but is pretty good for lots of other stuff instead.
>>>>
>>>> Actually it's DUKW pronounced and often spelled "Duck" tape, duct tape
>>>> is a different animal.  The original "Duck" tape was used to water proof
>>>> items, such as ammunition boxes that were loaded on to DUKWs for
>>>> transport over beaches during WWII.  It predates Duct tape. (used in
>>>> HVAC installations). which is heat proof, but not necessarily
>>>> waterproof, by a good number of years.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_duck
>>>
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