At least it's not 'Mr. Ed'! That would be a horse of different color! Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], "Roger Nulton" <roger.nul...@...> wrote: > > How about "Uncle Ed"? I've noticed you addressed that way the most frequently. > > Happy Holidays! > Roger Nulton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ed_loizeaux > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:35 AM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Stretching Rail > > > > I believe what Father Ed has brought up is generally correct. > > Bob Werre > > Son Bob.... > > The Wikipedia explanation is different from what my son-in-law told > me. I would tend to give the 'accuracy award' to Wikipedia in this > instance. My interpretation of the Wiki information is that rail is > pre-stretched (or heated) to be at the equivalent of the "neutral > temperature" when the track is physically being laid. Neutral > temperature is about halfway between the maximum and minimum expected > temperatures. Thus, problems of contraction/expansion are reduced, but > not totally eliminated. > > By the way, Earl calls me "Nephew Ed". Dick calls me "Brother Ed". > Now I am "Father Ed" as well. As long as nobody calls me "Sister Ed" > of "Mother Ed", I will not complain. > > Cheers...Ed L. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
