Re: Wierd News: Gambian confuses German snow with vandalism
At 19:26 15-12-2002 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: A Gambian man unused to Germany's winter weather woke up to find his car had turned completely white overnight and called police to complain vandals had painted it. And he didn't notice that everything else in the street was also painted white by vandals? Jeroen Tunnel vision van Baardwijk LEGAL NOTICE: By replying to this message, you understand and accept that your replies (both on-list and off-list) may be published on-line and in any other form, and that I cannot and shall not be held responsible for any negative consequences (monetary and otherwise) this may have for you. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Wierd News: Gambian confuses German snow with vandalism
At 19:26 15-12-2002 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: A Gambian man unused to Germany's winter weather woke up to find his car had turned completely white overnight and called police to complain vandals had painted it. And he didn't notice that everything else in the street was also painted white by vandals? Jeroen Tunnel vision van Baardwijk Perhaps it was just a dusting of snow that didn't stick to the ground, but only to the car? Metal can be colder than tar/cement. If he was in a large city, there might not have been trees or grass about. And if he were on a quiet street no other cars might have been immediately visible from his window. Jon Logic Gabriel :-) GSV He didn't exactly sound brilliant. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Wierd News: Gambian confuses German snow with vandalism
At 02:48 PM 12/16/02 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: At 19:26 15-12-2002 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: A Gambian man unused to Germany's winter weather woke up to find his car had turned completely white overnight and called police to complain vandals had painted it. And he didn't notice that everything else in the street was also painted white by vandals? Jeroen Tunnel vision van Baardwijk Perhaps it was just a dusting of snow that didn't stick to the ground, but only to the car? Metal can be colder than tar/cement. If he was in a large city, there might not have been trees or grass about. And if he were on a quiet street no other cars might have been immediately visible from his window. And/or the fact that it was _his_car (which he would have to pay to fix, or at least go through all the time and hassle to get the insurance company to pay for), rather than just a random car (which would not have been his problem), may have altered his perspective. --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
