Ah, that explains the directions to Cleveland that I once saw in Detroit.
"South till you smell it.  East till you step in it".  :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: kilopascal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November, 2002 22:33
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:23605] Re: M&M's -- Drifting off topic - but drifting
back on


2002-11-26

No, No...... It was not the Ohio River, nor Lake Erie.  It was actually the
Cuyahoga, which runs through Cleveland.

Read more about it here:
http://www.amrivers.org/pressrelease/presscuyahoga6.21.99.htm  or check the
other articles via Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22cuyahoga+river
%22&as_q=fire

Speaking of fires,  a former mayor Ralph Perk was touring a factory once and
his hair caught fire.

John



----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Zotter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, 2002-11-26 22:21
Subject: [USMA:23604] Re: M&M's -- Drifting off topic - but drifting back on


> 2002 NOV 26 TUE
> I will drift this stream of conscience back on path (after a few words):
>
> > Ohio is, of course, the only state in which a river actually caught
fire.
> > (Not relevant, but I thought I'd mention it.)
> > Bill Potts, CMS
> > Roseville, CA
> > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
> The Ohio River belongs to Kentuky and other non-Ohio states.  I don't know
> if the Ohio River caught on fire (it would not suprise me), but I believe
> that Lake Erie caught ablaze.  Anyways my point is: Who on this list is
from
> Ohio?  I'm from Ohio, but now live in South Carolina.  It sounds like a
few
> others on this list are from or living in Ohio.
>
> (Here's how I'll get back on topic)  Is being a CMS or CAMS or LCAMS only
> valid in the USA?  Does it cross state boarders?  About how many CMS (et
> al.) are there in the U.S.?
>
> Matthew Zotter
>
>

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