On Aug 28, 8:33 am, gumboman <gu...@gumbo.com> wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:10:05 -0400, FerretBill <Wink...@comcast.net> wrote: On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:01:52 -0400, Karen Burns <pa...@thespamlessmonkeyhouse.us> wrote: ISAAC'S STORM (Erik Larson) is a fantastic book that walks through that storm more or less step by step.  While the writing is not as strong as in

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:32:00 -0700, irwell <hook@yahoo.com> said: [about "condenser" for "capacitor" being British] Yes, No. I was still calling them condensers when we weren't supposed to, as late as 1946. like "valves" for "vacuum tubes". That's right. Aerial for antenna, No. I didn't start saying "antenna" for "aerial" until about 1940. earth for ground

In article <ENoWh.11352$vE1.5160@newsfe24.lga>, Uncle Peter <radioconnection@cox.net> wrote: I believe the OP commented on a Soouthern Pacific destination. I don't endorse their newsletter, but I offered it to the OP as something to consider. No, they mentioned Barcelona and Venice. The way you presented the Vacations to Go article was that they favored cruise line air. And Joe and