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Re: Nautical Almanac Usage
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Oct 24, 11:02 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Oct 24, 11:02 -0400
On Oct 24, 2004, at 2:59 AM, Frank Reed wrote: > Fred H wrote regarding the government Nautical Almanac: > "It's of better construction quality, so sturdier for day to day use. > Heavier paper, heavy cover." > > It also makes a much better coaster for your cup of coffee. > > Frank R > [ ] Mystic, Connecticut > [X] Chicago, Illinois Yes, that slick cover on the commercial edition makes a lousy coaster. More seriously, I haven't had any pages fall out of the government edition, but have out of the commercial edition. It depends on whether you use it every day or not. Of course the ads in the commercial edition are of some value.
