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Re: Old Sextant on German money
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2007 Mar 14, 14:29 -0600
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2007 Mar 14, 14:29 -0600
On 14 Mar 2007, at 12:28 PM, Richard wrote: > The field expedient of coating the inside of > a liquor bottle with a thin film of mercury worked if the knowledge > and > chemicals were available; but apparently they tended to be used as > rifle > targets in the Western states, and didn't last long. I live in Utah, and it is amazing how much of the "Wild West" still survives out here. Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, parts of Idaho and Colorado -- they have lots of horses and lots of guns out here, and anything in a remote area that can be shot at IS shot at. Another target that is popular are glass isolators used on transmission lines. It is common in rural areas for ten year old boys AND girls to take gun safety classes. It is really a very different world than in a cosmopolitan center such as London. It is also hard to find a good loaf of bread and a salad dressing other than "Ranch". This is a pity because I love a good vinaigrette dressing and I am about to carry my own supply with me due to the lack of good salad dressings around here, but I digress quite substantially... Dan Allen N39.997� W111.757� --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To unsubscribe, send email to NavList-unsubscribe@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
