On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:47:09 EST relng...@aol.com wrote: > Back when I was flying once or twice per week, I spent a hell of a lot > of time at airports and talked to a lot of pilots and not one of them > ever used that word tarmac. > > Vented, now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadam "Similarly, the term "tarmac" is sometimes colloquially misapplied to asphalt roads or aircraft runways." Somebody shares your grief. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com