[MBZ] Right! What's cubit

2016-09-22 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
The worst rain is again passin 100 miles N of us. That said, the radio reports water up to 4' deep on all major 4 lane roads, one a US Highway, another a former US highway before the highway bypassed the town. I suspect that the major 4 lane restricted access roads will be closed soon, if

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2016-09-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
m: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 12:29 AM Subject: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit The worst rain is again passin 100 miles N of us.  That said, the radio reports water up to 4' deep

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2016-09-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
3, 2016 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit You have obviously never been on RAGBRAI. Curt Raymond via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 10:45 AM Wow, when a flat state floods it REALLY floods. We're still in drought conditions. We had some good rain a week ago but we'

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
ter. My neighbor "found" two metal pipes in his yard, the ground sank enough that the pipes now stick up. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 12:29 AM Subject: [MBZ] Right!

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2016-09-23 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Flat, on a bicycle, is not the same as flat while in a car. I work with a guy who did RAGBRAI last year. Takes a bit to get there from WA. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change de

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2016-09-23 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Watch out for the sinkholes. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 23, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Flat, on a bicycle, is not the same as flat while in a car. > > I work with a guy who did RAGBRAI last year. Takes a bit to get there from > WA. > > -- Jim > _

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
buy your old Quantum though, place is flat... -Curt1000' above sea level. From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit You

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Did he pedal here and back? Bicycle, car, truck, or locomotive, percent grade is percent incline. It is the same in a car as on a bicycle. Jim Cathey via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 11:16 AM Flat, on a bicycle, is not the same as flat while in a car. I work w

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2016-09-23 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
16 11:00 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit > > True enough. I've driven from Des Moines to Jefferson to see LT Don and not > buy your old Quantum though, place is flat... > -Curt1000' above sea level. > > Fro

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2016-09-23 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
very little traffic. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Curt Raymond [mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 11:00 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit True enough. I've driven from Des Moines to Jefferson to see LT

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2016-09-23 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:35:30 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Bicycle, car, truck, or locomotive, percent grade is percent incline. > It is the same in a car as on a bicycle. > > > Jim Cathey via Mercedes > > September 23, 2016 at 11:16 AM > > Flat, on a

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2016-09-23 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:31:44 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > that is why they call the NE corner little switzerland! It is "flat as > a pancake" just like switzerland. I presume you are talking about Iowa. Correct? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
day, September 23, 2016 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit You have obviously never been on RAGBRAI. Curt Raymond via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 10:45 AM Wow, when a flat state floods it REALLY floods. We're still in drought conditions. We had some good rain a week

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2016-09-23 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
> buy your old Quantum though, place is flat... >> -Curt1000' above sea level. >> >> From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> >> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List >> >> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 11:55 AM >> Subject: Re: [

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
flat... -Curt1000' above sea level. From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit You have obviously never been on RAGBRAI. Curt Raymond via Mercedes September

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
FL is the king of flat. KS is only the 7th most flat state. Awa didn't even make the list. Coloradoo east of denver is flat too. Dan--- via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 12:53 PM North Dakota is flat, too. Holy cow, the first time I went to Fargo I couldn't b

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2016-09-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
that get me. Stuff you don't notice at all in the car but work you to death. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit I

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
ussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit I would not think a physicist would argue that it takes more hp (work) to move a human bean and a bicycle up a hill than a 2000 to 4000 lb automobile wi

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2016-09-23 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
lat land with an occasional old farmhouse and very little traffic. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Curt Raymond [mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 11:00 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit True enough. I've dr