Re: inappropriate behavior by Toledo hobby shop owner...

On 04 Jul 2003 09:07:25 GMT, I read these words from snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (HorseshoeCurve) :

Excuse me ?

Does this statement miss something in the translation as it wings its way across the pond ?

-- Ian S

From Antarctica? Well, just fly into Detroit Metro airport, rent a car, go west on I 94 to I 275 North. Take exit 165 and head for 12 Mile Road. Go East on 12 Mile to Drake Road. Turn South on Drake Road to Grand River Avenue. Turn East on Grand River and then turn right into the mall parking lot.

See easy.

Now, if we are talking about the time it'll take, that's a different story.

On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:59:42 GMT, I read these words from "Pac Man" :

Oh no, being multi-lingual, I understood that bit. ("Punch your clock in" is a Sarf of *ngland expression)

It was the difference in his anticipated reaction to an insult directed to a) his daughter and b) his lady acquaintance.

Either situation here would merit the same degree of reaction, physical or otherwise.

-- Ian S

On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:40:01 GMT, I read these words from volvowrench :

Aye, right !

To quote Arte Johnson, "Verrry interesting!";

-- Ian S

That's easy? Can you even get a flight out of Antarctica? I suppose maybe a charter flight ;^)

I never said that getting a flight would be easy. (G) Just that he had to get to Detroit Metro Airport. The rest is easy once he reaches Detroit.

I believe that the only flights in Antarctica are Tourist "Overflights" that come from South America. Though, I will admit I haven't checked it out.

Well, you certainly wouldn't want to be on one that came from New Zealand...

Mark.

Guffaw!!

I forgot to mention that there are military and scientific flights as well. I don't think that there are any provisions for 'civilians' in Antarctica.

But this time of year you're unlikely to find a flight of any sort from there... after all, it's the middle of winter.

Antarctica.

Yeah,..... what he said. I'll take Michigan weather over Antarctica's any day. And I don't like Michigan winters very much.

That's probably a pretty good definition, but you might also want to add "condensed from `cleaning one's clock" as in the scene from THE LONGEST DAY where the Brit bashes the malfunctioning tank on the beach with his baton/cane explaining that nothing works better on malfunctioning equipment than a good bash.

Or, just clobbering the clock might clear/clean from it whatever dust, dirt, bugs, cobwebs... that may be impairing its proper operation.

dlm