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A Yankee could do it too.
But they have a funny accent.
alcaray
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A sense of place, a point in time
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ER
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8/9/2006 4:00:20 AM
re: A sense of place, a point in time
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RNE
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8/10/2006 11:48:15 AM
I'm reading a John Ringo novel right now...
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alcaray
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8/10/2006 5:10:58 PM
GPS will tell you EXACTLY where you've run aground.
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ER
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8/10/2006 2:34:23 PM
Field testing GPS
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podrock
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8/10/2006 2:00:29 AM
Powers of ten
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ER
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8/10/2006 3:41:31 PM
Hand-held GPSs
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Bowser
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8/10/2006 2:50:06 AM
Give me the Hockey Puck.
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ER
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8/10/2006 3:44:44 PM
A freebie for all you mag compass weenies
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ER
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8/11/2006 1:01:03 AM
My #1 tip when maintaining a compass.
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podrock
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8/11/2006 1:35:37 AM
The times my compass didn't work:
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podrock
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8/10/2006 7:35:51 PM
Could use a string and a confederate
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alcaray
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8/10/2006 10:52:01 PM
A Yankee could do it too.
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Bowser
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8/10/2006 11:29:46 PM
But they have a funny accent.
(n/t)
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alcaray
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8/11/2006 1:30:01 AM
Not me. That's a very, very nice compass, though.
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Bowser
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8/10/2006 7:25:19 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.