A Doug Fir is a Douglass Fir--a large tree in the Northwest. They are very
massive, they line the road I was talking about, and if you hit one nothing
happens to the tree.
On Jul 26, 2010, at 12:57 AM, MadMarx wrote:
> This is something I don't understand:
>
> "those 250 foot tall Doug Firs that line the road don't move!" - What?
>
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] Im
> Auftrag von Norlin Engineering
> Gesendet: Montag, 26. Juli 2010 01:54
> An: 'Bill Babcock'; 'Rob'
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Nordschleife
>
> Germantown Road - One of my all time favorites. But don't screw up - those
> 250 foot tall Doug Firs that line the road don't move!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bill Babcock
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:14 PM
> To: Rob
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Nordschleife
>
>
> Perhaps some fundamental difference between nanny state Germany and nanny
> state United States? That and the fact that the Nordschliefe is not really
a
> race track anymore. You pays your money and you takes yer lap, regardless
of
> what motor-driven contrivance you might choose to bring. People drive at
> similar speeds on the road that runs past my house in Portland
> (coincidentally, the infamous Germantown Road) with no helmet, harness and
> traffic coming the other way.
>
> Now that I think about it, I do too.
>
> On Jul 25, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Rob wrote:
>
>> How is it your passenger seems to have no harness or helmet rob
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