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Skriven 2007-01-22 23:05:40 av hap newsom
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: RE: nash 921
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Hey Michael!

->  -> smell. I figure that their sense of smell is what would
->  -> attract them to or contract them from old carrion anyway.
->  HN> Smell would help them find the food, I'm not sure what advantage 
taste
->  HN> would bring to the mix (grin)
-> 
-> The main advantage of taste (to anyone) lies in the avoidance
-> of bitter flavors, which for some reason seem to be more prevalent
-> in toxic substances. I guess there hasn't been enough time passed
-> for us to evolve a dislike for lead and saccharin.
-> 
For us sure...but carrion eaters might not benefit from having a sophisticated 
tasting system....Of course that might be why they die after eating carrion 
that has been poisoned.

->  -> The city is Vancouver, BC, and I've not ridden on the system
->  -> during rush hour. There were, when I was there, posted warnings
->  -> about the dangers of standing while the vehicles were running,
->  -> and also I believe statements about the illegality and hooliganism
->  -> involved in standeeism.
->  HN> Hmmm last time I rode transit in Vancouver was in 1986 during the 
->  HN> EXPO...and I'm sure the monorail we road was so full that we were
->  HN> standee's
-> 
-> Probably so many people standing you couldn't see the signs.
-> 
Could be!

->  HN> Interesting...I never did see any streetcars, I wonder if they run on 
->  HN> the "level" streets?
-> 
-> Yeah, they run from about Fisherman's Wharf to about Giants Stadium
-> (whatever it's called nowadays) and also from Embarcadero down
-> Market Street. There are also underground trolleys (the MUNI, not the
-> BART, which is a real subway/underground) that go from Embarcadero
-> to various western parts of the city: these do come to the surface at
-> various points and technically become, I guess, streetcars.
->  
All we ever rode were the Cable cars. 

->  HN> I called a cable car a streetcar and the operator launched 
->  HN> into a long diatribe to the effect that what I was riding (actually we
->  HN> were  riding) was a CABLE CAR and not a mere streetcar. First time I
->  HN> knew there  was a difference (grin)
-> 
-> Mechanism is quite different. Sort of like using a rope tow
-> vs. walking on level snow.
-> 
Oh Suuuuuure you tell me that NOW!! Where were you when I NEEDED that 
knowledge??(grin)
chat with you soon
hap 
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