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Gauge this for yourself!
Railroad tracks. The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England , and English expatriates designed … Continue reading
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Tagged arse, choo choo, horses, politicians, rail gauge, romans, ruts, trains, wagons
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Is Harper as Straight as an Arrow
Over the last few days Prime Minister Steven Harper has flown along the proposed route for the new Gateway Pipe line from the Tar Sands of Alberta to the BC coastline. A pipeline to deliver heavy bitumen to the large … Continue reading
Posted in monkey business, politics
Tagged arrows, BC, beauty, big business, circle wagons, circled, coast line, construction workers, Duffster, duffy, first nations., Gateway, greed, harper, ignore the people.construction workers., interests, Mike Duffy, money, oil, oops., pipeline, pristine waters, settlers, spills, wagons, war path
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