VANAGON archives -- June 2001, week 3 (#210)

Date:         Sat, 16 Jun 2001 08:33:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
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From:         Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
Subject:      Re: wire  was:?? SA Engine Conversion ?? NVC
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I stand corrected and should have known better.

Charles
'85 Westy

At 10:04 AM 6/16/01 -0500, Larry Alofs wrote:
>Charles McGehee wrote:
>
> > Riiiiiiiiight -- he says as he reaches for the bailing wire and duct tape.
> >
> > c
>
>Since we're into proper usage recently:
>
>That's * baling wire *.
>In years past, "square" hay bales were secured by wire instead of twine. I
>believe that two people rode on the baler to insert and secure the wires as
>the compacted hay went past.
>
>Larry A.   (ex farm boy)
>91 GL

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