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Old September 22nd 03, 04:11 PM
Walt
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Chester Bullock wrote:
Walt wrote:
AstroPax wrote:


Who needs satellites.
My eTrex Summit has a built-in barometric altimeter.


Who needs altimeters?
My GPS has a built in bottle opener.


Who needs a GPS? My keychain has two bottle openers.


I guess I should say that my "GPS" is a swiss army knife with the words
"You are here" engraved on it.

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Old September 22nd 03, 09:36 PM
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:30:12 -0600, Chester Bullock
wrote:

Walt wrote:
AstroPax wrote:

On 19 Sep 2003 10:53:10 -0600, Paul Christofanelli wrote:


If you want to use a GPS to get the elevation, best to hang out for a
while in the spot you're measuring and get an average, and make sure
you're getting as many satellites as possible.

Who needs satellites.

My eTrex Summit has a built-in barometric altimeter.



Who needs altimeters?
My GPS has a built in bottle opener.


Who needs a GPS? My keychain has two bottle openers.


Any disposable butane lighter will open a bottle just fine. And you
can make fire with it, too. For wine, just push the cork in.

bw
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Old September 22nd 03, 10:18 PM
Sam Seiber
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bdubya wrote:
Any disposable butane lighter will open a bottle just fine. And you

^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
can make fire with it, too. For wine, just push the cork in.

^^^^ ^^^^
Not on chair two at Loveland on a typical Loveland ski day!


bw


Sam "I lite 'em up with a Zippo at Loveland" Seiber
 




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