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Richard Henry wrote:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/u...s_1n7tram.html Cut a cable with a pocketknife? Seems like a risky proposition. Glad I wasn't on that tram... I have ridden two trams in my life. One at Squaw, one at Garmisch. The scenery and terrain under both were incredible. But the thought of plummeting to my death on said terrain is quite disturbing... -- Chester Bullock, Ethical, custom website hosting, design and programming Tenxible Solutions, http://www.tenxible.com Web Based Autoresponder and DRIP system, http://www.toolsre.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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Chester Bullock wrote:
Richard Henry wrote: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/u...s_1n7tram.html Cut a cable with a pocketknife? Seems like a risky proposition. Glad I wasn't on that tram... I have ridden two trams in my life. One at Squaw, one at Garmisch. The scenery and terrain under both were incredible. But the thought of plummeting to my death on said terrain is quite disturbing... Well now; in 1978 one of the cables at Squaw untracked and tore through a tram car, killing passengers without even requiring that they plummet to their death, although IIRC one did pop out of the ripped open car for some air time. http://www.notram.org/squaw1.htm |
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"Chester Bullock" wrote in message ... Richard Henry wrote: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/u...s_1n7tram.html Cut a cable with a pocketknife? Seems like a risky proposition. Glad I wasn't on that tram... I have ridden two trams in my life. One at Squaw, one at Garmisch. The scenery and terrain under both were incredible. But the thought of plummeting to my death on said terrain is quite disturbing... Have you been on the one at Chamonix (sp)? I was the first one on for the trip back down. It was spooky. |
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"lal_truckee" wrote in message ... Chester Bullock wrote: Richard Henry wrote: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/u...s_1n7tram.html Cut a cable with a pocketknife? Seems like a risky proposition. Glad I wasn't on that tram... I have ridden two trams in my life. One at Squaw, one at Garmisch. The scenery and terrain under both were incredible. But the thought of plummeting to my death on said terrain is quite disturbing... Well now; in 1978 one of the cables at Squaw untracked and tore through a tram car, killing passengers without even requiring that they plummet to their death, although IIRC one did pop out of the ripped open car for some air time. http://www.notram.org/squaw1.htm I was working at a nearby ski area at the time. That was scary. They did plummet to a certain extent but the "saftey" cable cut through the car and crushed people on the rebound as far as I understood it. |
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