Overproof wrote:
So.... don't feel too badly... as it was indeed your influence that helped
me to achieve my current state of character. This no doubt has a bearing on
why I feel so at ease taking you Yankees & Crackers to task if I think you
are shoveling me a line.... ;-D

You never did take a look at the cranes & ift booms supported at 25% or
less of their length, though. Since that thread, I've been looking
around, and it's amazingly common.

DSK