Joe wrote:

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

Joe

Ah Joe, as one who lives and works a lot of the time on the
sweeping plainlands of the arid interior, I _do_ understand your
revulsion. It's one I commonly meet amongst tourists new to such
areas. You see, never in their lives have they been confronted
by a clear 360 degrees of level horizon, with no evidence of
human structure or activity other than the road they are on. Just
like being at sea, in fact, for which they also experience
similar feelings of revulsion, and, indeed, terror. You may find
professional counselling will assist you in conquering this fear
of wide, apparently featureless horizons. You will need to get
rid of your generalised agoraphobia first.

Best wishes for an unbounded future unlimited by close
horizons,crimped cities and cramped docks.
--
Flying Tadpole

-------------------------
Learn wat lies below the waves of cyberspace!
http://music.download.com/internetopera
http://internetopera.netfirms.com

This thead got me thinking about a stretch of Interstate 80
west of Salt Lake City.

The road is perfectly straight for probably 40 miles or more.
Off in the distance you see what looks like a huge tree. You
can't quite make out what it is. Each mile--still the same
thoughts. What the heck is it?

Finally after what seems like hours, you pull up alongside
this weird metal scupture 100 or so feet high that looks like
an tree with huge balls instead of leaves. I later learned it's
called "The Tree of Utah. [Metaphor] or The Tree of Life.

There is no parking. The idea is to keep bored drivers on
this stretch of highway from falling asleep at the wheel. The
scupture keeps dsrivers minds working and more alert.

Finally, you see this weird things and you spend the next
hunderd miles, wondering about it.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attra...Nmetaphor.html

http://utahpictures.com/Bonneville_Salt_Flats.php

Bart Senior

Flying Tadpole wrote

Joe wrote:

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

Ah Joe, as one who lives and works a lot of the time on the
sweeping plainlands of the arid interior, I _do_ understand your
revulsion. It's one I commonly meet amongst tourists new to such
--
Flying Tadpole

A local sort-of equivalent is on the Oodnadatta track near Lake
Eyre, though in this case if you've gone to sleep on the dirt,
gravel, holes and general banging you deserve to die anyway.
Multiple sculptures including a giant dog from a derelict railway
tank and a sunflower from an old windpump. Onl;y immediately
available photo is "Planehenge", at eh bottom of
http://www.ace.net.au/schooner/asapo.htm You can skip the
reading to get to the picture...

Problem I always used to have was with the cypress pines,
beautiful dark green stately trees until an eagle perches in one,
then tou realise it's actually 20 feet high...

Bart Senior wrote:

This thead got me thinking about a stretch of Interstate 80
west of Salt Lake City.

The road is perfectly straight for probably 40 miles or more.
Off in the distance you see what looks like a huge tree. You
can't quite make out what it is. Each mile--still the same
thoughts. What the heck is it?

Finally after what seems like hours, you pull up alongside
this weird metal scupture 100 or so feet high that looks like
an tree with huge balls instead of leaves. I later learned it's
called "The Tree of Utah. [Metaphor] or The Tree of Life.

There is no parking. The idea is to keep bored drivers on
this stretch of highway from falling asleep at the wheel. The
scupture keeps dsrivers minds working and more alert.

Finally, you see this weird things and you spend the next
hunderd miles, wondering about it.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attra...Nmetaphor.html

http://utahpictures.com/Bonneville_Salt_Flats.php

Bart Senior

Flying Tadpole wrote

Joe wrote:

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

Ah Joe, as one who lives and works a lot of the time on the
sweeping plainlands of the arid interior, I _do_ understand your
revulsion. It's one I commonly meet amongst tourists new to such
--
Flying Tadpole

--
Flying Tadpole

-------------------------
Break Away, Sail Away and putz away
now at http://music.download.com/internetopera

Yep, Taddy, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what Bart was saying!
Scout

"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message
...
Perceptive, Bart. Agronomy measurement techniques intended for
sagebrush country can be applied without change to saltbush
country: yield identical standard errors and other statistical
parameters despite a totally different taxonomic suite of
species, with almost no overlap. The ecosystems functionally and
physically are equivalent. Hence in the days when the US
actively managed its rangelands, the now defunct Journal of Range
Management was required reading for Oz range management also.


Bart Senior wrote:

Looks like most of Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona,
New Mexico, and Utah.

Joe wrote

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

--
Flying Tadpole

-------------------------
Break Away, Sail Away and putz away
now at http://music.download.com/internetopera

The absolute funniest thing about that story is that you can't stop because
THERE'S NO PLACE TO PARK! LOLOL!
Scout

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...

This thead got me thinking about a stretch of Interstate 80
west of Salt Lake City.

The road is perfectly straight for probably 40 miles or more.
Off in the distance you see what looks like a huge tree. You
can't quite make out what it is. Each mile--still the same
thoughts. What the heck is it?

Finally after what seems like hours, you pull up alongside
this weird metal scupture 100 or so feet high that looks like
an tree with huge balls instead of leaves. I later learned it's
called "The Tree of Utah. [Metaphor] or The Tree of Life.

There is no parking. The idea is to keep bored drivers on
this stretch of highway from falling asleep at the wheel. The
scupture keeps dsrivers minds working and more alert.

Finally, you see this weird things and you spend the next
hunderd miles, wondering about it.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attra...Nmetaphor.html

http://utahpictures.com/Bonneville_Salt_Flats.php

Bart Senior

Flying Tadpole wrote

Joe wrote:

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

Ah Joe, as one who lives and works a lot of the time on the
sweeping plainlands of the arid interior, I _do_ understand your
revulsion. It's one I commonly meet amongst tourists new to such
--
Flying Tadpole

Yea, but that's not *really* Texas - it's Baja Louisiana. Texas is on the
outskirts of Del Rio ....

"FamilySailor" wrote in message
...
Depends on what part of Texas. Here in Southeast Texas we are on the edge
of
a rain forest......

"Michael" wrote
..... Now I'm entering my third year without a car,.....

Unpatriotic pervert! Prolly avoids credit card debt too!

That's a good stretch of highway to catch up on your sleep.

Scotty

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
et...

This thead got me thinking about a stretch of Interstate 80
west of Salt Lake City.

The road is perfectly straight for probably 40 miles or more.
Off in the distance you see what looks like a huge tree. You
can't quite make out what it is. Each mile--still the same
thoughts. What the heck is it?

Finally after what seems like hours, you pull up alongside
this weird metal scupture 100 or so feet high that looks like
an tree with huge balls instead of leaves. I later learned it's
called "The Tree of Utah. [Metaphor] or The Tree of Life.

There is no parking. The idea is to keep bored drivers on
this stretch of highway from falling asleep at the wheel. The
scupture keeps dsrivers minds working and more alert.

Finally, you see this weird things and you spend the next
hunderd miles, wondering about it.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attra...Nmetaphor.html

http://utahpictures.com/Bonneville_Salt_Flats.php

Bart Senior

Flying Tadpole wrote

Joe wrote:

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

Ah Joe, as one who lives and works a lot of the time on the
sweeping plainlands of the arid interior, I _do_ understand your
revulsion. It's one I commonly meet amongst tourists new to such
--
Flying Tadpole

Flying Tadpole wrote in message ...
Joe wrote:

See for yourself. This is what 99% of Oz looks like.

http://www.cockatoo.ch/tag15/outback.jpg

Joe

Ah Joe, as one who lives and works a lot of the time on the
sweeping plainlands of the arid interior, I _do_ understand your
revulsion.

Im not revulsed Tad, Ive been outback in the 80's. Just not my
favorite place ok.

It's one I commonly meet amongst tourists new to such
areas. You see, never in their lives have they been confronted
by a clear 360 degrees of level horizon, with no evidence of
human structure or activity other than the road they are on. Just
like being at sea, in fact,

No it is not. the sea is always changing, and is full of life.


for which they also experience
similar feelings of revulsion, and, indeed, terror.

Sheeeeze what a bunch of wusses, myself I could live at sea and never
return to land.


You may find
professional counselling will assist you in conquering this fear
of wide, apparently featureless horizons. You will need to get
rid of your generalised agoraphobia first.

Yadada yadada ............... What ever. Just dont try to pass off a
wasteland as the sea or ocean Ive been to both and much prefer the sea
or oceans. Big difference tad.


Best wishes for an unbounded future unlimited by close
horizons,crimped cities and cramped docks.

Thanks Same 2 ya! Good luck on the tie breaker

joe

The Newport News Marine Terminal is one of the nicest, cleanest ports on the
east coast, IMO.

Scotty

"Michael" wrote in message
...
Must be talking about Port Arthur and Beaumont area? The home of Janis
Joplin amongst others. We go up the Sabine every trip these days.

The ugliest spot in the country? I'd have to nominate Newport News, VA.
The prettiest spot? Newport News in the rearview mirror.

M.










"Vito" wrote in message
...
Yea, but that's not *really* Texas - it's Baja Louisiana. Texas is on
the
outskirts of Del Rio ....

"FamilySailor" wrote in message
...
Depends on what part of Texas. Here in Southeast Texas we are on the
edge
of
a rain forest......