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On 13 Jun 2005 06:21:23 -0700, wrote:
I'm serious here, it is a small country called The Netherlands which is for about one third below actual seal level. But not 200 feet below, surely? -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:05:45 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote: The lowest place in the world is the Dead Sea at 1,395' below sea Wow! It's for stuff like this that I continue to read the newsgroups despite all the crap that gets posted. I had NO IDEA the Dead Sea was anywhere near that far down. I would seriously like to visit (probably not in a floatplane, however). I drove across Death Valley one time and enjoyed the spooky feeling that if somecut cut a trench to the Pacific, the VW would have had a chance to prove the contention that Bugs float ... -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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It is not that bad, lowest point here is -22,18 ft.
But what makes some people nervous overhere is that the sea is just a few hunderd ft away. -Kees |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:34:07 -0400, Cub Driver
wrote in :: On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:05:45 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote: The lowest place in the world is the Dead Sea at 1,395' below sea Wow! It's for stuff like this that I continue to read the newsgroups despite all the crap that gets posted. I had NO IDEA the Dead Sea was anywhere near that far down. Thank you. I try to assure that my articles contain more *information* than opinion. While opinion isn't *always* "crap," it is often extraneous (like this follow up). |
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