Bill, at 09:01 on Aug 06 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> Geez, you fellows must have lousy phone lines.  I get 
DD>> regular 33,600 connects from a site more than 1000 miles 
DD>> away.

BG> Miles?  What the hell are they?  It's 1600 kilometres, if 
BG> you don't mind.  :)

I _was_ talking to am American.  They don't understand metric you know.

David
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