MIKE ROSS wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

MR> "Roy J. Tellason" wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (05 Jul
03  04:06:23)  ---
MR> on the topic of "TV reception"

MR> temporary driveway shelter consisting of a metal tube framework
MR> covered with a plastic/fibreglass covering.

RJT> Temporarily?  For winter?

MR> Around here there are bylaws that restrict their use to winter
MR> between early November and late April.

Grr.

More and more of that sort of thing all the time.  I'm just hoping I end up
someplace where that's not going to be the type of things that go on...

RJT> I could use one of those *now*.  The damn cars get *way* too hot out
RJT> there,  and there's things I could be doing on all three of my
RJT> vehicles out there if it weren't so darn hot.

MR> I hadn't thought of them being useful in the summer for shade. They
MR> are mostly clear or white here but I've seen them blue and also 
MR> silver ones. Wouldn't a silver covering be great for reflecting
MR> heat away?

Yeah.  The one I've seen up the road from here has an aluminum
"skin" on it, sorta like the cap on my truck. 

RJT> I've seen them for sale around here,  more than I want to pay.  And
RJT> since I'm renting,  there's no way I'm gonna make that investment
RJT> anyhow.

MR> Here most people buy those shelters but there are rentals too.

Probably only worth while in the real short term,  the way rentals around
here seem to be priced.

MR> I've seen more uses other than driveways, for example a long 
MR> walkway or an entrance, etc. I guess anything to keep from 
MR> shoveling!

Sounds like a good idea,  actually.

MR> BTW thanks for sending your warm air our way as we've been having a
MR> beautiful 30'C summer. That's metric for 86'F. Speaking of which
MR> I've just heard the 9mm has been found the favorite handgun of US
MR> school age kids. The good news is at least they are learning their
MR> metric system!  (re: either Letterman or Leno don't recall which
MR> one said it) 

No problem with a 9mm as far as I'm concerned,  I never go out without one!

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