Bj”rn Forsstr”m (2:203/614.61) wrote to Steven Horn at 18:22 on 24 May 2003:

 BF> Ours are so old and at that time there were only small boats.

How old?

 BF> Before they built the locks at Trollh„ttan the vikings had to drag
 BF> their boats with cargo uphill and around instead.

I'd hate to see someone try to do that with a Great Lakes freighter.

 BF> To much of it causes diseases and mold and too little causes death
 BF> and failure of the crops. It is a thing we just dont get just enough
 BF> of. We have this month had to much of it, I think it is over 200 mm
 BF> now and many of the plants have drowned. Right now I am digging
 BF> ditches so that the green-house dont learn to swim. Then I will lay
 BF> down drainpipe so that the lawn will look nice again.

Our climate is dry so we could always use more. 

 BF> Btw, did you get the picture from Crete?

I did and I won't even tell your secret.:-)

 BF> If you want I can send some over my house.

If you have a fast Internet connection, I haveb some shots of our house.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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