[Rhodes22-list] Was PFD - Now Ark Building

[Chris Geankoplis]

good one Brad
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was PFD - Now Ark Building


> The Lord spoke to Noah   The Lord spoke to Noah and said, ''In six months
I
> am going to make it rain until the whole world is covered with water and
all
> the evil things are destroyed. But, I want to save a few good people and
two
> of every living thing on the planet. I am ordering you to build an ark.''
> And, in a flash of lightning, he delivered the specifications for the ark.
> ''OK,'' Noah said, trembling with fear and fumbling with the blueprints,
> ''I'm your man.''
>
> Six months passed, the sky began to cloud up, and the rain began to fall
in
> torrents. The Lord looked down and saw Noah sitting in his yard, weeping,
> and there was no ark.
>
> ''Noah!'' shouted the Lord, ''Where is My ark?'' A lightning bolt crashed
> into the ground right beside Noah.
>
> ''Lord, please forgive me!'' begged Noah. ''I did my best, but there were
> some big problems. First, I had to get a building permit for the ark's
> construction, but Your plans did not meet their code. So, I had to hire an
> engineer to redo the plans, only to get into a long argument with him
about
> whether to include a sprinkler system.
>
> ''My neighbors objected, claiming that I was violating zoning ordinances
by
> building the ark in my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the
city
> planning board.
>
> Then, I had a big problem getting enough wood for the ark, because there
was
> a ban on cutting trees to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the
> environmentalists and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that I needed the
> wood to save the owls, but they wouldn't let me catch them, so no owls.
>
> ''Next, I started gathering up the animals but got sued by an animal
rights
> group that objected to me taking along only two of each kind.
>
> ''Just when the suit got dismissed, the EPA notified me that I couldn't
> complete the ark without filling out an environmental impact statement on
> Your proposed flood. They didn't take kindly to the idea that they had no
> jurisdiction over the Supreme Being. Then, the Corps of Engineers wanted a
> map of the proposed flood plan. I sent them a globe!
>
> ''Right now, I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Equal
> Opportunities Commission over how many minorities I'm supposed to hire.
The
> IRS has seized all my assets claiming that I am trying to leave the
country,
> and I just got a notice from the state that I owe some kind of use tax.
> Really, I don't think I can finish the ark in less than five years.''
>
> With that, the sky cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow arched
> across the sky. Noah looked up and smiled. ''You mean you are not going to
> destroy the world?'' he asked hopefully.
>
> ''No,'' said the Lord. ''The government already has.''
>
> On Feb 17, 2008 9:34 PM, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Gee Bob,
> >        What kind of question is that.  Just think if Noah had gone and
> > asked that.
> >
> > Chris G
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Joe Babb look at this inflatable PFD's
> > theymust
> > have heard you!
> >
> >
> > > Is that Egyptian, Royal Egyptian, English or Roman cubits?
> > > /Robert
> > >
> > > Jack Chirch wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Joe -
> > > >
> > > > A quot is 0.15772 cubits
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Joe Babb
> > > > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:22 PM
> > > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Joe Babb look at this inflatable PFD's they
> > must
> > > > have heard you!
> > > >
> > > > Ed,
> > > > Thanks for the link.  I'll email them to find out whether they use
> > > > hydrostatic or lozenge type activation.  The ad didn't specify.  Do
> > you
> > know
> > > > what a quot is?  The ad specified "chest size between 30quot; and
> > 52quot".
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards,
> > > > Joe
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