From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 15:30:18 PDT
I just had a friend (who I met on the internet) come here for a fortnight
visit and he spent about three forths of his visit complaining about how we
have butchered up the language. He had a different name for almost anything
I talked about. We were mainly talking about trailers and trucks.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: m35products <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M151 Question
> In firefighting, the two-and-a-half-inch line ("hose" to you onlookers) is
a
> "deuce'n'a half" but the two-inch line is a "two-inch line". Go figure.
>
> (Of course, the one-a-half inch line is a "booster line" and the front
> hydrant connection is a "steamer" connection. When you pump while the
> engine is moving, you are said to "Pump & roll", not "pump & drive". The
> truck that pumps is an "engine", the vehicle that has the ladder on top is
> the "truck" and the truck with the tank is a pumper. It's all a
conspiracy,
> right, Sonny?)
>
> Capt. apb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Garrett" <j.garrett@verizon.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M151 Question
>
>
> >
> > OK, I misunderstood the question and gave what might appear as a
> smart-aleck
> > answer. I did not intend to be smart-alecky.
> >
> > Nothing but speculation, but I would suggest that it is shorthand.
Deuce
> is
> > MUCH easier to say than deuceandahalf.
> >
> > Joe Garrett
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > Behalf Of Sonny Heath
> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 8:27 AM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] M151 Question
> >
> >
> > I know, I know but what about the half?
> >
> > Sonny
> >
> >
> >
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