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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Back East #59772 03/11/2002 4:09 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 We ain' got us all that many foreshores here in the Finger Lakes. The Finger Lakes are glacier carved bodies of water with steep sides. The only dwellings on the lake shore are upscale summer homes; the access tends to be limited in the winter due to steep driveways getting iced in. When you get up into the flat lands above the lakes you get old (we're talking ~150 years as old; it's relative) farm structures in the areas that tornadoes don't tend to come through leaving the tornado alleys free. This is where the trailer parks go. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Back East #59773 03/11/2002 8:22 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: As a quibble, the Finger Lakes as I understand it were not "carved" by the glaciers' ice, but rather eroded by their meltwater. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Back East #59774 03/11/2002 8:33 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 not "carved" by the glaciers' ice, but rather eroded by their meltwater. And they call *me a pedantic nitpicker (or is that nitpicking pedant?). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Back East #59775 03/11/2002 8:55 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: I tried hard but could not find anything on Internet to back me up. Dozens of books and college courses, I did find some pretty pictures from cornell.edu http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/Geo101/101images_fall.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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