Re: Not physics.

["Paul O. Johnson" <pojhome@SWBELL.NET>]

Au contraire, Ludwik, one of the couple has to be only 55. My bride and I
have taken 10 Elderhostel courses and we're heading to another one tomorrow.
We'll spend next week in Phoenix discussing (1) Tony Hillerman's mystery
novels on Navajo and Hopi cultures, (2) Prehistoric and present day
astronomy, and (3) Sonoran desert wildlife. I highly recommend them.

Paul O. Johnson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ludwik Kowalski" <kowalskiL@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 4:04 PM
Subject: Not physics.


> The most important use of scales, as far Eskimos are
> concerned, is to sell fish. Two summers ago I spent
> a week in an elderhostel fish camp above the polar circle
> (near Kotzebue, Alaska). Do you know how much were
> fishermen paid per pound of salmon? Only 18 cents.
>
> By the way, I strongly recommend elderhostels; at least
> one (in a couple) has to be 62 or older to qualify. There
> are programs for all tastes. Go for it; ask them for the
> list of programs (1-877-426-8056, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET)
> or check at: <http://www.elderhostel.org>  I know it is
> not physics but I like to share good things with friends.
> Ludwik Kowalski
>
> Herbert H Gottlieb wrote:
>
> > What kind of wonderful scales do they have at the North Pole?
> > Why don't the Eskimos ship some of them down here??