Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-2BF6E8.02390214122008
@news.giganews.com:

> In article > ,
> PeterL > wrote:
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>> > I'm considering Alaska. <g>
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>> I'd like *some* sunshine now and then :-)
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> You get 24/7 of it in the summer. <g>



Yeah, I experienced that when I was living in Tromsø, Norway.


Having BBQ's on the beach at 3am, in full daylight, was 'different'!!



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>> Every time I open my browser, I have the homepage set to this......
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>> http://www.thistasmania.com/popular/webcam.htm
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> That's a very graceful bridge.


Which also has a 'history'.

http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/brd1.htm


The Lake Illawarra is still there under the bridge, in 115' of water and
under the part of the bridge that collapsed and fell on it, sinking it,
along with the 4 cars that went over.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Illawarra_(ship)



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Australia

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