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10173. PelleNilsson - 7/5/2004 12:55:28 AM Lasting long is not a problem. There is no known upper limit to the life time of a well maintained wooden floor. 10174. judithathome - 7/5/2004 12:58:17 AM Yes, I know...we have 50+ years going on our tiger oak floors and they look as good as new. 10175. Macnas - 7/5/2004 12:59:42 AM But bamboo is not an exotic wood! 10176. judithathome - 7/5/2004 1:02:39 AM Right...it's better in some respects.
I've been in homes in Japan where bamboo was used not only as flooring but on walls and ceilings in patterns and it looks pretty exotic. For grass. ;-) 10177. PelleNilsson - 7/5/2004 1:10:41 AM I suspect it is so heavily treated that it rather is a composite material with bamboo as one of the ingredients. 10178. Magoseph - 7/5/2004 2:20:54 AM 
To its owner's chagrin, this intruder adopted us lately.
10179. judithathome - 7/5/2004 5:55:00 AM Well, Pelle, in Japan it looks like bamboo, not a composite. But just ask Kuligin, I'm too dumb to know the difference of what is right beforemy very eyes. 10180. Magoseph - 7/5/2004 7:23:51 AM I have a Neocon quiz in American Politics, Message # 4380 in thread 155 If you can and are inclined to do so, please stop by there and take it. Thank you.
10181. Macnas - 7/5/2004 4:26:29 PM The test was wasted on me, as I had to pretend to be an american. But in any case it turns out that if I were an amerian I would be an isolationist. 10182. Macnas - 7/5/2004 4:31:21 PM re 10176
Judith, what I mean is that in my opinion, bamboo should not be priced the same as exotic hardwood, as it is essentially a big weed with none of the scarcity issues that bump up the price of the likes of mahogany and teak. 10183. alistairConnor - 7/5/2004 5:01:11 PM Har! I read $6.25 per square METRE ... thought, OK, competitive with laminate tiles... but no, I'm out by an order of magnitude.
At over 50 euros per square metre... that bamboo does look nice, but I'll wait a bit. 10184. Macnas - 7/5/2004 5:43:23 PM You do have problems with unit conversion don't you. 10185. neato - 7/5/2004 5:58:20 PM Mago, that cat must have a Thing for hostas - very impressive garden 10186. PelleNilsson - 7/5/2004 6:17:08 PM OnlineConversion is a useful site for the conversion challenged. 10187. Magoseph - 7/5/2004 7:26:46 PM Useful site, thanks, Pelle. Neato, I never thought of that. I must tell the neighbor to plant some. How are you?
Good morning, Ireland, France, and Sweden! 10188. Macnas - 7/5/2004 7:48:17 PM Hello Mago. 10189. alistairConnor - 7/5/2004 9:24:20 PM Hey, I can guarantee that I have no difficulties with conversions in everyday life. Metres, kilogrammes, celcius and euros, all easily convertible.
I grew up with pounds, shillings and ounces, but I've forgotten all that.
Do you still do Imperial in Eireland, or have you decolonised? 10190. Magoseph - 7/5/2004 9:25:18 PM Salut, Mac! The TVs (four, not my doing) are very excited right now and I can't stand the commotion. I can't turn them off since I don't want to start one of those 'roof-lift' fights. I plan today to spend most of the day outside in the garage working on my 'now-posponed until whenever famous garage sale'. 10191. Macnas - 7/5/2004 9:34:37 PM Ireland is, officially at least, purely metric.
However, in practise, we use a hodgepodge of both metric and imperial units. For instance, pipe and tube is measured in metric units with regard to length, but with regard to diameter we use the inch measure for the very most part.
Likewise pressure ratings can still be stated in lbs. per, and area is often expressed in square foot.
Interestingly enough (well to me anyway), calculation of land area for our national land registry is done in roods and perches.
10192. Macnas - 7/5/2004 9:39:38 PM Mago, when you go so far as to turn on 4 excitable TV's, a commotion is the least you can expect.
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