Another DE fatality, this time PCA (from bird board) Options

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original thread here

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread....threadid=233916

article here

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.d...EWS01/508010308



be safe, guys.

[lapuwali]

QUOTE (ArtechnikA @ Aug 1 2005, 02:36 PM)

as i posted in another thread, it's a loss and a shame. i donno if it's part of the NE culture, or just the language, which i am still attempting to learn. there's this from the local (NY) news report: QUOTE Wiholm was killed shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into guide rails as he headed into "The Boot" at Turn 6. folks, if you're counting on the Armco to be a "guide" rail, you have an unpleasant surprise waiting for you.

I think this is just a terminology problem, common with near homonyms. People hear "guide" in place of "guard", and substitute without thinking. I suppose some people suppose it does "guide" you, as well. It guides you from hitting whatever's beyond it.

This is rather like "mute point" when "moot point" is meant. This mistake is usually made by people who've never actually heard of of the word "moot", or think it's a typo, but have heard the term "moot point" or "that point is moot" quite frequently.

On the other hand, perhaps it's a NY thing:

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