Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
11-01-2006, 02:11 PM
#11
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
and traffic in Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but I
> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the ground
> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a giant
> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved roads.
>
> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>
> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>> than
>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>> with for a main highway?
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>
>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>> >
>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>
>
>
http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
and traffic in Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but I
> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the ground
> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a giant
> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved roads.
>
> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>
> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>> than
>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>> with for a main highway?
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>
>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>> >
>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>
>
>
11-01-2006, 02:11 PM
#12
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
and traffic in Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but I
> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the ground
> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a giant
> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved roads.
>
> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>
> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>> than
>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>> with for a main highway?
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>
>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>> >
>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>
>
>
http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
and traffic in Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but I
> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the ground
> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a giant
> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved roads.
>
> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>
> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>> than
>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>> with for a main highway?
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>
>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>> >
>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>
>
>
11-01-2006, 02:11 PM
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
and traffic in Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but I
> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the ground
> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a giant
> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved roads.
>
> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>
> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>> than
>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>> with for a main highway?
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>
>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>> >
>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>
>
>
http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
and traffic in Moscow
http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but I
> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the ground
> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a giant
> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved roads.
>
> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>
> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>> than
>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>> with for a main highway?
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>
>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>
>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>> >
>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>
>
>
11-01-2006, 03:55 PM
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>
> and traffic in Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>> I
>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>> ground
>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>> giant
>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>> roads.
>>
>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>> than
>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>>> with for a main highway?
>>>
>>> Saludos,
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>
>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>
>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>> >
>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>
> and traffic in Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>> I
>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>> ground
>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>> giant
>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>> roads.
>>
>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>> than
>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>>> with for a main highway?
>>>
>>> Saludos,
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>
>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>
>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>> >
>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
11-01-2006, 03:55 PM
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>
> and traffic in Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>> I
>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>> ground
>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>> giant
>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>> roads.
>>
>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>> than
>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>>> with for a main highway?
>>>
>>> Saludos,
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>
>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>
>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>> >
>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>
> and traffic in Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>> I
>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>> ground
>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>> giant
>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>> roads.
>>
>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>> than
>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>>> with for a main highway?
>>>
>>> Saludos,
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>
>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>
>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>> >
>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
11-01-2006, 03:55 PM
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>
> and traffic in Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>> I
>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>> ground
>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>> giant
>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>> roads.
>>
>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>> than
>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>>> with for a main highway?
>>>
>>> Saludos,
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>
>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>
>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>> >
>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>
> and traffic in Moscow
>
> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>
>
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>> I
>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>> ground
>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>> giant
>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>> roads.
>>
>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>
>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>> than
>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come up
>>> with for a main highway?
>>>
>>> Saludos,
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>
>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>
>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>> >
>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
11-01-2006, 03:56 PM
#17
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Hey, I though I noticed, one of those cars in the waterhole was the "death
by Liberty" Jeep!
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:E96dnaycZ9Y9lNTYnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
>> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>>
>> and traffic in Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>>> ground
>>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>>> giant
>>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>>> roads.
>>>
>>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>>> than
>>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come
>>>> up
>>>> with for a main highway?
>>>>
>>>> Saludos,
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>>
>>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
by Liberty" Jeep!
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:E96dnaycZ9Y9lNTYnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
>> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>>
>> and traffic in Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>>> ground
>>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>>> giant
>>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>>> roads.
>>>
>>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>>> than
>>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come
>>>> up
>>>> with for a main highway?
>>>>
>>>> Saludos,
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>>
>>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
11-01-2006, 03:56 PM
#18
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Hey, I though I noticed, one of those cars in the waterhole was the "death
by Liberty" Jeep!
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:E96dnaycZ9Y9lNTYnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
>> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>>
>> and traffic in Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>>> ground
>>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>>> giant
>>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>>> roads.
>>>
>>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>>> than
>>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come
>>>> up
>>>> with for a main highway?
>>>>
>>>> Saludos,
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>>
>>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
by Liberty" Jeep!
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:E96dnaycZ9Y9lNTYnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
>> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>>
>> and traffic in Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>>> ground
>>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>>> giant
>>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>>> roads.
>>>
>>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>>> than
>>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come
>>>> up
>>>> with for a main highway?
>>>>
>>>> Saludos,
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>>
>>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
11-01-2006, 03:56 PM
#19
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Hey, I though I noticed, one of those cars in the waterhole was the "death
by Liberty" Jeep!
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:E96dnaycZ9Y9lNTYnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
>> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>>
>> and traffic in Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>>> ground
>>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>>> giant
>>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>>> roads.
>>>
>>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>>> than
>>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come
>>>> up
>>>> with for a main highway?
>>>>
>>>> Saludos,
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>>
>>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
by Liberty" Jeep!
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:E96dnaycZ9Y9lNTYnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> That last one is hilarious. Ever try to drive in Mexico? Or Rome?
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:5d7fe$4548f1ff$422afc51$23846@FUSE.NET...
>> Here are some more....including pix of downtown Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/index.php?tag=russian-roads
>>
>> and traffic in Moscow
>>
>> http://englishrussia.com/?cat=13
>>
>>
>>
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:ftadnTzG86DtQNXYnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> The broken English in the text makes it sound like it's near Moscow, but
>>> I
>>> seriously doubt it. Yakutsk is a city in eastern Siberia, where the
>>> ground
>>> is probably frozen most of the year and firm to drive on, notice those
>>> pics are from the end of August, when the tundra thaws and creates a
>>> giant
>>> muddy mess. Paving that particular road would be a huge undertaking
>>> because of the freeze-thaw upheaval, you would have to take out a lot of
>>> underground permafrost. Kind of the reason why Alaska has few paved
>>> roads.
>>>
>>> Also, sure Russia has a plethora of natural resources but they are still
>>> reeling from Soviet inefficiency....
>>>
>>> "Earle Horton" <anglocapitalista@usa.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4548b3c5$0$12188$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>>> The thing that gets me, is that Russia is a rich nation in natural
>>>> resources, perhaps as rich as the United States, and certainly richer
>>>> than
>>>> many First and Second World nations. And that is all they could come
>>>> up
>>>> with for a main highway?
>>>>
>>>> Saludos,
>>>>
>>>> Earle
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
>>>> news:BS22h.45175$r61.11699@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>>> Not too many brains there !
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>>>>
>>>>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:8636a$4548ae94$422afc51$8325@FUSE.NET...
>>>>> > Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://englishrussia.com/?p=315
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
11-01-2006, 09:40 PM
#20
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Re: Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
billy ray wrote:
> Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Amazing. Their roads are almost as bad as they are here in Kalifornia.
For the record, the babe in the blue jumpsuit is hot.
I must ask, as bad as it is, why no Jeeps in the mix?
> Russians Off-Road on their federal highways
Amazing. Their roads are almost as bad as they are here in Kalifornia.
For the record, the babe in the blue jumpsuit is hot.
I must ask, as bad as it is, why no Jeeps in the mix?