Lux and the Independent

[shanbaum]

Six month later he fell asleep at the wheel of his new Mercedes 500, drove it into a hydro pole and totalled it.

Allow me to translate from the Canadian: they refer to electricity as "hydro". I suspect that many of mah fellow markins aren't aware of that.

[Chris Ryser]

Allow me to translate from the Canadian: they refer to electricity as "hydro". I suspect that many of mah fellow markins aren't aware of that.

You are so right. They call electricity also electricity in Canada but here in Quebec where we have the largest water supplied turbine plants in the world, they call elctricity also "Hydro Electric Power". Therefore a "Hydro Pole"

I have not heard yet the expession of a "Cell Pole" which would be a trasnmission pole for cellular telephones or a frame pole where you could display dead beat frames at reduced prices.

[Jedi]

You are so right. They call electricity also electricity in Canada but here in Quebec where we have the largest water supplied turbine plants in the world, they call elctricity also "Hydro Electric Power". Therefore a "Hydro Pole"

Yup, it's a Quebec thing, not much call for "hydro pole" in Alberta, (virtually a desert).