tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post4182110741363008729..comments2024-03-28T08:37:58.136+01:00Comments on Limited, Inc.: The Human Limit: Notes from Far OffRoger Gathmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-22976316817430973962008-06-15T14:16:00.000+02:002008-06-15T14:16:00.000+02:00Well, you wouldn't use elm for coffins anyway, pre...Well, you wouldn't use elm for coffins anyway, precisely because you <I>do</I> want them to rot (plus it has poor working qualities - and it's pretty poor fuel, too). But they do use it as part of platforms under foundations, and they did use it for sewer pipes. Only, it doesn't last forever, and a lot will need replacing around the same time - and there isn't much available now, after Dutch Elm Disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-73771728068133845622008-06-14T21:29:00.000+02:002008-06-14T21:29:00.000+02:00Mr. Traxus! This post is actually a sidelong look ...Mr. Traxus! This post is actually a sidelong look at something you wrote in a comment at Culturemonkey, re anti-humanism. I did ponder that note. <BR/>I'm glad you liked the quote, too. One of my favorites.Roger Gathmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-55660716778211733712008-06-14T19:10:00.000+02:002008-06-14T19:10:00.000+02:00you don't know how much i love chuang-tzu, and esp...you don't know how much i love chuang-tzu, and especially that bit you quoted. thanks for the upload.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-62213639824709831822008-06-14T17:41:00.000+02:002008-06-14T17:41:00.000+02:00Mr. Lawrence, you are a man of parts! Coming from ...Mr. Lawrence, you are a man of parts! Coming from a family of cremators, I have little knowledge of the coffin trade. Elm sounds a bit expensive to me, though. How about ash? Or the larch?Roger Gathmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077210.post-56448915553374362062008-06-14T12:15:00.000+02:002008-06-14T12:15:00.000+02:00"...make coffins and they'd rot in no time". Well,..."...make coffins and they'd rot in no time". Well, of course - it's oak. You should use elm for things that need to hold up in the damp conditions underground.<BR/><BR/>(And it's spelled <I>axe</I>, ha ha.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com