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Re: "1997, the Year of the Backhoe" ...Re: Fiber Cut In Sterling VA.

  • From: Perry E. Metzger
  • Date: Tue Jul 29 12:05:32 1997 
Peter Galbavy writes:
> > "1997, the Year of the Backhoe"
> 
> For those of us who have not grown up with the (what sounds like)
> delightful vagaries of US road management - what is a backhoe ?

A type of "steam" shovel -- i.e. a particular kind of the class of
mechanical devices with a large articulated arm with a big scoop at
the end used for digging trenches and such. The details of what
distinguishes a backhoe from other members of the class aren't
important for your purposes...

.pm