----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lloyd" <dougl_at_islandnet.com> > Zap straps are commonly used to bundle electrical wires together. You insert > one end through a small square and then tighten like a lasso. Usually you > can't untighten them. They come in a range of sizes and gauges. I use heavy > duty ones, then snip off the extra length. We call them wire ties down here. Another example of how Canadian and American English can differ. What you call chesterfields we call sofas, for example. ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 13 2002 - 08:54:49 PST
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