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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: 3 Oct 2024 18:27:13 GMT
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On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 05:59:41 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 3 Oct 2024 05:46:16 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> I was in Ajo, I think in'95, when people in Tuscon found out it's not a
>> good idea to build in something with 'rio' in the name even if it
>> hasn't seen water in 100 years.
> 
> Here’s another one: “wadi”. It specifically means “dry river bed”.

'Wash' is the SW US equivalent. Some will have low earthen dams. If it 
rains you get a little oasis for a while.