[at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben

Tue Nov 16 22:06:56 CST 2010

LOL!!! 

I beg to differ, sir.  The word bunk is singular (i.e. - 1 bed/1 person - although there are circumstances.... ). 
Therefore the word "bunks" (plural) is a multiple of the word "bunk" meaning, of course, however many 
"bunks" there might be would accomodate the same number of "persons" (assuming no extraordinary 
circumstances) - regardless of horizontal or vertical arrangement.  :-))

In my experience, the proper term for stacked "bunks" is "bunk beds", although in certain military applications 
other, sometimes less polite, terms would apply.  

This, of course, is "my" interpretation.  YMMV. 

So...... at-l has descended to quibble-mode?  

C'est la vie, c'est la guerre.  This is where I came in 15 years ago.  

Have a good night,
Jim

http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/

From: jplynch at crosslink.net
To: spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com; carla_dave_hicks at verizon.net; athiker at smithville.net
CC: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net; at-l at backcountry.net; atrailhiker at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:49:10 -0500

As in all things and especially word problems, the key is definition of terms.  So here our term is "bunk" and our definition is..  what?  Depending on usage, the word "bunk" can mean one bed-like platform or two stacked.  (In other usage as we've noted, the number stacked can be more than two).  So to know what we're talking about, the term has to be further defined with explanation.  In my limited memory, only having been there once, Bears Den has both single "bunks" and double-bunks.  So to get the actual number of sleeping spots, more detail is needed!
I've got broad shoulders and a happy heart, so pick away!  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim and_or Ginny Owen 
To: jplynch at crosslink.net ; Carla & Dave Hicks ; Rob Davis 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: [at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben

Not meaning to pick on you Jim, but you're convenient.  So... just to settle the dust here - if 
the number of bunks is "X", then "X" is the number of people who can sleep in those bunks.  
No matter how high they're stacked.   In high school algebra they used to call that a word 
problem.  

Have a good night,
Jim

http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/

From: jplynch at crosslink.net
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CC: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net; at-l at backcountry.net; atrailhiker at hotmail.com; spiriteagle99 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:04:15 -0500

There was so *many* of you guys; have to fit you in somehow... :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carla & Dave Hicks 
To: giniajim ; Felix J 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben

As a Marine and having been transported by the Navy, I saw far higher then quads – e.g., 18 inches apart, canvas stretched with ropes inside a pipe rectangle, & hung by chains on one side so they could be folded up.

Chainsaw

From: giniajim 
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:14 AM
To: Felix J 
Cc: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net ; at-l ; Marsha Lee ; Jim and_or Ginny Owen 
Subject: Re: [at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben

Now if you are/were/have been in the Navy, you may have seen quad bunks!  

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Felix J 
Cc: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net ; Marsha Lee ; at-l ; Jim and_or Ginny Owen 
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] The Mother Ruck.....and Ben
 On 11/16/2010 1:04 AM, giniajim wrote: 

The ones at Bears Den are doubles... :)

 Sum bunks r triples, jest say'n
ANY bunk can be made into a triple if you want too badly enough...  

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