Dear Mr. America, nee History:

They certainly are not treating you well, are they. Do you have a union? Do
you know any thugs? Do they know you were written up in Brill's Content and
listed in the 2MM Most Important People in the Business of Writing About
Olde Buildings? I appreciate your offer to meet me on the bridge, but I am
hoping we have seen the hottest day of the summer (yesterday or the day
before) and I think we may be hassled by the local constabulary if we tried
to walk across said span. Unless, of course, you know someone or something I
don't. (Once rode my bike across the V-N and over the plywood placed over
the expansion joints -- there to keep small children on the bridge and
reduce the fear-inspired paralysis typically induced in their parents .)

Thanks for you help. Should you need thugs, please call.

Sign me,

Walter Reuther.

-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 7:19 AM
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Subject: Re: a question, the answer to which everyone may enjoy...


In a message dated 05/09/00 5:53:26 PM EST, [log in to unmask]
writes:

<< Mr. Met History:   With the resources you have at hand I am certain you
can settle an old bet. >>

Sorry.  Don't have Nexis.  Don't have health insurance.  Don't even have an
ID card. Mail addressed to me at the NYT regularly returned "Unknown".  Will
meet you, however, in heat of summer and depth of winter to measure
expansion/contraction of bridge.  Or, could we possibly just fake it?

Sign me,  Mall of America