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Florida_Geek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-04 05:50 AM
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You need to dig a little hole --- Ebay has the answer for You......


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3284949854

This 580 tonnes monster machine is a prized relic from the greatest construction achievement of the 20th century, the Channel Tunnel. With 227 double-headed rock picks tipped with tungsten carbide and a top revolving speed of 2.38 rev/min, this TBM removed a half million cubic meters of chalk and soil in creating the Eurotunnel route.

Although no longer fully operational, this enormous piece of engineering folklore will be of interest to science museums and technical enthusiasts around the world looking for a slice of history during the tenth anniversary of Eurotunnel's opening. The TBM is currently located at the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkstone.

Money raised from the sale will be distributed evenly to Eurotunnel's staff's preferred charities - McMillan Nurses, Demelza House Hospice and Pilgrim's Hospice.

Payment by postal order or bankers draft.

Delivery not included. Buyer must pick-up from current location and incur collection costs. Return not accepted.





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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-04 08:08 AM
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1. Dick Cheney.................
is probably bidding his ass off. Just think of the hidey holes he could dig with this baby? More 'undisclosed locations' are a must for our great vice pResident, that is unless there's a fundraiser to be attended.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-05-04 09:14 AM
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2. 1.5 million pounds - pricey!
It's tempting, but I wouldn't want to pay for shipping. :-)

Although perhaps I cuold just drive it from the UK, under the Atlantic Ocean, into New York Harbor and plop it up into Battery Park.
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