document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\">    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"36670\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=edde8a354e8e16a723b02ea6de2cc999&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />The major lakes in Ohio are man made...there are some natural ones, albeit small.  I live on Grand Lake{10 miles x 3 miles} at one time the largest man made lake in the world...{Lake Mead is now}...hand dug in 1837-1839 for a feeder for the Miami-Erie Canal.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Pat Houseworth | <a href=\"http://patsdailyrant.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://patsdailyrant.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.20.08 - 8:26 pm | <a href=\"#36670\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"36678\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=dfbf372b115a933520b7115867449316&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />\"The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.\"<br><br>I guess prices for land might be a bit steep over there. <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br><br>\"The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas . It is as deep as 20 empire state buildings but only 3 inches wide.\"<br><br>Really. What were they trying to find, or where they trying to bury something. <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           MK | <a href=\"http://mksviews.wordpress.com\" title=\"http://mksviews.wordpress.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.20.08 - 9:45 pm | <a href=\"#36678\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"36685\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=94b04aca4e2b1eb4c97a21cb53f3e875&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Thanks for the lesson.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Dana | <a href=\"http://mysimplegifts.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://mysimplegifts.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.21.08 - 2:55 am | <a href=\"#36685\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"36926\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=c51b23d6cd82952d35868622ac92831a&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I would argue a bit about that deep hole in Texas...I have worked on some drilling rigs that put down a hole over 16,000 feet...and that was in Oklahoma. I have read of some 20,000 ft stuff in other places..the Russians were using air bits to put down some extremely deep holes some years back...<br /><span class=\"byline\">           GUYK | <a href=\"http://charmingjustcharming.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://charmingjustcharming.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 11.24.08 - 10:07 am | <a href=\"#36926\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <br /><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 125px;\"><a href=\"http://secretbuilders.com/ref?id=JSKIT\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/secretbuilders.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" border=\"0\"/></a></div><br /><div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/oldsoldier/1130599217060405530/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='oldsoldier' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='1130599217060405530' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");