Interesting name for a vehicle though:
es·ca·lade (sk-ld, -läd)
n.
The act of scaling a fortified wall or rampart.
...Wayne
>
> Was that necessary?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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>
> On 2/26/2013 10:06 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> >
> > escalade=pimp or drug dealer.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Norcutt
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:04 PM
> > To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Winter in Maine
> >
> > Yes, the Escalade has a GMC truck frame. Pretentious, no. The owner
> > doesn't have a pretentious bone in his body. He likely thinks of it
> > as practical since the Escalade is such a multi-purpose vehicle. Here
> > you see the Escalade being packed up after a two week trip to the Cape.
> > Jammed full of everything including 3 kayaks, lobster boiling pot, etc.
> > <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2951>
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > On 2/26/2013 8:07 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> >> That is strange. Is the Escalade's frame from a truck. He could do
> >> some serious damage plowing with an SUV if it's not on a solid truck
> >> frame. (I also think it's pretentious as hell, but that's just me.
> >> <g>)
> >>
> >> --Bob
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 25, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> >>
> >>> The strangest snow plow I've ever seen belongs to a friend of mine
> >>> who is a veterinarian. He has always done the plowing for his long
> >>> driveway at home and for his veterinary hospital about 1/4 mile down
> >>> the road. His choice of car is a Cadillac Escalade SUV. So he has a
> >>> plow and hydraulic lift attached to the Escalade. I suspect it's
> >>> the only Cadillac snow plow in the world. :-)
> >>>
> >>> Looks like this one (sans plow)
> >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Escalade#Third_generation>
> >>
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