Staus (was gaper's block)

[Dave Hause]

They were still called that when I left in 90.
Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bergdahl" <einstein at FROGNET.NET>


RE: traffic slowdowns

In Germany 30 yrs ago the slowdowns on the Autobahn were called Staus--n.B.
the English plural--and I was told that it derived from the English word
"stall" but pronounced "shtao".