[TheForge] Re: Iron Bridge

[Mike Spencer]

> In the mid 70's ALCOA decided to produce aluminum (aluminium for you
> Canadians) can sheet for the European Market.  We built a new hot
> line, cold mill and finishing line using technology never used
> before for can sheet.  It was a complete disaster and 3000 miles
> from the companies technical base in Pittsburgh. PA.  Our recovery
> rate was about 30 percent....
> [snip]

Wow.  Good yarn.  Thanks.

> ...aluminum (aluminium for you Canadians)...

Well, maybe in central Canada, not here.  We say "aluminum".  Some few
illiterate older people, ones who dropped out of school in the 3rd or
4th grade, say "alumium" but mispronouce many other words too.

- Mike

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