Inside, Outside, Near Lane, Far Lane, whatever...

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Carol earlier:
> > > And, erm, "sandwich" in the previous post? Was it roast beef or PB
> and J?
> > 
> > Geoff:
> > Ham and salad. Balanced and healthy.
> 
> Carol again:
> 
> Good choice! (With mustard, not mayonnaise, I hope.)

Geoff:
Vinaigrette dressing preferably.

Carol: 
> Seriously, you wrote: "With the proviso that there is a central
> reservation and probably a crash barrier in the sandwich as well."
> 
> I assume that the "central reservation" is what we call a median or an
> island (a raised area, often landscaped, that separates traffic going
> in opposite directions). Or is that the "crash barrier"? But I can't
> figure out what the "sandwich" is. Does it have concrete sides and a
> grass filling? If so, *it's* the island or median.

Geoff:
The central reservation is usually a flat grass section with concrete 
kerbing. Crash barriers, which are standard on motorways and  trunk 
A-class roads are substantial strips of corrugated steel mounted about 
3 feet off the ground on metal posts to prevent crossover smashes in 
the case of  a vehicle coming off the outside lane towards the centre.

I viewed the central resevation and crash barriers as the filling in the 
sandwich of two slices of carriageway.
:-)

Carol, who would call a "ham and salad sandwich" a ham sandwich with
> lettuce and tomato

Geoff:
A little clarification is called for.

Are you suggesting that the lettuce and tomato are a side salad? I mean 
a sandwich which contains ham and salad items between the slices of 
bread....