“RE: Don't Cross the Beams”

On 2/9/06, Mike said:

>In many factories there are 'beams' in the ceiling, 4 to 6 inches high and
>2 to 4 inches wide, that carry heavy electrical wiring. They extend
>throughout the plants, often for thousands of lineal feet. The power is
>often 480 volts and in some older buildings 600 volts. Your comment
>brought a vision to mind - crossing THOSE beams would DEFINITELY make a
>"huge ripple in the force"!!!

Dad,

Your response suggests that you didn't get the 'beams' reference. It's a joke from the first Ghostbusters. Greg and I, in this case, are the super-powered-ghost-busting lasers that Venkman said must not be crossed, but which they later crossed in order to 'splode the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man. (I think that was his name.)

Seth