tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5072661833804320590..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taoyuan Pond RideMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-47157782965417760012013-07-14T16:26:36.392+08:002013-07-14T16:26:36.392+08:00So there were channels issuing from the ponds for ...So there were channels issuing from the ponds for reserve irrigation - did you follow any of them? Also were there any channels connecting the ponds to nearby streams, or even connecting the ponds to each other? Or are the ponds independent of one another?<br /><br />Note on jargon... <br /><br />I always use the word "canal" to refer to a channel carrying water <i>toward</i> land for irrigation and I use the word "ditch" to refer to a channel carrying water <i>away</i> from irrigated land. I don't bother with etymology for this distinction, instead it comes from thinking of the verb form "to ditch" meaning "to eject" or "get rid of". <br /><br />If the two words are used interchangably, then there's no reason to have two words rather than one. Yet there are two functionally different types of water channel and it makes sense to distinguish them with two different words.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82541930532570015452013-07-14T09:44:37.164+08:002013-07-14T09:44:37.164+08:00Nice post Michael. Enjoyed the pictures and also l...Nice post Michael. Enjoyed the pictures and also learning about the history of the ponds. Certainly seems like a nice ride out there. Maybe can put that on my riding radar in the next few months. Certainly didn't seem to have too many big climbs. <br /><br />Sorry I couldn't join you on Friday to ride around Taipei but family commitments have caught up. Hope to meet and ride with you soon.<br /><br />Cheers<br />PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103990308942486967noreply@blogger.com