Long haul?
<p><span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="long">long</span> <span word="haul">haul</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="haul">haul</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="airliners">airliners</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="haul">haul</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>, <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hauling">hauling</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> “<span word="haul">haul</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span>, <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unceasing">unceasing</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hauling">hauling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nets">nets</span>, <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="catches">catches</span>.</p><p><span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="haul">haul</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>.</p>
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