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knightmaar

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27. Between 14 and 16 feet

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #23)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:37 PM

Nov 2015

Because ... uh ... pregnant women are pretty big ... and, uh, hospital gurneys ... but if you make the hallways too wide, mumble, mumble bad for the environment.

I really don't know the excuses you're supposed to make. These rules are supposed to be onerous and arbitrary.

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Why no wider than 16 feet? jmowreader Nov 2015 #23

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