Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
David
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
In article <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>, Chris Hughes
<lists@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
In message <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> David Higton
<dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less
than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we are going
imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we are going back to real measurements!!!! :-( God help the poor kids and probably teachers, who
do not know anything but metric.
I think it was our Brexit negotiator Lord Frost who say we might go
back to pounds, shillings and pence again as well in due course -
madness, total madness. :-(
False nonsense.
In article <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>,
Chris Hughes <lists@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
In message <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we are going
imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we are going back to
real measurements!!!! :-( God help the poor kids and probably
teachers, who do not know anything but metric.
I think it was our Brexit negotiator Lord Frost who say we might go
back to pounds, shillings and pence again as well in due course -
madness, total madness. :-(
False nonsense.
In message <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we are going
imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we are going back to
real measurements!!!! :-( God help the poor kids and probably
teachers, who do not know anything but metric.
I think it was our Brexit negotiator Lord Frost who say we might go
back to pounds, shillings and pence again as well in due course -
madness, total madness. :-(
In message <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we are going
imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we are going back to real measurements!!!! :-( God help the poor kids and probably teachers,
who do not know anything but metric.
I think it was our Brexit negotiator Lord Frost who say we might go
back to pounds, shillings and pence again as well in due course -
madness, total madness. :-(
In article <59820452e0bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>, Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
In article <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>, Chris Hughes
<lists@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
In message <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> David Higton
<dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less
than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we are going
imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we are going back to
real measurements!!!! :-( God help the poor kids and probably
teachers, who do not know anything but metric.
I think it was our Brexit negotiator Lord Frost who say we
might go back to pounds, shillings and pence again as well in
due course - madness, total madness. :-(
False nonsense.
Which bit are you calling 'false nonsense', Bob? The Moggs/Frost
daft burblings or the description of said burblings?
In article <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
David
It's a British Computer - perhaps endorsed by a certain Rees-Mog?
There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour of a
previous measurement structure. However, if a business thinks that
their customers would like to purchase by the yard, pint, ounce or
whatever there is no intention or need to prevent them doing so.
In article <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than
three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
It's a British Computer - perhaps endorsed by a certain Rees-Mog?
In article <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
David
It's a British Computer - perhaps endorsed by a certain Rees-Mog?
I guess the majority of us RO users are entirely familiar with the imperial system and many still use it!
In message <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk> Stuart
<Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In article <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>, charles
<charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>, David Higton
<dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less
than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
David
It's a British Computer - perhaps endorsed by a certain Rees-Mog?
I guess the majority of us RO users are entirely familiar with the
imperial system and many still use it!
Hmm. I abandoned the Imperial system somewhere around 1975, IIRC.
Years earlier, I had grown up with Imperial, then learned the CGS and MKS systems (as they were called at the time) at school. It was abundantly
clear by them that metric (in whichever set of units) was easier and
clearer, so, as an adult, I made the switch completely.
It's interesting to consider that electrical measurements
have always been made using a metric system.
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we
are going imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we
are going back to real measurements!!!! :-( God help
the poor kids and probably teachers, who do not know
anything but metric.
And god help all the scientists and engineers who would
need to operate using SI in their professional life and
Imperial at all other times.
In article <c1ec0c8259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we
are going imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we
are going back to real measurements!!!! :-( God help
the poor kids and probably teachers, who do not know
anything but metric.
And god help all the scientists and engineers who would
need to operate using SI in their professional life and
Imperial at all other times.
Back in the early 1990s when I was still teaching, a 12 year
old girl asked how to change the margins on a document. I
talked her through the process and she asked why the default
setting was 2.54cm. I explained that 2.54cm = 1 inch. Her
response: "What is an inch?" I suspect that I found an old
ruler...
In article <59820749cdalancalder.8@btinternet.com>,
Alan Calder BT <alancalder.8@btinternet.com> wrote:
In article <59820452e0bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>, Bob Latham
<bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
In article <f3e0038259.chris@mytarbis.plus.com>, Chris Hughes
<lists@noonehere.co.uk> wrote:
In message <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> David Higton
<dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly less
than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
Have you not heard mate, metric is on its way out, we are going
imperial again! Now we are not in the EU, we are going back to
real measurements!!!! :-( God help the poor kids and probably
teachers, who do not know anything but metric.
I think it was our Brexit negotiator Lord Frost who say we
might go back to pounds, shillings and pence again as well in
due course - madness, total madness. :-(
False nonsense.
Which bit are you calling 'false nonsense', Bob? The Moggs/Frost
daft burblings or the description of said burblings?
There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour of a
previous measurement structure. However, if a business thinks that
their customers would like to purchase by the yard, pint, ounce or
whatever there is no intention or need to prevent them doing so.
Bob.
In article <59820749cdalancalder.8@btinternet.com>,
Alan Calder BT <alancalder.8@btinternet.com> wrote:
Which bit are you calling 'false nonsense', Bob? The Moggs/Frost daft burblings or the description of said burblings?
There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour of a
previous measurement structure.
However, if a business thinks that their customers would like to purchase
by the yard, pint, ounce or whatever there is no intention or need to
prevent them doing so.
I also buy plywood in sheets measuring 1220 x 2440 mm,
because apparently that has got some deeper meaning.
There are still those about who refer to the metric system as Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the scene.
However, if a business thinks that their customers would like to
purchase by the yard, pint, ounce or whatever there is no
intention or need to prevent them doing so.
2. Something that could have been fixed perfectly will whilst still
in the EU.
still pass sword arm to sword arm.
still pass sword arm to sword arm.
LOL. Never thought of it like that before. :-)
still pass sword arm to sword arm.
LOL. Never thought of it like that before. :-)
Much better would be hand-shaking-arm to hand-shaking-arm, no weapons involved!
In article <59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>,
John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
still pass sword arm to sword arm.
LOL. Never thought of it like that before. :-)
Much better would be hand-shaking-arm to hand-shaking-arm, no weapons involved!
Surely these days it is Elbow nudging to Elbow nudging ? :)
Anyway the sword-arm version is generally considered to be the origin of driving on the left.
There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour of a
previous measurement structure. However, if a business thinks that
their customers would like to purchase by the yard, pint, ounce or
whatever there is no intention or need to prevent them doing so.
On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
There are still those about who refer to the metric system as
Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the scene.
That and driving on the wrong side of the road.
Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to sword
arm.
In message <59821ac594Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In article <5981feaf9bcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <c10ffb8159.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <ap.fcda165981.a701a0a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk>
<info@riscosbits.co.uk> allowed someone to write:
Measuring 12.1in x 8.2in x 0.5in and weighing significantly
less than three pounds
Good grief. Don't you give measurements in the metric system?
David
It's a British Computer - perhaps endorsed by a certain Rees-Mog?
I guess the majority of us RO users are entirely familiar with the
imperial system and many still use it!
Hmm. I abandoned the Imperial system somewhere around 1975, IIRC.
Years earlier, I had grown up with Imperial, then learned the CGS and
MKS systems (as they were called at the time) at school. It was
abundantly clear by them that metric (in whichever set of units) was
easier and clearer, so, as an adult, I made the switch completely.
Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
or speedometers to KPH.
In article <59827d333bSpambin@argonet.co.uk>,
Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
Anyway the sword-arm version is generally considered to be the origin of
driving on the left.
Ah! Perhaps it's different for cross-bows & guns. Technology moves on ;-)
In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage or speedometers to KPH.
And I hope it stays that way!
In message <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage or speedometers to KPH.
And I hope it stays that way!
And I'd like it to change to km/kph.
But I don't expect it to happen in the near future, because of the
mass stupity that is Brexit.
In article <59820f6927bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>,
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
There is no serious suggestion that we abandon metric in favour
of a previous measurement structure. However, if a business
thinks that their customers would like to purchase by the yard,
pint, ounce or whatever there is no intention or need to prevent
them doing so.
Quite. Most businesses will be happy to confuse their customers in
any way they can to prevent easy comparison on prices. Think energy
prices with a cost per unit + daily standing charge. And so on.
In article <59826b9060UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>,
John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
Typical Rees-Mogg outdated attitudes.
Well I rather like the man. He has some principles I admire and
listening to him speak is a pleasure for me. Sorry to be so outdated
and out of touch but I'm sure I'm not alone.
Bob.
Typical Rees-Mogg outdated attitudes.
In article <9b66a78259.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
In message <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In article <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>,
Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage or speedometers to KPH.
And I hope it stays that way!
And I'd like it to change to km/kph.
But I don't expect it to happen in the near future, because of the
mass stupity that is Brexit.
That's me stupid and unrepentant. Thanks for that.
In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>, druck <news@druck.org.uk>
wrote:
On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
There are still those about who refer to the metric system as
Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the
scene.
That and driving on the wrong side of the road.
Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to sword
arm.
But not on London Transport. ;-)
In article <59829774e6Spambin@argonet.co.uk>, Stuart
<Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In article
<be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick
Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed
signage or speedometers to KPH.
Every car I have had since 1979 at least has had an anologue
speedometer in both miles and km per hour. An essential
piece of equipment for those of us who drive in other
countries.
Must be much harder for those from elsewhere whose
speedometers are in km/hr only.
And I hope it stays that way!
Why? What is the advantage to using units of measurement
that 90% of the world do not understand?
In article
<be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick
Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed
signage or speedometers to KPH.
And I hope it stays that way!
You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the population
can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.
In message <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
on 29 Oct 2021 Tim Hill wrote:
You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.
If the escalator had been invented ten years ago, we'd be keeping left
so that 90% of the population could hold the handrail while using their
phone with their dominant hand.
In message <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>
on 29 Oct 2021 Tim Hill wrote:
You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.
If the escalator had been invented ten years ago, we'd be keeping left
so that 90% of the population could hold the handrail while using their
phone with their dominant hand.
In article <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>, druck <news@druck.org.uk>
wrote:
On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
There are still those about who refer to the metric system as Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the
scene.
That and driving on the wrong side of the road.
Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to sword arm.
But not on London Transport. ;-)
You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the population
can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.
In article <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>, Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk>
wrote:
In article <59828a59b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
In article <sldm32$eqt$2@dont-email.me>, druck <news@druck.org.uk>
wrote:
On 27/10/2021 22:51, Chris Newman wrote:
There are still those about who refer to the metric system as Napoleon's Revenge although it was devised before he came on the scene.
That and driving on the wrong side of the road.
Luckily the sensible parts of the world still pass sword arm to
sword arm.
But not on London Transport. ;-)
You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.
I've heard this one before. But in your home, most staircases have only a rail on one side. Escalators have them both sides. Stairs on stations etc either one way, or a rail in the middle. And how does the city gent
carrying a briefcase decide? ;-)
Why? What is the advantage to using units of measurement
that 90% of the world do not understand?
Intriguingly, given the recent Brexiteer trumpetings about
trade deals with New Zealand and Australia (deals only
marginally worse than those done with the EU), both these
nations use solely metric road measurements and displays.
Motor vehicles sold new in Australia must have K/ph
speedometer markings - not sure of the situation in NZ but
I imagine its the same. Both countries continue driving on
the left though that can be a bit of a variable matter in
outback areas in Australia,
In article <59840292b7dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
In article <59830332e4tim@invalid.org.uk>, Tim Hill
<tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
You keep right on TFL escalators and stairs so that 90% of the
population can hold the handrail with their dominant hand.
I've heard this one before. But in your home, most staircases have
only a rail on one side. Escalators have them both sides. Stairs on stations etc either one way, or a rail in the middle. And how does
the city gent carrying a briefcase decide? ;-)
you don't need to be a city gent to carry a briefcase. Mine held
lunchtime sandwiches and a library book to read on the train.
Same here in parts of Cumbria. As so many of the roads are barely wide
enough for one car, some of the locals seem to think that when they get
onto a main road with a white line down the middle, they are supposed
to straddle that line with their car.
:-)
In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick Roberts
<tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage
or speedometers to KPH.
The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying killom-eter,
but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer, speedometer,
milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring things.
As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
fractions of an acre using rods.
In message <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk>Not in that quantity, but we went inside one and into a Vulcan flight
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick Roberts
<tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km
rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage >>> or speedometers to KPH.
The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying killom-eter,
but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer, speedometer,
milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring things.
As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
fractions of an acre using rods.
I went round RAF Gaydon fro scholl in the mid 1950s.
You may have seen these then
http://www.gaydon.org.uk/photos/oldpix/raf.jpg
John
In article <5ddae28a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>,
John Rickman <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk>
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick Roberts >> <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances in Km >>> rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per hour for
speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road speed signage >>> or speedometers to KPH.
The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying killom-eter,
but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer, speedometer,
milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring things.
As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
fractions of an acre using rods.
I went round RAF Gaydon fro scholl in the mid 1950s.
You may have seen these then
http://www.gaydon.org.uk/photos/oldpix/raf.jpg
JohnNot in that quantity, but we went inside one and into a Vulcan flight simulator
In article <598ae7e8ebcharles@candehope.me.uk>, charles
<charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <5ddae28a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman
<rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <598addada9charles@candehope.me.uk> charles
<charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
In article <f959db8a59.John@rickman.argonet..co.uk>, John Rickman <rickman@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <be8f938259.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk> Nick
Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
One oddity - I have no problem with measuring (route) distances
in Km rather than miles, but I still think in terms of miles per
hour for speeds. Despite going decimal, the UK never changed road
speed signage or speedometers to KPH.
The only problem with kilometres is the way the word is usually
pronounced now-a-days. I can understand Americans saying
killom-eter, but a kilo-metre is not an odometer, a tachometer,
speedometer, milometer, nor any other instrument for measuring
things.
As an aside the allotment plots in Gaydon village are measured in
fractions of an acre using rods.
I went round RAF Gaydon fro scholl in the mid 1950s.
You may have seen these then
http://www.gaydon.org.uk/photos/oldpix/raf.jpg
JohnNot in that quantity, but we went inside one and into a Vulcan flight simulator
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague. I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s. My memory says
all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite the 'Victor' with
its ink pen nose.
Bob.
In article <598b45db2bcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
RAF Gaydon was a training base, where pilots (in particular)
converted from propellor driven machines to jets, It was not a
Bomber base.
So if I didn't see the scramble there, where might I have been?
It was a day out, so not too far from the midlands I wouldn't have
thought.
I think it was battle of Britain day does that make sense?
RAF Gaydon was a training base, where pilots (in particular)
converted from propellor driven machines to jets, It was not a
Bomber base.
In article <598b45db2bcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
RAF Gaydon was a training base, where pilots (in particular) converted
from propellor driven machines to jets, It was not a Bomber base.
So if I didn't see the scramble there, where might I have been?
It was a day out, so not too far from the midlands I wouldn't have thought.
I think it was battle of Britain day does that make sense?
In message <598b4ea855bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
In article <598b45db2bcharles@candehope.me.uk>,
charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
RAF Gaydon was a training base, where pilots (in particular)
converted from propellor driven machines to jets, It was not a
Bomber base.
So if I didn't see the scramble there, where might I have been?
It was a day out, so not too far from the midlands I wouldn't
have thought.
I think it was battle of Britain day does that make sense?
Yes. I remember going to several of those in my childhood. I also
remember Vulcans scrambling - one of the showpieces of each BoB day.
In my case it was probably RAF Finningley and RAF Scampton.
Imagine the security implications of thousands of members of the
public on an operational RAF base today!
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague.
I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s.
My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite
the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.
In message <598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague.
I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s.
My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite
the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.
Not quite so long, but still last century, I went to the air show at Farnborough. One of the more impressive demos was a Vulcan doing a low
level fly by. Anyone who had a active db metre probably had to replace
it - I'm not sure the're designed to handle that much noise 8-)
In message <598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> Bob Latham
<bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague.
I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s.
My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite
the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.
Not quite so long, but still last century, I went to the air show at Farnborough. One of the more impressive demos was a Vulcan doing a low
level fly by. Anyone who had a active db metre probably had to replace
it - I'm not sure the're designed to handle that much noise 8-)
In article <7b5c5e8c59.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> Bob Latham
<bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague.
I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s.
My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite
the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.
Not quite so long, but still last century, I went to the air show at Farnborough. One of the more impressive demos was a Vulcan doing a low level fly by. Anyone who had a active db metre probably had to replace
it - I'm not sure the're designed to handle that much noise 8-)
There doesn't seem to have been a Vulcan bomber at the 1970s Farnborough
show I had transferred from Super8 to digital. Chinooks, Harriers, SkyVAN
and The Red Arrows are there though. https://youtu.be/_Sp-keOM31Q
In article <598ccfc450tim@invalid.org.uk>,
Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
In article <7b5c5e8c59.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick Roberts
<tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> Bob Latham
<bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say vague.
I would have been very young at the time and I would guess early 60s.
My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my then favourite
the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.
Not quite so long, but still last century, I went to the air show at
Farnborough. One of the more impressive demos was a Vulcan doing a low
level fly by. Anyone who had a active db metre probably had to replace
it - I'm not sure the're designed to handle that much noise 8-)
There doesn't seem to have been a Vulcan bomber at the 1970s Farnborough
show I had transferred from Super8 to digital. Chinooks, Harriers, SkyVAN
and The Red Arrows are there though. https://youtu.be/_Sp-keOM31Q
probaby in 1977, I has a Vulcan pass overhead at a very low altitude. it
had just banked to avoid hitting a red/white Decca Navigator mast. Scary.
On 17/11/2021 14:49, charles wrote:
In article <598ccfc450tim@invalid.org.uk>, Tim Hill
<tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
In article <7b5c5e8c59.tigger@bc63.orpheusinternet.co.uk>, Nick
Roberts <tigger@orpheusinternet.co.uk> wrote:
In message <598b3bf17bbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> Bob Latham
<bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
I have vague memories of my father (ex RAF) taking me somewhere
probably Gaydon where we watched a V bomber scramble. As I say
vague. I would have been very young at the time and I would guess
early 60s. My memory says all 3 V bombers took part including my
then favourite the 'Victor' with its ink pen nose.
Not quite so long, but still last century, I went to the air show at
Farnborough. One of the more impressive demos was a Vulcan doing a
low level fly by. Anyone who had a active db metre probably had to
replace it - I'm not sure the're designed to handle that much noise
8-)
There doesn't seem to have been a Vulcan bomber at the 1970s
Farnborough show I had transferred from Super8 to digital. Chinooks,
Harriers, SkyVAN and The Red Arrows are there though.
https://youtu.be/_Sp-keOM31Q
probaby in 1977, I has a Vulcan pass overhead at a very low altitude.
it had just banked to avoid hitting a red/white Decca Navigator mast. Scary.
Just to play one-up, I saw a Vulcan with a Concorde engine strapped to
its belly at Farnborough in probably 1966. Now that _was_ noisy. ;-)
Just to play one-up, I saw a Vulcan with a Concorde
engine strapped to its belly at Farnborough in probably
1966. Now that _was_ noisy. ;-)
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