On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:11:52 +0000, "Clive D. W. Feather"
wrote:

In article , David Bradley
writes
Now that's an interesting thought that your humble enthusiast can make a
difference to shape the transport infrastructure of the future,

Some years ago I got an email from a transit authority in (IIRC) Canada,
asking my opinion on metro rolling stock.

I have a vague interest in sound mirrors, big concrete things built on
the south and east coast from WWI to the 1930s, before radar came
along and made them spectacularly obsolete:
http://www.southdown-amateur-radio-s...d_mirrors.html

I recently had an email from someone claiming to want me to bid to
supply some of this early warning technology to the Bangladesh navy.
Snag is, the ones I've see are things like 200' long concrete walls,
which were at their limits with the enemy aeroplanes of the 1930s...
--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
In article , David Bradley
writes
Now that's an interesting thought that your humble enthusiast can make a
difference to shape the transport infrastructure of the future,

Some years ago I got an email from a transit authority in (IIRC)
Canada, asking my opinion on metro rolling stock.

While guiding in a property in the Midlands, a member of the property
staff came over and asked me to clarify and explain some features of
their property's mediaeval roof for them! I was very flattered but
their faith was a complete mystery to me.

In Clive's case, though, I'm sure it was perfectly intentional and
valid!
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
...
In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
In article , David Bradley
writes

Now that's an interesting thought that your
humble enthusiast can make a difference
to shape the transport infrastructure of the future,

Some years ago I got an email from a transit authority
in (IIRC) Canada, asking my opinion on metro rolling stock.

While guiding in a property in the Midlands, a member of
the property staff came over and asked me to clarify and
explain some features of
their property's mediaeval roof for them!

thumbs collar An American federal government body once asked me to review
their guideline document on radio-controlled timepieces.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

wrote:
Stephen's site doesn't but the ICCrodyon article appears to.
http://iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk/new...name_page.html
Bob

In article ,
John Rowland wrote:
"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
...

While guiding in a property in the Midlands, a member of
the property staff came over and asked me to clarify and
explain some features of
their property's mediaeval roof for them!

thumbs collar An American federal government body once asked me to review
their guideline document on radio-controlled timepieces.

IRTA "radio controlled codpieces", I don't know why ...

Nick
--
I like being weird and am training to become eccentric when I'm older.
http://www.leverton.org/ -- Caz Fisher, u.m.r

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:16:23 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:

"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
...
In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes
In article , David Bradley
writes

Now that's an interesting thought that your
humble enthusiast can make a difference
to shape the transport infrastructure of the future,

Some years ago I got an email from a transit authority
in (IIRC) Canada, asking my opinion on metro rolling stock.

While guiding in a property in the Midlands, a member of
the property staff came over and asked me to clarify and
explain some features of
their property's mediaeval roof for them!

thumbs collar An American federal government body once asked me to review
their guideline document on radio-controlled timepieces.

polishes knuckles I regularly get emails asking me to assist former
members of foreign governments, who are having personal difficulties,
transfer money ...


Wivens
--
E.D. Wivens http://www.katzphur.co.uk/

Putting the fun back into fundamentally flawed.

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Nick Leverton wrote:

In article ,
John Rowland wrote:
"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
...

While guiding in a property in the Midlands, a member of the property
staff came over and asked me to clarify and explain some features of
their property's mediaeval roof for them!

thumbs collar An American federal government body once asked me to
review their guideline document on radio-controlled timepieces.

IRTA "radio controlled codpieces", I don't know why ...

Oh yes, that was another one of the CIA's schemes to discredit Castro.

A friend of mine, when we were undergraduates together, was emailed by
some textbook authors to ask if they could use one of his essays, which
he'd posted online, in their book.

The only things i've been emailed about are the manufacture of fig liqueur
and computer simulation of zombie apocalypses, but in both cases, it was
by people with information to add to stuff i'd written.

tom

--
Socialism - straight in the mainline!

"E.D. Wivens" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:16:23 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:
thumbs collar An American federal government body once asked me to
review
their guideline document on radio-controlled timepieces.

polishes knuckles I regularly get emails asking me to assist former
members of foreign governments, who are having personal difficulties,
transfer money ...

Every few weeks or so, I get an email claiming to be from the Syrian state
railways, who are in urgent need of buffers and wagon wheelsets.. :-S

--
*** http://www.railwayscene.co.uk/ ***
Rich Mackin (rich-at-richmackin-co-uk)
MSN: richmackin-at-hotmail-dot-com