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Neil - scans sent as 4 .jpgs - hope they are OK

John F - The above item incorporates a home made prism and could, therefore be to any angle required.

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Bill

Edited By Cornish Jack on 30/01/2017 23:44:47

A workaround for converting anything (more or less) to jpeg is to take a screen shot of the PDF page/diagram/whatever by pressing Ctl and PrtScn simultaneously. Then open up the windows Paint program and hit Edit/paste. The screen shot will appear and can be cropped etc. and saved as a .jpg

HTH

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Bill

The very first issue of MEW carried just such a device - home brewed, of course and very simple - it must have been 'cos I made one and it worked! It may still be lurking in the chaotic shambles of my workshop but more likely went to the skip with the other debris from the 'surge'. I also had a much rarer beast - a drill chuck on a 2MT taper which had a built-in centring viewer!! Clever idea but a bit short on practicality, as you had to place your eye against the chuck body to view the centre! If not available elsewhere, I may be able to send you a copy of the MEW article, assuming Neil and his paymasters don't object.

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Bill

Re. wave activity, there is a series of aircraft manouevring lectures given by American Airlines instructor Warren Van der Burgh under the generic title of 'Children of the Magenta', on Youtube **LINK**. We used to use them for refresher training and I would class them as the best instructional videos I have seen. They are fascinating in their detail regarding aircraft operation and the wave reference is at about minute 22 in the CFIT programme. I have sat through these programmes at least 40+ times and still enjoy them. Essential watching for any aviation nuts and particularly the 'heavy metal' operators!

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Bill

Roderick - No need for apologies; this was probably a classic example of what prompted the OP's query. My version of 'snoek' was derived from what was being published AT THE TIME!! As a young lad, what was published was accepted as 'the gospel' and no arguments. Thankfully, nowadays people are less submissive although a worryingly large number buy newspapers - and BELIEVE the contents!! ... but that's a whole different bag of worms

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Bill

".. Some folk do go off faster than a tin of pre-war Vietnamese snoek. Lol

Eh?"

As one who totally lacks any engineering expertise, I shall restrict myself to answering Georgineer's query - 'Snoek' was the most disgusting product foisted on an unsuspecting post-war(2ndWW) public as supposedly edible meat substitute!! It was, in fact, whale meat, sold in tins and avoided by anyone who had a taste bud left! For me, it joins the pink blancmange and school mutton dinners as a comestible to be avoided like the plague! Ughhh - the memories!!

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Bill

SB5 - Thanks for the statistics - I'm sure they are accurate but having difficulty finding relevance. Over the 4 hours high tide period at least 3 emergency vehicles arrived at our location, one parked across our drive gateway in an increasing pool of sea water coming over the sea wall. Another sat, engine running, at our other gate from where the damage to the walls was visible with not a single enquiry as to "y'alright, mate? Need any help?"

As I said, I find that odd. Even they were there specifically to check the tide state, a quick check on the locality (only 8 houses) wouldn't have been too distracting. When we were called out on that sort of job, in those sorts of conditions, we would have done that as a matter of course - not least in self-interest! Sod's Law said that if you left an incident area without checking, you would just have the bacon sizzling in the pan back at base when the bell would go for a return to the problem area. So, maybe there are different priorities?

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Bill

Thank you, Michael.

Slightly frustrating, but much more reassuring, in that the house remained structurally intact this time and we had an opportunity to see which remedial measures worked and which could be 'beefed up'. Less reassuring was the constant presence of our emergency services, all 'twos and blues' and NOT ONE bothered to knock on the door to see if we were alright. As an ex long time S&R operator myself, I find that a little strange. Maybe different priorities nowadays??

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Bill

Not today, but yesterday, did a 'post surge' survey of the house and workshop. Both reasonably intact but the gardens on the seaward side totally trashed, coping stones all gone and the greenhouse bodily washed across the lawn.. We sat inside, 'battened down' through some 4 hours of high tide mayhem not very reassured by the Env. Agency's utterances that it was all much less than forecast! The noise of the arrival of a large portion of the North Sea, all at once, concentrated the mind somewhat. The good news is that the window shutters and, particularly, the flood boards seem to be very effective so a couple more are probably worthwhile.

Lessons learned? - Don't leave loose items in the vulnerable areas - at one point, the gardens were floating seas of assorted debris.

Hey Ho! for life in North Norfolk ... eyes down for the next lot!!

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Bill

1.4 on copper, 42 on fibre, but that's fibre to the cabinet, not the house so can (eventually) be increased, if essential. Very definitely worth it.

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Bill

JF - valid point made but I wasn't comparing ... conflating , maybe? The only similarity was layout - two in front, one at the back as distinct from the Bond and Reliant. The Moggie 4 wheel heritage would be a guarantee of something special

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Bill

Aaaaaahhh! (or, maybe AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!) - the 'Moggie threeler'. Saw one in Ripon in the 50s with the steering wheel replaced with the control wheel fron a P3 Neptune - com;plete with armament switches!! My only time onboard a three-wheeler was in the boot (!!) of my uncle's BSA version being taken to see the Wizard of Oz. We totalled FIVE on board!! My brother and myself in the boot, mother, sister and uncle in front. Mind you, this was Cornwall, 1943 wartime, so possibly things were a little different then.

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Bill

PS   One of our Test Pilots at Boscombe Down bought a Bond Bug and reckoned it was quite 'sporty'. As I recall, one of the motoring journos described it as looking like like a 'demented wedge of Leicestershire cheese'

Edited By Cornish Jack on 12/01/2017 23:35:25

Had a very similar formation over the N Sea, East of Bacton this morning. Not quite as 'viewable' as there was partial cover above and below, but one very large patch in the clear initially. Viewed, but not photographed, 'cos I was having breakfast in bed. 'Tis a hard life for wrinklies!!

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Bill

No doubt 'old hat' for many of you, but what prompts people to do this? ...

Ceci n'est pas un pipe.

Aussi, n'est pas un pissoir1

Neil - you're bored again!

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Bill

Wishing all members what they would wish themselves.

However, as one of the birthday/Xmas more-or-less combined cohort, I long ago opted for the Bah, Humbug! side of things. Always used to volunteer for working Xmas and New Year. My long-suffering SWMBO found a remarkably apposite card for this year's festivities ...

Bullseye!!

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and Season's greetings

Bill

There seems to be a generally sanguine approach by sellers, on this forum, to 'topping up' postal charges to cover packing (tatty used bubble wrap and re-used boxes!) and labour (wrap a bit of sticky tape and add a label). As a buyer, the 'you shouldn't buy it, if you don't like the P&P' dictum is only relevant if you know the weight and packaging needed. Example - recent purchase P&P £15.00, item turned up 6 days after payment, delivered by the much loved H....s. The item didn't work and it was returned, extremely well packed and delivered by DPD - a service which pre-informs you of your 1 hour delivery slot and updates on the day - cost £10.00 - picked up on Monday afternoon delivered on Tuesday lunchtime!! Rip-off Britain - in spades!

The contributor who says, proudly, that he has never left negative feedback might care to consider those other future buyers who get stuck with poor service , over-charging, misdescription etc.

The only safeguard for the buyer is HONESTLY assessed feedback.!

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Bill

One sighting of each test flying in the South West. What was HEARD many times, were the B36s inbound from the States - ("6 turning, 4 burning" the most instantly recognisable aircraft noise ever.

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Bill

Deleted also but the temptation to string along one of these low-life scum was almost too much! Or, perhaps, reply with

" Thank you for what seems to be an irresistible offer. An investment by your high profile partners of say £100,000 would enable me to set up my multi-computer internet scam operation. This would be profitable both for me AND your investors with little costs incurred and returns divided 80/20 between myself and your organisation. Please note that the required amount must be made available in CASH only and left in a suitably marked container at a location to be notified later. I'm sure you will appreciate the need for ABSOLUTE secrecy in this matter. Please reply to :-

G Ormless

c/o PO box D/IM Sh1t5

Looking forward to a fruitcakeful partnership

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CJ

Muzzer - you could try flagging that up on the Spotters forum on PPrune (Professional Pilots' Rumour Network) www.pprune.org. Might well be some interest!

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Bill