G'day Tool Fans
I was going to mention that we drive all year round in Australia too but
have decided against it.
However tool trivia does remind me of a BBC comedy series that was on TV
during the 1970s. It was called Ripping Yarns and written by Michael
Palin and Terry Jones not long after their Monty Python days.
It was set around a number of tall tales but true that kids of the '50s
would have read in boys annuals and the like. Some of the names were
Escape from Stalag Luft 112B, Murder at Moorstones Manor, Across the
Andes by Frog and The Curse of the Claw.
They all appealed to my slightly perverse sense of humour but the one I
liked the most The Testing of Eric Olthwaite. It was set in a mining
town is darkest Yorkshire and featured Palin as the world's most boring
person Eric who in his early '40s still lived at home with his parents.
Eric's life took on a new direction when he bought a new shovel. So now
in addition to his favourite subject of precipitation he also talked non
stop about his shovel. In fact he talked about it so much that his
parents ran away from home so he went to his neighbours and told them
about his new shovel.
It really is boring trivia.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
Ps. Have I told you about the new funnel I was given for Christmas?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Sims
Sent: Wednesday, 17 January 2007 8:29 AM
To: 'Steve B. Gerow'; 'Healeys Newsgroup'
Subject: RE: [Off] Interesting tool trivia
OK. I can fully understand this type detailed work in the frozen North
where would to this to keep from going bonkers while watching the snow
get deeper.
But, in sunny Pasadena where you can drive your Healey 365 days,
shouldn't you be out enjoying the good life and then sending us emails
rubbing it in?
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net]
On Behalf Of Steve B. Gerow
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:46 PM
To: Healeys Newsgroup
Subject: [Off] Interesting tool trivia
This is only peripherally relevant but after inventorying the 2
adjustable wrenches (Crescent Wrenches, Adjustable Spanners) I already
had plus the 4 more just bought from Harbor Freight...
The number on the side of the wrench which indicates length in inches
also indicates how far the wrench opens in eighths of an inch. Thus a 12
inch wrench opens 12/8 of an inch, or 1.5 inches. Proved true of all my
wrenches.
--
Steve Gerow
Pasadena CA
59 BN6
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