On 9/8/2012 5:22 AM, andy pugh wrote: > Rather off-topic, but I think a lot of us will feel a commonality with > the main character in > "Trustee from the Toolroom" by Nevil Shute. > (Available on Kindle) >
Andy: Shute was a favorite in my parents' household because of his aviation engineering background (like my dad). I had read "A Town Called Alice", "Trustee from the Toolroom," and "On the Beach" by the time I graduated high school. The latter so depressed me that I had forgotten the others. Looking up Nevil Shute now, I see a quote my dad must have appropriated from him (of course my dad Americanized the currency): "It has been said an engineer is a man who can do for five shillings what any fool can do for a pound...." Thanks for reminding me. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
