Correction - without a TRACE of "wordy fuss". On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:36 PM, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Chuck's sparse narratives are an object lesson in how to write clearly and > vividly with a minimum of wordy fuss. Chuck - did you ever consider > teaching creative writing? > > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Chuck Landenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Peter, >> >> Last fall, I went to Germany with the MBCA Factory tour. Also made a >> stop at the Technik Musium at Sinsheim, not to far from Stuttgart. >> >> They have a Concorde and a Tu-144 on display on stilts - Full size - >> Spiral staircases allow one to go to the interior of each plane. >> Three TU-144's were built, and two crashed. They grounded this one. >> >> The Tu-144 was dismantled in Russia and transported by barges. Quite >> a feat. Many many cars and military equipment on display. >> >> Here is the link to the Sinsheim Musuem. Unfortunately, it's in >> German. But the pix are quite interesting. The English version is >> still under construction. >> >> http://www.technik-museum.de/museum_sinsheim_deutsch.html >> >> Take care, >> >> Chuck >> Phoenix >> >> On Aug 17, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: >> > >> > >> > Ditto for the SST, by the way. Turns out it was physically >> > impossible to build one that would do the job and make money, even at >> > ten cents a gallon for fuel (what a joke that is today!). The >> > Concorde never made a dime -- and the Russians parked the superior TU >> > 144 pretty fast due to horrendous fuel consumption. >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
