RE: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!!
Mike Wilson wrote: p.s. I couldn't think of anything for the running water side but I suppose the fact that the river Tyne has gone from something you would want to keep well upwind of on a sunny day, to England's premier salmon river might do it.. The electricity at Cragside was generated with running water, from reservoirs in the grounds, and using turbines designed by Armstrong. The house also boasted hot and cold running water, and a hydraulically powered passenger lift and other bits of equipment. Well worth a visit. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/traveltrade/propertydetails.cfm?property_id =195 I used to live in Wylam, where Hedley, Hackworth and Stephenson did so much pioneering railway stuff. It was also the home of Charles Parsons, the inventor of the steam turbine, and designer of 'Turbinia'. Steve.
Re: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!!
Well done. If the *istD has reached Tyneside, electricity and running water can't be far behind!!vbg. Peter - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 1:06 PM Subject: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!! Hi, Saw on in the flesh today for the first time. Nice marketing, Pentax. I live in only the third biggest conurbation in the UK (5-7 million people) and it took you over a month to get one here. Stuck in a corner of a window display of one of the smallest camera shops in the city. The 300D, conversely, is even in the box shifter shops now, with whacking big adverts next to it. Even allowing for the price discrepancy, it is no wonder the Pentax market share is so limited. Grumpy Old Man
Re: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!!
Hi, Peter Jordan wrote: Well done. If the *istD has reached Tyneside, electricity and running water can't be far behind!!vbg. First house in the world powered by elecricity? Cragside, owned by the Newcastle shipping and armaments magnate Armstrong. First turbine powered ship? Turbinia, manufactured on Tyneside. Inventor of the light bulb? Joseph Swann of Sunderland. Matches? John Walker of same. First passenger steam railway? Stockton on Tees. Enough, already? 8-) OK, I know that the railway is about 40 miles away. But the guy who built the locomotive was born at Wylam and built it in a shed behind the present Newcastle railway station. mike
Re: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!!
p.s. I couldn't think of anything for the running water side but I suppose the fact that the river Tyne has gone from something you would want to keep well upwind of on a sunny day, to England's premier salmon river might do it..
Re: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!!
I don't think that Pentax is making them fast enough and, apparently, they are taking care of their most loyal dealers first. I paid a bit of a premium to get the one I have. Len --- From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: *ist D reaches Tyneside!!! Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 13:06:58 + Hi, Saw on in the flesh today for the first time. Nice marketing, Pentax. I live in only the third biggest conurbation in the UK (5-7 million people) and it took you over a month to get one here. Stuck in a corner of a window display of one of the smallest camera shops in the city. The 300D, conversely, is even in the box shifter shops now, with whacking big adverts next to it. Even allowing for the price discrepancy, it is no wonder the Pentax market share is so limited. Grumpy Old Man _ Surf and talk on the phone at the same time with broadband Internet access. Get high-speed for as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). https://broadband.msn.com
