In a message dated 9/20/02 9:19:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Probably one of those 1st edition mantlepiece glass case collectables
with no pistons, which someone was hoping would appreciate with age to
$5,000!.
But you can still fix it!.
I sure hope not
According to an article I read in a book about the derivation of sayings:
If one got rowdy and boisterous, the tavern owner would say Geoff, mind your
P's Q's meaning he had imbibed enough pints quarts.
Apparently in the pre-history of imbibing (i.e. shortly after G was
weaned) English
In a message dated 9/20/02 6:59:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does it run?. If not, I know you can fix it before you get to Clarks
next steamup.
Suppose to be brand new! In the box! But can I bash it into something by
next month It should be in my hands by
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To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Re: Lucinda (was Sammy exhaust tubes)
Thankyou Tony, Vance and Dave, for your encouragement and enlightenment.
Now I know who Lucinda is, a blues guitarist-- I
Graham,
Thanks for your kind, generous offer on the swap but my wife says no!! By
the bye, 'tis the Flying Scotsman, not the Royal Scott!!
It's running very well indeed, 'tho I did have to do some work on the valve
settings, especially on the center cylinder as it was way off. A slight
Hi Geoff,
According to my Ian Allan British Railways Locospotters Handbook 1955
Edition.
All the A3s, (Including the Flying Scostman) introduced in 1927, weighed in
at 96 tons 5 cwt for the engine, plus 56 Tons 6 cwt for the tender = 152
Tons 11 cwt. Total, genuine English tons or 341, 712
Thanks Walt,
So well said by Mr Lunkenheimer's ASSociate. Whoops, dropped the caps--the
key fell off. i can't wet my whistle anymore, just my croak.
Keep steaming and cubing.
geoff.
He's at it again:
Talking at great LENGTH about subjects of immense BREADTH, but with little
DEPTH. That's
In a message dated 09/19/02 2:12:14 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Mind yer P's and Q's?
Something about pints and quarts in an English Bar
Jim Crabb
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Re: Lucinda (was Sammy exhaust tubes)
He's at it again:
Talking at great LENGTH about subjects of immense BREADTH, but with little
DEPTH. That's not a cube
The version I have heard attributes the saying to English bar-keeping practice
of centuries ago. In this version, Ps and Qs refer to pints and quarts. Patrons
needed to pay close attention to their tab because the unscrupulous barkeep
might pad it after the patron had a few...
Michael Martin
At 5:04 PM -0700 9/18/02, Geoff Spenceley wrote:
What is all this about Lucinda, or is she famous and I don't know her?
lucinda williams is a singer-song writer whose album car wheels on a
gravel road, won a grammy in 1999. some might call her folk; some
might say she's rock; she's definitely
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