Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-10 Thread Tony Moss
Frank King wrote: > Dear Tony, > > I can see you are tempted.. > > I'll duly propose you as Secretary; all we need > is a seconder and the job's yours! There will > probably be a bit of a quibble about the cost > of the staff of office but I am sure that > BSS members will see the merits of th

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Frank King
Dear Tony, I can see you are tempted... > Perhaps the 'staff of office' for the BSSCSS > Secretary should be a bespoke gun by Messrs. > Holland & Holland... I'll duly propose you as Secretary; all we need is a seconder and the job's yours! There will probably be a bit of a quibble about the c

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Peter Tandy
. > > --- On *Tue, 12/8/09, Carl & Barbara Sabanski //* > wrote: > > > From: Carl & Barbara Sabanski > Subject: RE: Troublesome things these sundials! > To: "'Sundial'" > Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:21 PM > >

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Tony Moss
Frank King wrote: > Dear Tony, > > You may have stumbled on a new sport... > > >> He is also said to have fired an air pistol >> at a *clay* sundial and urged the patient to >> do the same." >> > > I am familiar with Clay Pigeon Shooting and I > can well imagine that when the novelty of doi

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Frank King
Dear Tony, You may have stumbled on a new sport... > He is also said to have fired an air pistol > at a *clay* sundial and urged the patient to > do the same." I am familiar with Clay Pigeon Shooting and I can well imagine that when the novelty of doing that wears off and you want something a li

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Tony Moss
12/8/09, Carl & Barbara Sabanski //* > wrote: > > > From: Carl & Barbara Sabanski > Subject: RE: Troublesome things these sundials! > To: "'Sundial'" > Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:21 PM > > I don't know why you al

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-08 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Carl & Barbara Sabanski wrote: From: Carl & Barbara Sabanski Subject: RE: Troublesome things these sundials! To: "'Sundial'" Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:21 PM I don't know why you all keep harpin about these shot up signs.  Every fall

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-08 Thread Carl & Barbara Sabanski
side of a barn to live targets --- On Tue, 12/8/09, Frank Evans wrote: From: Frank Evans Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! To: "Sundial" Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 1:16 PM In this country ordinary road s

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-08 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
09, Frank Evans wrote: From: Frank Evans Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! To: "Sundial" Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 1:16 PM In this country ordinary road signs are often adorned with graffiti. In South Africa, not graffiti but b

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-08 Thread Frank Evans
In this country ordinary road signs are often adorned with graffiti. In South Africa, not graffiti but bullet holes. Frank 55N 1W --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-07 Thread Aimo Niemi
Original Message- > From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] > On Behalf Of Tony Moss > Sent: 05 December 2009 15:00 > To: Sundial Mailing List > Subject: Troublesome things these sundials! > > > > This caught my attention amongst re

=RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-07 Thread John Carmichael
ot Regards Peter Tandy -Original Message- From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Tony Moss Sent: 05 December 2009 15:00 To: Sundial Mailing List Subject: Troublesome things these sundials! This caught my attention amongs

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-07 Thread dbell
>The poor image attached might just > be small enough to get transmitted but it certainly shows the extensive > damage. Wow, looks like most STOP signs in the southern US, peppered with bullet holes... Some kinds of stupidity are universal, I guess. Dave -

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-07 Thread patrick_powers
Peter Tandy probably echoes the astonishment of all of us that any sane person would suggest shooting at a sundial but there is at least one other example that I know of. The otherwise excellent dial at Minster Abbey (on the Isle Sheppey in Kent, UK) is one. The poor image attached might jus

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-07 Thread Peter Tandy
ter Tandy -Original Message- From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Tony Moss Sent: 05 December 2009 15:00 To: Sundial Mailing List Subject: Troublesome things these sundials! This caught my attention amongst reg

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread McKenna
Thad beat me to it! :-) A great book for getting a young person into dialling. Regards, Robert - Original Message - From: "Thaddeus Weakley" To: "Sundial Mailing List" ; "Len Berggren" Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! Albert Waug

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
t has been published, but it is readily available online.   http://www.amazon.com/Sundials-Theory-Construction-Albert-Waugh/dp/0486229475#noop   Good Luck!   Thad Weakley Montreal, Quebec --- On Sun, 12/6/09, Len Berggren wrote: From: Len Berggren Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! To

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread Simon [illustratingshadows
Len Berggren > Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! > To: "Sundial Mailing List" > Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 9:52 AM > Dear Fellow-Dialists,Can anyone suggest > a book on constructing dials that would be appropriate for a > boy around 11 years old (say

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread david
Dear Len, Two books come to mind: 1. 'Make a Sundial' by Jane Walker, published by the British Sundial Society, ISBN 0 951 8404 5 2, costing about £6 and available from the BSS Sales desk elsp...@ehill80.fsnet.co.uk. Many suggestions for models, with understanding starting from scratch. 2. 'Sundial

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread Len Berggren
Dear Fellow-Dialists, Can anyone suggest a book on constructing dials that would be appropriate for a boy around 11 years old (say 11 - early teens)? It should be commercially available, so info on the publisher would also be appreciated. Thanks, in advance, Len -- J. L. Berggren Professor Emeritu

Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-05 Thread Tony Moss
This caught my attention amongst regular news items. Tony Moss. ** BBC CEEFAX North East & Cumbria News Saturday 5th December. A physiotherapist has been given a 12 month caution for encouraging a patient to fire an air pistol at a sundial. The Health Professional Council