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 the idea.

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Tony Moss
Sabanski saban...@escape.ca Subject: RE: Troublesome things these sundials! To: 'Sundial' sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:21 PM I don't know why you all keep harpin about these shot up signs. Every fall at huntin season my buddy and I use em

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

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 doing that wears

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-09 Thread Peter Tandy
Barbara Sabanski saban...@escape.ca Subject: RE: Troublesome things these sundials! To: 'Sundial' sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:21 PM I don't know why you all keep harpin about these shot up signs. Every fall at huntin season my buddy and I use em

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 cost

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!

2009-12-08 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
frankev...@zooplankton.co.uk wrote: From: Frank Evans frankev...@zooplankton.co.uk Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! To: Sundial sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 1:16 PM In this country ordinary road signs are often adorned with graffiti. In South Africa

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-08 Thread Carl Barbara Sabanski
--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Frank Evans frankev...@zooplankton.co.uk wrote: From: Frank Evans frankev...@zooplankton.co.uk Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! To: Sundial sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 1:16 PM

RE: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-08 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Carl Barbara Sabanski saban...@escape.ca wrote: From: Carl Barbara Sabanski saban...@escape.ca Subject: RE: Troublesome things these sundials! To: 'Sundial' sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7:21 PM I don't know why you all keep harpin about these shot

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

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 John Carmichael
-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 regular news items. Tony Moss

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-07 Thread Aimo Niemi
Of Tony Moss Sent: 05 December 2009 15:00 To: Sundial Mailing List Subject: Troublesome things these sundials! This caught my attention amongst regular news items. Tony Moss. ** BBC CEEFAX North East Cumbria News Saturday 5th December. A physiotherapist has

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

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.

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread Simon [illustratingshadows
: From: Len Berggren bergg...@sfu.ca Subject: Re: Troublesome things these sundials! To: Sundial Mailing List sundial@uni-koeln.de 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

Re: Troublesome things these sundials!

2009-12-06 Thread Thaddeus Weakley
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 bergg...@sfu.ca wrote: From: Len Berggren bergg...@sfu.ca Subject: Re: Troublesome things

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 Waugh's Sundials: Their Theory and Construction

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