May I correct you a little:
"-english invention and concept" should read "British invention.." or even "Scottish invention...".
Thinks of James Watt, Logie Baird, Alexander Graham Bell, James Lister, Simpson..... all Scots.
Regards,
Hernefjord Ingemar wrote:
> english constructions are never beautiful, but they WORK !!
>
> Personally, I think english cars from the anglian heydays were the
> ugliest on this planet, but they were built to work, not to give sensual
> kicks (Victorian manner?) ...I'll be killed by Mike Fenner or like...
>
> Read once about the perfect machine or other equipment
> -english invention and concept
> -italian design
> -german manufactured
>
> Inge
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matthew Lamkin
> Sent: den 2 juni 2008 09:43
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Space Station Malfunction
>
> When you have all quite finished brit bashing, as you will no doubt have
> seen it was actually a Russian unit, a NASA source I heard said American
> ones were ruled out in the design of the facility because they were
> deemed as far too unreliable.
>
> Seems none of us can make a simple reliable pump these days.
>
> Matthew Lamkin.
>
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Bloomquist
>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:28 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [TN] Space Station Malfunction
>>
>> I believe you hit the nail on the head, the British it is. I thought
>> somewhere I heard that the toilet was made by Lights Out Lucas,
>> perhaps with some of the leftover electronics from my 1960 Sunbeam
>> Alpine ;-)
>>
>> KennyB
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Franklin D Asbell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 1:12 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [TN] Space Station Malfunction
>>
>> I'm betting they just forgot to bring along a $12,000.00 plunger is
>> all, or, the British provided the toilet system and made it coin
>> operated, and they ran out of change...
>>
>>
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