HHHmmmmm Graham. We might have to box him up as agricultural equipment. He'll be OK with a torch, thermos and packet of sandwiches for a few hours. Are there laws about the treatment of garden Gnomes? -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graham Collins Sent: 13 September 2010 15:00 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz- the Answer Ian, you may have a problem getting him on a flight as I had to smuggle him into the country - the paperwork for a work visa for a garden gnome is just insane, and that tractor is clearly neither ROHS compliant nor CE marked... luckily the V8 engine allowed him to elude the local police, while cutting a clean swath through a few fields. Question for Doug, the cleaning guru... what's best for getting gnome vomit off a boat??? It's worse than when the osprey sit on the top of my mast and decorate the deck... Maybe I should try some Mountain Dew??? regards, - Graham -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fox, Ian Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 5:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz- the Answer Well Clumpy arrived here looking pretty dishevelled and very hungry after his transatlantic yacht trip and mega drive up the A34 from Southampton to Birmingham on that little tractor of his, so we fed him up with a hearty portion of faggots (a pork based meat ball served in thick gravy in case some of you were wondering.........), peas and mash, all washed down with a couple of pints of Batham's bitter. Bostin' as we say in the Black Country. He was feeling much better after that and has made a lovely job of reupholstering Doug's old chair with some very nice leather. I don't know where he got the leather from but I'm asking no questions. We'll pack him off to the airport and get him on his way when as soon as we know where to send him Regards Ian ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the named recipient only. If you receive it in error please e-mail back the sender and permanently delete the original message and any copies. Rolls-Royce Goodrich Engine Control Systems Limited. Registered Office: Moor Lane, PO Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ. Registered in England No. 06686268. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the named recipient only. If you receive it in error please e-mail back the sender and permanently delete the original message and any copies. Rolls-Royce Goodrich Engine Control Systems Limited. Registered Office: Moor Lane, PO Box 31, Derby, DE24 8BJ. Registered in England No. 06686268. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------