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"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:11:31 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

Well yew might larf! Swim got me a couple of 'woodworking' mags the other
day - they are even nerdier than audio geeks it appears. The mags followed
form exactly, even down to a 'jigsaw shoot-out' feature and a 'final few
words' at the back from some God-botherer, no less....!!


The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.


'Shaker Syle' eh? The mag's are full of that!!

Here's the article, if you are interested:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/reverend.JPG


'Rant From The Reverend'...!! ;-)

(Guess who fits that bill in here....??? ;-)

I won't leave it up for long - you know what these arses are like, it won't
be long before they're after me for copyright infringement!!


(This year's grinding wheel grey is *pink* actually, I thought you'd be
interested to know!! ;-)


Do you have to wear pink overalls so you co-ordinate, though?


Asitappens, I already do.....

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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:37:03 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:11:31 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

Well yew might larf! Swim got me a couple of 'woodworking' mags the other
day - they are even nerdier than audio geeks it appears. The mags followed
form exactly, even down to a 'jigsaw shoot-out' feature and a 'final few
words' at the back from some God-botherer, no less....!!


The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.


'Shaker Syle' eh? The mag's are full of that!!

Here's the article, if you are interested:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/reverend.JPG


'Rant From The Reverend'...!! ;-)

(Guess who fits that bill in here....??? ;-)


Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

I won't leave it up for long - you know what these arses are like, it won't
be long before they're after me for copyright infringement!!


Well, I read it but I can't say I'm any the wiser. When you combine it
with that silly conversion table (I wonder if they saw the irony of
including a picture of a ruler that did the same job automatically),
you could say it was an entire page wasted.


(This year's grinding wheel grey is *pink* actually, I thought you'd be
interested to know!! ;-)


Do you have to wear pink overalls so you co-ordinate, though?


Asitappens, I already do.....



I'm sure you look very sweet.

d

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http://www.pearce.uk.com

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In article ,
Keith G wrote:
The mags followed form exactly, even down to a 'jigsaw shoot-out'
feature and a 'final few words' at the back from some God-botherer, no
less....!!

There is a vast difference between a cheap jigsaw and a decent one -
perhaps more than with any other common power tool. Also there's the
question of spares. The SDS mechanism om my hard used 10 year old Bosch
jigsaw failed recently, and the replacement part was cheap and available
return of post.

(This year's grinding wheel grey is *pink* actually, I thought you'd be
interested to know!! ;-)

Pink or light colours tend to be fine abrasive types.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.

Getting closer to home, the same with Neve, the once maker of perhaps the
finest sound mixing desks. Company failed, of course.

--
*I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:57:27 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.

Getting closer to home, the same with Neve, the once maker of perhaps the
finest sound mixing desks. Company failed, of course.

They must have forgotten to pray one day.

d

--
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http://www.pearce.uk.com

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"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:37:03 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:11:31 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:

Well yew might larf! Swim got me a couple of 'woodworking' mags the
other
day - they are even nerdier than audio geeks it appears. The mags
followed
form exactly, even down to a 'jigsaw shoot-out' feature and a 'final few
words' at the back from some God-botherer, no less....!!


The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.


'Shaker Syle' eh? The mag's are full of that!!

Here's the article, if you are interested:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/reverend.JPG


'Rant From The Reverend'...!! ;-)

(Guess who fits that bill in here....??? ;-)


Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

I won't leave it up for long - you know what these arses are like, it
won't
be long before they're after me for copyright infringement!!


Well, I read it but I can't say I'm any the wiser.


I read the first para - par for the course, for me...


When you combine it
with that silly conversion table (I wonder if they saw the irony of
including a picture of a ruler that did the same job automatically),
you could say it was an entire page wasted.


Yes, I believe so...



(This year's grinding wheel grey is *pink* actually, I thought you'd be
interested to know!! ;-)


Do you have to wear pink overalls so you co-ordinate, though?


Asitappens, I already do.....



I'm sure you look very sweet.


Do a bit....

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Keith G wrote:
The mags followed form exactly, even down to a 'jigsaw shoot-out'
feature and a 'final few words' at the back from some God-botherer, no
less....!!

There is a vast difference between a cheap jigsaw and a decent one -
perhaps more than with any other common power tool. Also there's the
question of spares. The SDS mechanism om my hard used 10 year old Bosch
jigsaw failed recently, and the replacement part was cheap and available
return of post.


Any idea where's the best place to get a replacement chuck for my Bosch
drill...??

(Unless the WD40 soak has had any effect, which I doubt...)

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In article , Dave Plowman (News)
writes
In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.

Getting closer to home, the same with Neve, the once maker of perhaps the
finest sound mixing desks. Company failed, of course.


Ah yes!, worked there in the 70's but not for long. It was quite obvious
that you'd get on with them if, and only if, you went to prayer meetings
after work etc which I wasn't:(

Having being bought up a katlick and despised organised religion ever
since in all its flavours!..


Funny thing is it was only the other day I realised the Martin Jones who
lives opposite me is "the" Dr Martin Jones who was the technical
director at Neve for some years:)!......
--
Tony Sayer

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In article ,
Keith G wrote:
There is a vast difference between a cheap jigsaw and a decent one -
perhaps more than with any other common power tool. Also there's the
question of spares. The SDS mechanism om my hard used 10 year old Bosch
jigsaw failed recently, and the replacement part was cheap and available
return of post.


Any idea where's the best place to get a replacement chuck for my Bosch
drill...??

If you want a genuine part here's the place I use:-

http://www.powertoolspares.com/parts...manufacturer=2

However, I found a no brand keyless 1/2" chuck (new) from a market stall
fitted my 'junk' B&D drill. So the thread may be a standard.

(Unless the WD40 soak has had any effect, which I doubt...)

Another snake oil product. ;-)

--
*The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
The God-Botherer bit made me chuckle. When I was working for Marconi
Instruments, we were quite close with Hewlett Packard's instrument
division in the American Mid West somewhere, to the point that we were
sent copies of their house magazine. The mag was full of pictures of
their employees with profiles. Everybody seemed to be the same -
Christian, sings in the church choir and makes his own furniture. I
think they stamped them out with a cookie-cutter.

Getting closer to home, the same with Neve, the once maker of perhaps the
finest sound mixing desks. Company failed, of course.

Well merged with AMS actually:-)

I wonder if an employee's religion could have such a vital role in the
job selection process these days as it did at Neve during the 1970s?

Iain