Pat's comment reminds me of something from Fred Hoyle's novel "Ossian's Ride":
Astronomer Royal to Prime Minister: "It's not my fault the transmitter isn't
working. You shouldn't have let the Home Secretary do the wiring".
73
John F5VLF
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On 19/06/2008 at 06:10 [email protected] wrote:
>Thanks Steve,
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>A point of interest also is the paucity of knowledge among the populace in
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>general about the simple basics of GPS etc. I still come across
>considerable
>numbers of people who believe their satnavs are actually being "tracked"
>by the
> satellites! This phenomenon is, of course, often accompanied by even
>stranger explanations of how speed camera systems work. It's possible,
>therefore,
>that to expect politicians to understand such things may be "a bridge too
>far"!
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>In the race of life put a big bet on the nag named "Self-Interest" - He
>will
>always be in there trying hard !
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>73 de Pat G4GVW
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>qth Near Felixstowe, East coast of UK
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