Sorry. That should have been "The Black Cloud".
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On 19/06/2008 at 13:57 John RABSON wrote:
>Pat's comment reminds me of something from Fred Hoyle's novel "Ossian's
>Ride":
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>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:
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>>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 !
>>
>>73 de Pat G4GVW
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>>qth Near Felixstowe, East coast of UK
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