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[The Artful Bodger]

I thought Standard-Modern was Canadian made? Or is Canadian included in 'US domestic'?

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I have a mental picture of the men who made some of my machines, Fair Isle pullover over a shirt and tie with a buff coloured dustcoat and smoking a...

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Yes, we are OK Mike. The stopbanks at Digby's Bridge have held and we are dry. The bridge through town is now closed because of damage that became...

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Yes, we are high and dry. Fortunately the river banks held which we hope they will continue to do. Other areas were not so lucky.

The Douglas...

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I dont think many (any?) aero engine cartridge starters acted directly in the combustion chamber. Most used a Coffman starter or a variation of that...

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Hi Alan, we are on a sliver of slightly higher ground and if the river should breach at Digby's Bridge (which is the main fear) we will have the river...

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I think you read me wrong as I am not promoting racism and I am not sure what relevance the crown colony comment has....

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I have managed to straighten a few bits of thin material by rolling it between two blocks of wood.

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No, but the UK has a national health service because they had a Labour government....

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Socialism in NZ.....https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star...dern-socialism

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A common error but only an error in the minds of Americans who have been subjected to a century of anti-socialist propaganda...

See .......

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Thank you, this is the sort of response I expected....

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Are you sure the gang are mature enough for such a topic?...

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BTW, one of the most socialist countries of the world is New Zealand and we are still doing OK, there are also those countries of more or less socialist...

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One day I should write about the (short) time I was working in North Korea.

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Thanks....

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We are going to hire it out for pool parties!

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Hi Mike
It is supposedly complete and was operational until stored so we will be attempting to get it going including the hydraulic systems then...

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Another vehicle arrived for our aviation museum..


Extending passenger steps for aircraft. Built by Hastings Deering Of Sydney. Ford...