> ..., made up a heat shield to protect all
> but the offending part of the piston & with my heart in my mouth
> applied the blowlamp ...
Is a "blowlamp" what we Americans call a "blowtorch"? That is, a
hand-held tool for spewing a focused propane gas flame under pressure?
I find it amusing that the flame and electrical sources of heat and
light get reversed by the ocean between us:
ENGLISH AMERICAN MEANING
------- -------- -------
torch flashlight hand-held electrical light
(blow)lamp (blow)torch flame for spot heating
********** lamp freestanding electrical light,
as a floor lamp or table lamp
* Having operated a "Flashlight"-brand follow-spot in Europe, I am
tempted to complete the word chain with a guess by putting "flashlight"
here for "lamp"!
> ... I shoulder my way into the pub, which is filled
> with cheery TR pilots exchanging stories about blown engines etc, etc,
> all clutching pints. ...
I'm envious. There's something about a British country pub that is not
duplicated here -- even aside from the quality of beer.
------------------------------------------------------
| Ed Rush, not speaking for Metaphor, Mtn. View, CA |
| UUCP: [...!{apple|decwrl}!]metaphor!rush |
| Internet: rush@metaphor.com |
| My Macintosh doesn't go out in the rain. |
------------------------------------------------------
|