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121. Re: Quid question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 18:36:04 +0000
Since I have discovered that the discussion was on the Herald list, not this one, I thought I'd share the article with the Spit list: UNDERSTANDING BRITISH CURRENCY by Michael Hargreave Mawson I am f
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00141.html (16,836 bytes)

122. Re: Quid question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 07:44:24 +0000
Sterling is an adjective, not a noun. A pound sterling is a pound in money, not a pound in, say, peas. It is derived from the use of small silver coins with little stars on them ("starlings") as the
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00153.html (8,438 bytes)

123. The Quid (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:58:39 +0000
Absolutely right, of course. A significant proportion of British slang has its roots within earshot of Bow bells. Just to confuse the issue even further, the word Cockney was originally coined (in th
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00156.html (9,076 bytes)

124. Re: Quid question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:10:29 +0000
The Turks still use the Lira (pl. Lirasi) - I have a Turkish million-pound-note which I carry around in the back of my wallet for no good reason. The Egyptian currency is actually called the "Pound"
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00157.html (9,355 bytes)

125. Re: Quid question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:46:51 +0000
But where did "Sterling Silver" get its name? From the little silver coins with the little stars on (see above). <g> "Sterling" silver (the silver used for making the sterling/starling coins) was of
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00184.html (9,224 bytes)

126. Re: Quids to Cocos = 1.56 (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:50:53 +0000
Interesting. I understand the US dollar is also known as another type of fruit - a "banana" - in some quarters. Of course, we have yet to address the slang terms for multiples of pounds - I can never
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00185.html (7,882 bytes)

127. Spring time (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:40:43 +0000
Dear All, No, I haven't gone mad. Thick fog and excessive dampness means autumn, not spring, however, springs have been on my mind today. Last year, in an attempt to sort out Carly's Leaning Spit Syn
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00236.html (7,365 bytes)

128. Triumph Owners dot-com (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:06:35 +0000
Dear All, I don't know why, but news of this wonderful site does not seem to have reached the Spitfire community: there are currently only five Spits listed in the world-wide database! I would urge a
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00240.html (7,318 bytes)

129. Dolomite for sale (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:31:35 +0000
Dear All, Whilst I was working on my Spitfire this morning, a chap stopped his BMW next to me and told me about the following car which he wants to get rid of: Dolomite 1500, possibly M-reg or therea
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00248.html (7,853 bytes)

130. Re: Triumph Owners dot-com (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:08:44 +0000
If so, then that's not much of an excuse. Very different sites, doing different things. My cars are registered on both, and there's no reason why the other 9191 (seems to have been a while since you
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00251.html (7,760 bytes)

131. Re: Dolomite for sale (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:12:37 +0000
Yeah, but, come on James, it's only a Dolomite... ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spit
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00252.html (7,356 bytes)

132. Re: Dolomite for sale (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:12:02 +0000
Well, no, but I haven't got any spare dosh or garage space at the moment... ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL Car
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00253.html (7,425 bytes)

133. UK LRP (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:15:49 +0000
Dear All, I could use some advice. Carly runs beautifully on Jet LRP, but my local Jet garage has closed down, and I have been filling up at Tesco recently. On Tesco LRP she runs like a dead dog. I c
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00254.html (7,155 bytes)

134. Re: UK LRP (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:29:25 +0000
If you can find a Jet station nearby, I can recommend their LRP - the performance is insignificantly different from 4Star in my Spit. Thanks, Bill. So ordinary unleaded actually gives better performa
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00258.html (8,883 bytes)

135. Re: First time at machine shop (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 11:08:35 +0000
Dear Larry, You are being asked to pay the machine shop for the services it is providing: the services of a mechanical fitter; the services of a machinist, and the services of a parts buyer. The mach
/html/spitfires/2002-11/msg00306.html (8,976 bytes)

136. Re: RIP Spitfire? I want to cry... x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:09:46 +0100
Dear James, That price has to be for a complete strip-down, replace *everything* that can possibly be replaced, and rebuild - and by a top-flight specialist workshop at that. There is absolutely no w
/html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00009.html (8,944 bytes)

137. Re: RIP Spitfire..... diagnosis?.... x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:20:09 +0100
<snip> OK, it sounds as though that engine is BER (Beyond Economical Repair - i.e. you can replace it far more cheaply). Forget repairing this for the time being. And would sir like a new car, now th
/html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00010.html (9,989 bytes)

138. Re: Engine and gearbox found x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 14:01:06 +0100
That's a little better that two thousand! Bloody hell! Please take a digital video camera and record this for posterity. I'd love to see someone get an engine and gearbox out that fast, without simpl
/html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00022.html (12,344 bytes)

139. Re: Engine and gearbox found x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:43:29 +0100
Sound idea. <g> Ah, well, you see, there's your problem. A Spitfire engine is designed on the "continuous oil change" principle... Pity. Mind you, if he can remove an engine in twenty minutes, he can
/html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00029.html (11,398 bytes)

140. Hardtop Quarterlights - very long (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:47:12 +0100
Dear All, Many of you will be aware that I have been planning to fit a pair of original quarterlights to my hardtop in place of the Perspex ones that I have been using for the last year or so. Well,
/html/spitfires/2002-10/msg00054.html (11,361 bytes)

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