Subject: [TR] A BBC researcher screws up

From: "John Macartney" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 21:44:51 -0000

On the UK's national news tonight there was a bit of a hoo-hah about James
Bond's favourite car being built in a new production facility in south
Wales. Okay, so everyone knows the real Bond aka Sean Connery errs towards
Astons - yes? That's what we did see - eventually.

Strange then that Sean appears in an open topped car which in both head-on
and side view shots turns out to be a Sunbeam Alpine. Not that I'm knocking
the Alpine. I had one once until a female 'acquaintance' stole it from me
for a knock-down price:) but clearly the Beeb doesn't know the difference
between the two.

Jonmac

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From: Frank Fisher <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:38:11 +0000 (UTC)

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Terryi have a story that always seem to keep conversation going with non ca=
r people.3 or 4 years ago i turned wrenches on a land speed record attempt =
at Bonneville.my friends son ran a 50cc supercharged motorcycle with side c=
ar running fuel.could never get the supercharger to work properly so while =
it was installed and therefore met the rules for having a supercharger, it =
never gave any boost.truth is there was an open category and all we had to =
do was make 2 passes and we were world land speed record holders.we made 2 =
passes.official team statement says "while we did set the world land speed =
record we failed to make the 200mph we had hoped for".
even the least educated on cars can keep up with this fun story.
Frank

      From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
 To: Hoyt Duff <[email-masked]>=20
Cc: [email-masked]
 Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:12 PM
 Subject: Re: [TR] A BBC researcher screws up
  =20
This Monday at a day long meeting we had a lunch break where I found myself=
 sharing awkward silence with a high-powered state government official, a v=
ery nice man, I should add.=C2=A0 To fill it, I happily started briefly tal=
king about sandblasting wire wheels on my vintage Triumph this weekend.

After a moment of him looking blankly befuddled, I realized I'd better chan=
ge the topic, since clearly the hobby of antique cars is not universal, nor=
 even necessarily of vague interest.=C2=A0 I've embarrassed myself in bette=
r and more significant ways over the years, but I'm particularly fond of th=
is one.=C2=A0 Still, I hope to do better on my next attempt at humiliation,=
 since apparently I'm fond if it.

So I wonder about journalists too.=C2=A0 They leapfrog from topic to topic-=
-today it's welfare reform, tomorrow it's the project to bring electricity =
from Canada through the White Mountain National Forest.=C2=A0 Have to wonde=
r how they get any of it straight.=C2=A0=20

I do love hearing the stories of people on this List.=C2=A0 It's a place in=
 New Hampshire where, apart from thumbs up from strangers on the road at my=
 TR3A, I comprehend my company.

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A=C2=A0 TS 58667
New Hampshire

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoyt Duff" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Macartney" <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 5:17:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] A BBC researcher screws up

On 2/24/16, John Macartney <[email-masked]> wrote:
<Snip>
>=C2=A0 for a knock-down price:) but clearly the Beeb doesn't know the diff=
erence
> Jonmac

I have found that rarely are journalists experts -- or even
dilettantes -- on any subject.

--=20
Hoyt

comcast.net

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font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "[email-masked]" &lt;terryrs@comca=
st.net&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Hoyt Du=
ff &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Cc:=
</span></b> [email-masked]<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold=
;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:12 PM<br> <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TR] A BBC researcher screw=
s up<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1=
456420778154_8872"><br>This Monday at a day long meeting we had a lunch bre=
ak where I found myself sharing awkward silence with a high-powered state g=
overnment official, a very nice man, I should add.&nbsp; To fill it, I happ=
ily started briefly talking about sandblasting wire wheels on my vintage Tr=
iumph this weekend.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">After a moment of =
him looking blankly befuddled, I realized I'd better change the topic, sinc=
e clearly the hobby of antique cars is not universal, nor even necessarily =
of vague interest.&nbsp; I've embarrassed myself in better and more signifi=
cant ways over the years, but I'm particularly fond of this one.&nbsp; Stil=
l, I hope to do better on my next attempt at humiliation, since apparently =
I'm fond if it.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">So I wonder about jour=
nalists too.&nbsp; They leapfrog from topic to topic--today it's welfare re=
form, tomorrow it's the project to bring electricity from Canada through th=
e White Mountain National Forest.&nbsp; Have to wonder how they get any of =
it straight.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">I do love hearing =
the stories of people on this List.&nbsp; It's a place in New Hampshire whe=
re, apart from thumbs up from strangers on the road at my TR3A, I comprehen=
d my company.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A&nb=
sp; TS 58667<br clear=3D"none">New Hampshire<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D=
"none">----- Original Message -----<br clear=3D"none">From: "Hoyt Duff" &lt=
;<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" href=3D"mailto:hoy=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">To: "John Mac=
artney" &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
k" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
k</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">Cc: <a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:triumph=
[email-masked]" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
am.net</a><br clear=3D"none">Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 5:17:35 PM<=
br clear=3D"none">Subject: Re: [TR] A BBC researcher screws up<br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none">On 2/24/16, John Macartney &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" y=
mailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" href=3D"mailto:john.macartne=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"no=
ne">&lt;Snip&gt;<br clear=3D"none">&gt;&nbsp;  for a knock-down price:) but=
 clearly the Beeb doesn't know the difference<br clear=3D"none">&gt; betwee=
n the two.<br clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none">&gt; Jonmac<br clear=3D=
"none"><br clear=3D"none">I have found that rarely are journalists experts =
-- or even<br clear=3D"none">dilettantes -- on any subject.<br clear=3D"non=
e"><br clear=3D"none">-- <br clear=3D"none">Hoyt<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
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