wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
Ian Jackson wrote in
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There was recently a thread here on the subject of whether morse had
saved any lives recently. Well it has in the UK!

Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"Torch used in Morse code rescue.

Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his torch to
flash an SOS message in Morse code."

Ian.

Boy, Lenny Anderson is going to be ****ed. That's not the sort
of CW news he likes to hear. Lucky for the sailor there was
still someone out there that knew code.

SC

Is it still Morse Code if the speed is measured in words per hour?

Imagine lighting and extinguishing a torch to send SOS.

In the UK, one of the common meanings of "torch" is what Americans call
a "flashlight".

Bring your
lunch and fire extinguisher.

This may explain your confusion:

Story:

http://www.local6.com/education/10097181/detail.html

Rankings:

http://www.local6.com/education/10097048/detail.html

PA: 10th
MN: 13th
TN: 30th
OH: 34th
CA: 47th

wrote:
wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
Ian Jackson wrote in
:

There was recently a thread here on the subject of whether morse had
saved any lives recently. Well it has in the UK!

Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"Torch used in Morse code rescue.

Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his torch to
flash an SOS message in Morse code."

Ian.

Boy, Lenny Anderson is going to be ****ed. That's not the sort
of CW news he likes to hear. Lucky for the sailor there was
still someone out there that knew code.

SC

Is it still Morse Code if the speed is measured in words per hour?

Imagine lighting and extinguishing a torch to send SOS.

In the UK, one of the common meanings of "torch" is what Americans call
a "flashlight".

I guess that's the difference between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals.

Bring your
lunch and fire extinguisher.

This may explain your confusion:

I happen to know the difference between flashlights and torches.
Cavemen carry torches.

In message .com,
writes

wrote:
wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
Ian Jackson wrote in
:

There was recently a thread here on the subject of whether morse had
saved any lives recently. Well it has in the UK!

Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"Torch used in Morse code rescue.

Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his torch to
flash an SOS message in Morse code."

Ian.

Boy, Lenny Anderson is going to be ****ed. That's not the sort
of CW news he likes to hear. Lucky for the sailor there was
still someone out there that knew code.

SC

Is it still Morse Code if the speed is measured in words per hour?

Imagine lighting and extinguishing a torch to send SOS.

In the UK, one of the common meanings of "torch" is what Americans call
a "flashlight".

I guess that's the difference between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals.

Bring your
lunch and fire extinguisher.

This may explain your confusion:

I happen to know the difference between flashlights and torches.
Cavemen carry torches.


Oops! I didn't spot that problem. I should realised that 'torch' would
cause confusion among you benighted Merkins. Being British, but having a
Merkin daughter-in-law, I am reasonably bilingual these days. It's very
interesting how the English language has diverged. However, be assured
that, in the UK, we have progressed to using flashlights and torches
interchangeably these days.
Ian.
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"Ian Jackson" wrote in message
...
In message .com,
writes

wrote:
wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
Ian Jackson wrote in
:

There was recently a thread here on the subject of whether morse
had
saved any lives recently. Well it has in the UK!

Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"Torch used in Morse code rescue.

Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his torch
to
flash an SOS message in Morse code."

Ian.

Boy, Lenny Anderson is going to be ****ed. That's not the sort
of CW news he likes to hear. Lucky for the sailor there was
still someone out there that knew code.

SC

Is it still Morse Code if the speed is measured in words per hour?

Imagine lighting and extinguishing a torch to send SOS.

In the UK, one of the common meanings of "torch" is what Americans call
a "flashlight".

I guess that's the difference between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals.

Bring your
lunch and fire extinguisher.

This may explain your confusion:

I happen to know the difference between flashlights and torches.
Cavemen carry torches.


Oops! I didn't spot that problem. I should realised that 'torch' would
cause confusion among you benighted Merkins. Being British, but having a
Merkin daughter-in-law, I am reasonably bilingual these days. It's very
interesting how the English language has diverged. However, be assured
that, in the UK, we have progressed to using flashlights and torches
interchangeably these days.
Ian.
--


One place I worked where we sometimes bid on jobs from the UK kept a list of
terms with the UK versus US definitions because of the differences in
terminology.

Dee, N8UZE

Ian Jackson wrote:
In message .com,
writes


wrote:

wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
Ian Jackson wrote in
:

There was recently a thread here on the subject of whether
morse had
saved any lives recently. Well it has in the UK!

Have a look at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6070444.stm

"Torch used in Morse code rescue.

Coastguards in Hampshire have rescued a sailor who used his
torch to
flash an SOS message in Morse code."

Ian.

Boy, Lenny Anderson is going to be ****ed. That's not the sort
of CW news he likes to hear. Lucky for the sailor there was
still someone out there that knew code.

SC

Is it still Morse Code if the speed is measured in words per hour?

Imagine lighting and extinguishing a torch to send SOS.

In the UK, one of the common meanings of "torch" is what Americans call
a "flashlight".


I guess that's the difference between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals.

Bring your
lunch and fire extinguisher.

This may explain your confusion:


I happen to know the difference between flashlights and torches.
Cavemen carry torches.


Oops! I didn't spot that problem. I should realised that 'torch' would
cause confusion among you benighted Merkins. Being British, but having a
Merkin daughter-in-law, I am reasonably bilingual these days. It's very
interesting how the English language has diverged. However, be assured
that, in the UK, we have progressed to using flashlights and torches
interchangeably these days.
Ian.
Ian;

Remember what that great American statesmen Winston Churchill once
said" We are one people divided by a common language".

Dave N grandson of a Brit and a Scot

David G. Nagel wrote:

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said" We are one people divided by a common language".

Dave N grandson of a Brit and a Scot


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Dave wrote:

David G. Nagel wrote:

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Remember what that great American statesmen Winston Churchill once
said" We are one people divided by a common language".

Dave N grandson of a Brit and a Scot



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Well, he did do his statesmanship in Great Britain but he was the First
and so far only "Honorary American Citizen".

See Wikipedia. Appropriate extract: In 1963 U.S. President John F.
Kennedy acting under authorization granted by an Act of Congress,
proclaimed Churchill the first Honorary Citizen of the United States.
Churchill was too ill to attend the White House ceremony, so his son and
grandson accepted the award for him.

Besides his mother was an American Citizen conferring upon Winnie
eligibility for his own status of "American Citizen" should he have
chosen to exercise it.

Dave N.

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On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:47:47 -0500, "David G. Nagel"
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Dave wrote:


David G. Nagel wrote:

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Remember what that great American statesmen Winston Churchill once
said" We are one people divided by a common language".

Dave N grandson of a Brit and a Scot



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Well, he did do his statesmanship in Great Britain but he was the First
and so far only "Honorary American Citizen".


well that is a nice comeback
http://kb9rqz.blogspot.com/



Thank you.

BTW it seems that I have been wrong on the attribution of the
observation. Someone else pointed out the another great person made the
comment not Churchill. At least I can't find where Churchill may have
made it.

My apologies for the error but the sentiment still stands.

Dave N

"Dave" wrote in message
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David G. Nagel wrote:

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We are one people divided by a common language".

Dave N grandson of a Brit and a Scot


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Yep, He had his nose in our business enough.

"Jimmie D" wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in message
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David G. Nagel wrote:

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Remember what that great American statesmen Winston Churchill once said"
We are one people divided by a common language".

Dave N grandson of a Brit and a Scot


A M E R I C A N S T A T E S M A N ???????????????????????


Yep, He had his nose in our business enough.

Lest we forget other great statesemen, it will be a mere matter of minutes
before Mark Morgan steps up to the plate to tell us (in 100 posts or more)
that he majored in statesmanship while obtaining one of his many alleged
degrees. What else can one expect from a former Colonel, Geophysicist, and
all around authority on every topic from Programming to Morse Code to
Bisexuality?
The guy is a veritable fountain of endless knowledge.