WHY? or alternate title: Can one of you Brits explain this to me?

[malcolm erik bogaert]

not getting into a shooting war over this but we british led the world at one time in(over) engineering everything might be a tad over-engineered but it all works...I was in the signal park one day..some guys of the signals troop(reserve unit) bragging about there Bedford MK fitted with massive TX and generator...not pleased when I said I couold do the same with mobikle phone..only much quicker!!!regards to all this may day bank holiday weekend...malcolm

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by malcolm erik bogaert

not getting into a shooting war over this but we British led the world at one time in (over) engineering everything might be a tad over-engineered but it all works....

In the Canadian book on the First Gulf War by Jean Morin, Operation Friction, he has some wonderful descriptions of the supply ship. In 1990 there were NATO standards, but for a whole variety of reasons each nation had their own fuel couplings. The HMCS was a refueler, and she had to carry a selection of fittings to fuel the British, American, Canadian, French, Argentinian, Spanish etc. What wasn't shared for the duration, was quickly made up in their shipboard machine shop. After the war some deck ape asked about a particularly impressive piece. The reply was, "'It big, it's brass, it must be British."

[malcolm erik bogaert]

sounds like a woman I used to know!cheers malcolm

[Terry Kowalik]

I have one of those big folding funnels and it really is a nice bit of kit. Unfortunately, it's a little too wide to fit on the side of my Saracen while filling, so I don't get to use it.

Cheers,
Terry

[Philliphastings]

And there I was thinking it was a field latrine...

I better start using mine for it's intended purpose !

Cheers

Phill

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Originally Posted by Philliphastings

And there I was thinking it was a field latrine...

...for wide bottom girls

[Lynn Eades]

Just slightly different to the old fashioned "gonophone"