tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post5497955611378881772..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: I never understood……..Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-82147259596288137282013-01-29T19:00:38.151+00:002013-01-29T19:00:38.151+00:00My best mate was in the R.A.F. during the days of ...My best mate was in the R.A.F. during the days of conscription. His finest hour was related to his occupation, which was that of 'Instrument Fitter'. He searched for the required 'Anchor Pin' in the vast book which was the official RAF Stores Bible. every item was identifies by a ten digit number. Immediately below the Anchor Pin was listed 'Anchor (Sea). So he idly wondered what would happen if he wrote for the required 'Anchor Pin', but inserted the ten-digit Ident. for the Anchor (Sea).<br /><br />Ten days later, he was summoned to his C.O.'s office, and directed to look out of the window.<br /><br />To his delight, he was looking at a ten-foot long marine anchor, weight approximately two tons; but the icing on the cake was provided by the fact it was covered in rust-preservative!<br />Grandpa1940https://www.blogger.com/profile/04379051846652593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-49802952980445448152013-01-27T20:04:26.612+00:002013-01-27T20:04:26.612+00:00Don.t the army still have stocks of nails for hors...Don.t the army still have stocks of nails for horses shoes?Dizzy Ringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444722243259242914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-83184988585696112202013-01-27T20:03:59.830+00:002013-01-27T20:03:59.830+00:00Don.t the army still have stocks of nails for hors...Don.t the army still have stocks of nails for horses shoes?Dizzy Ringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444722243259242914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-91248997952487783532013-01-23T01:24:03.124+00:002013-01-23T01:24:03.124+00:00Ah, your "Denomination of quantity (D of Q)&q...Ah, your "Denomination of quantity (D of Q)" brought back memories.<br /><br />Soon after British Gas lost its (benevolent) monopoly of supplying 'large' Industrial & Commercial Customers, the market was opened up to all-and-sundry.<br /><br />Suppliers had to bid for their gas, traditionally in pence per therm.<br /><br />On one occasion, one famous-name (oil) company bid for a huge quantity. The numeric figure they offered was similar to other recent prices. Sadly (for them) the relevant unit had changed from p/therm to p/kWh.<br /><br />There's 29.3 kWh in a therm. That oil company had bid nearly 30x the market rate; for millions of £s worth of gas.<br /><br />Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com