Dont be such a tight arse Simon. Surely you can say niggardly, or even niggard, if you want to. JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "simon holding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Registration cancellations
> > > I think it churlish that (I am not allowed to say niggardly any more) > that we should knock our regulators. The Wright brothers would still be > jerking around on the ground at Kittyhawk if they had not had the > benefit of the regulations to guide them. None of us would understand > that Michelangelo Buonarotti did a fair job of carving David if it were > not for the art critics to tell us so. Imagine life without parking > inspectors - intolerable. Perhaps we ought instigate a National Day of > the Regulator. Individuals could then express gratitude in their own > special way? > > I am for a regulator of thermals. Any substandard thermal will be issued > penalty units.... FFS > Simon > > > You have it the wrong way round, Ian. Bureaucracies implement new > systems in order that staff give the impression of activity. > Achievement is not a requirement. > > Mike > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > Int'l + 61 429 355784 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
