But just think of all the GIS work that would result if the UK did change over! Someone would get rich ;-)
Port and starboard - I just remember it, just like left and right. Perhaps it is due to too many hours messing around in boats as a child... Richard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of CDR Group Sent: 21 January 2002 14:05 To: Jacques Paris; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MIL Subject: Re: MI-L POSH Jacques Don't start down the line of "England will not budge until....." this thread WILL go on forever... John Ievers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacques Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "MIL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: RE: MI-L POSH > I finally received the light (red, green?) when I realized that in > England you steer on the right side because you drive on the left. > England indeed has a very deep maritime past and will not budge until > they realize that all > the images they got from the Viking boats were in fact mirrored images > and that their history must be rewritten. > > Funny how this double expression has so many explanations, and that in > different languages: in French, babord (left side, beginning left of > the word batterie) and tribord, (right side, ending right to the of > the same word with some alliteration). > > Jacques Paris > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: January 21, 2002 07:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: MI-L POSH > > Anna, > > If you think of a ladder in a pair of tights they normally run > lengthways down the leg. Visualising this (steady lads) the ladder > will be a long scar > in the material so think of longitude as a ladder in tights (or do I > not get > out enough?)! > > On the point of Port or Starboard, Port is on the left and both have 4 > letters - simple forget Vikings, longships and which way you sail out > of or > into port, keep it simple. > > Mark Percival > > > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify > the sender. > ____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet > delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further > information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call > Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _ > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _ > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body. _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
