How about the fact that with LONGitude, the lines are the same LENGTH? And as some others, I always remember that there may be some Red Port left in the bottle....
Caroline > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bendall,A EPO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: John Haynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:38 AM > Subject: MI-L POSH > > > > > > I've heard of a way to remember Port & Starboard (for me). > > > > Starboard derives from a Scandinavian word for steering board. > > Most people are right-handed, so tend to steer or row on the right side > > of their bodies. > > Imagine yourself rowing with one paddle. Which side is it on? > > Hence starboard is to the right. > > > > Can anybody help me visualise (=remember) the difference between lat & > > long? > > > > > > > > From: John Haynes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > Your "maybe" is probably a "probably". No can do good longitude before > > you > > invent a portable time piece. > > > > Latitude was the more accurate until they were able to make a chronometer > > that went "tick-tock" instead of "tock-tick". > > > > However, my chronic failure to differentiate between the two recently > > resulted in my shipping over a million records with the X and Y reversed > > > > Reminded me of the story about the old Sea Captain who was seen by his > > First > > Mate to open a locked drawer each morning, remove and study a small piece > > of > > paper, return it and lock the drawer. When the Captain died during a sea > > voyage, one of the first things the Mate did was take the Captain's key > > and > > open the drawer. > > > > The paper read, "Port is Left. Starboard is Right". > > > > > > ********************************************************************* > > This email 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 receive this e-mail by mistake, please advise the sender > immediately > > by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. > > Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. > > > > Any modification of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited > > unless expressly authorised by the sender. > > ********************************************************************* > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > 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.
