In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi Norman,
Not entirely frazzled the old brain then ( in the heat )... ? ... :-) I envy you the visit ... Ancient Egypt has always been a favourite period of mine. I do a project at school which uses the background research on a tumbler style lock that the Ancient Egyptians invented - made from wood - which is closely identical to the modern tumbler lock - Yale type lock. A main difference is that they didn't invent the use of the spring inside the lock. >Hi Malcolm, > >>> Whereas ALL ql_users, as we know, are very erudite ... :-) >Indeed we are ! > >>> >>Norman. (Back from Egypt, and only slightly burned.) >>> Umm ... it must have been hot ... ! > >Yes it was. 14 days all of which were 40 degrees (C) plus, or, in old >money, over 104 degrees F. > > >Cheers, >Norman. -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm