[SOC] 100 years war

Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:03:35 -0000

We seem to have recovered Perigord, the Dordogne and parts of Proven�e
though.

V. quiet on SOC today. Where's Claude?

p.s. Any suggestions for slow Morse stations.

I received my first very own key today - built in to a trainer made by Irwin
Desman Ltd in Croydon circa 19??. Oddly enough, I find that I can send (A-Z
and 0-9) at very modest speed with few errors.

Reading it back though is another matter.

This runs counter to my previous experiences with languages where you can
usually learn to follow a conversation fairly quickly but it takes far more
practice and study to be able to speak confidently. Strange that...

6 days to the exam.

P:-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Redding" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] 100 years war

> 1360 - 1565 (Variable). Long series of skirmishes with gaps. English
throne
> versus rulers of various provinces of what would later become France.
> Neither won nor lost be either side (although the French did succeed in
> driving the English out of their country and back to their own!), Marked
the
> end of England's aims to also rule territory on mainland Europe, and our
> transformation into a Navy-guarded "fortress" instead.
>
> History lesson over...now, dare I mention the great sport of
> bog-snorkelling, or is that still a sore point in Oz?.
>
> Chris, G4PDJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian C. Purdie" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Very Bad Day to be a Brit
>
>
> Chris Redding wrote:
>
> > New evidence suggests that the essentially British game of cricket was
> > actually invented by French soldiers during the 100 years war.
>
> We don't need that information. The frog is hard enough to cope with as it
> is.
>
> BTW When was that? A hunnered years ago?
>
>
> 72/73's
>
> Ian C. Purdie
> Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33�14', E151�34'
> VK2TIP "I'll give ya the TIP mate" QRP-L #1978. SOC #171 FP#91
> http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/
>
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