Beer

I rest my case, although Steve came close.

Steve, have you been permanently convinced as to the benefits of decent ale?

Kermit’s Mossie was sold for relative peanuts. I know it was 20 years or so ago but it was either £50,000 or £100,000, I can never remember which. A ludicrous figure now for an airworthy Mosquito. Nobody in this country was interested, just like the Sunderland.
At the same auction, the Hurricane, sadly no more, was sold to Canada for £250,000.
It seemed a lot at the time.

Yeah yeah, very funny.

That is the book that has paid for most of it!

Looks like I’ve conributed to Melv’s Rearwin, although I’ve had my copy for about 10 years. Is that too long ago?

If you are passing Popham . . .

Wish I was, especially as I’ve never seen the beast but it’s a hell of a long way from here. Hope it goes well.

Re the car problems, as I’ve said before I’m not a violent man, in fact so laid back I’m almost horizontal, but there are times I’m prepared to make an exception…

Superb pictures.

I know you’re not supposed to speak ill of the departed, but the Hurricane’s a bit shiny – well a lot shiny actually.

Robert Humm in Stamford’s quite good, in fact I’ll be in there in about 10 hours.
Next to the railway station.

Doesn’t compare to Motorbooks, I can’t afford to go in there. 🙁

There’s a picture of a nuclear turbine in Bill Gunston’s Encyclopedia of Aircraft Engines.
It looks like two side-by-side jet engines with a lump, presumably the reactor, between them.
I’ve looked at the picture and read the brief description several times but it still hasn’t sunk in. I’ll have another look and see if I can understand it.