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Re: [Rollei] History
- Subject: Re: [Rollei] History
- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jgovindaraj >
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 07:52:20 +0530
- References: <F082CBE5-CA8D-11D8-97ED-000A95894CEE >
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Wow!! I never knew.
Cheers
Jayanand
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jerry Lehrer=20
To: rollei 20
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Rollei] History
RUGErs
It is obvious, that as Chief Engineer for the Williams-BMW Formula 1
Racing Team, Frank has the best job in the world.
Jerry
Frank Dernie wrote:
> Hi Jay,
> I am going to France tomorrow. It is the second time to France this
> year. I have also travelled to Australia, Malaysia, Bahrain, USA,
> Canada, Spain (3 times), Italy and Germany (5 times) so far this =
year.
> This is typical of the last 28 years for me.
> Frank
>
> On 30 Jun, 2004, at 19:18, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
> > Never leave your country....you might be disappointed with the =
rest of
> > the world....
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Frank Dernie
> > To: rollei us
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rollei] History
> >
> > My great uncle, a fairly wealthy man, absolutely refused to have a
> > toilet in the house. He thought it was an absolutely disgusting =
idea.
> > My relatives who lived with him had a toilet room installed as =
soon as
> > he died. They had had a lovely bathroom but the toilet was outside =
in
> > the courtyard. I must say I dislike having a toilet in the =
bathroom,
> > something I have to put up with in many hotels.
> > Frank
> >
> > On 30 Jun, 2004, at 13:06, Bob Shell wrote:
> >
> > > Hell, they still live on dirt floors!! Back when I did my first =
book
> > > for Hove Press I was very surprised on my first visit to them to =
find
> > > that their warehouse had a dirt floor! Later they moved to more
> > > upscale premises, but you still had to go out the back door and
> > across
> > > the "garden" to visit the privy!! I'm happy to say that they =
now
> > have
> > > an ultra modern facility with concrete floor and indoor =
facilities.
> > > But someone else took over their previous "digs" and still run
> > > businesses from them.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Aaron Reece wrote:
> > >
> > >>> But for the most part, you had a borderline Neolithic culture =
that
> > >>> still
> > >>> lived on dirt floors, never mind sanitation.
> > >>
> > >> Slobodan:
> > >> I don't know, the area of Great Britain is 88,795 square miles, =
so a
> > >> population of 10 millions yields a population density of
> > >> approximately 113 per square mile. According to the 2000 =
census,
> > >> modern-day West Virginia has a population density of 75.08 per
> > square
> > >> mile, so applying a liberal fudge factor owing to the =
mountainous
> > >> nature of WV's terrain, I would say that 113/sq. mi. would be =
just
> > >> doable for a borderline Neolithic culture that still lived on =
dirt
> > >> floors.
> > >
> >
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wow!! I never knew.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jayanand</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Djerryleh =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 01, 2004 =
3:47=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Rollei] =
History</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>RUGErs<BR><BR>It is obvious, that as Chief Engineer for =
the=20
Williams-BMW Formula 1<BR>Racing Team, Frank has the best job in the=20
world.<BR><BR>Jerry<BR><BR>Frank Dernie wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi =
Jay,<BR>> I=20
am going to France tomorrow. It is the second time to France =
this<BR>>=20
year. I have also travelled to Australia, Malaysia, Bahrain, =
USA,<BR>>=20
Canada, Spain (3 times), Italy and Germany (5 times) so far this =
year.<BR>>=20
This is typical of the last 28 years for me.<BR>> =
Frank<BR>><BR>> On=20
30 Jun, 2004, at 19:18, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:<BR>><BR>> =
> Never=20
leave your country....you might be disappointed with the rest =
of<BR>> >=20
the world....<BR>> > Cheers<BR>> > Jayanand<BR>> > =
- -----=20
Original Message -----<BR>> > From: Frank Dernie<BR>> =
> To:=20
<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:rollei
</A><BR>>=20
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:54 PM<BR>> > Subject: Re: =
[Rollei]=20
History<BR>> ><BR>> > My great uncle, a fairly wealthy =
man,=20
absolutely refused to have a<BR>> > toilet in the house. He =
thought it=20
was an absolutely disgusting idea.<BR>> > My relatives who lived =
with=20
him had a toilet room installed as soon as<BR>> > he died. They =
had had=20
a lovely bathroom but the toilet was outside in<BR>> > the =
courtyard. I must say I dislike having a toilet in the =
bathroom,<BR>>=20
> something I have to put up with in many hotels.<BR>> =
>=20
Frank<BR>> ><BR>> > On 30 Jun, 2004, at 13:06, Bob Shell=20
wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > > Hell, they still live on dirt=20
floors!! Back when I did my first book<BR>> > > for =
Hove Press=20
I was very surprised on my first visit to them to find<BR>> > =
> that=20
their warehouse had a dirt floor! Later they moved to =
more<BR>> >=20
> upscale premises, but you still had to go out the back door =
and<BR>>=20
> across<BR>> > > the "garden" to visit the privy!! =
I'm=20
happy to say that they now<BR>> > have<BR>> > > an =
ultra modern=20
facility with concrete floor and indoor facilities.<BR>> > > =
But=20
someone else took over their previous "digs" and still run<BR>> =
> >=20
businesses from them.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Bob<BR>> =
>=20
><BR>> > > On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at 10:30 PM, =
Aaron=20
Reece wrote:<BR>> > ><BR>> > >>> But for the =
most=20
part, you had a borderline Neolithic culture that<BR>> > =
>>>=20
still<BR>> > >>> lived on dirt floors, never mind=20
sanitation.<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> =
Slobodan:<BR>> >=20
>> I don't know, the area of Great Britain is 88,795 square =
miles, so=20
a<BR>> > >> population of 10 millions yields a population =
density=20
of<BR>> > >> approximately 113 per square mile. According =
to the=20
2000 census,<BR>> > >> modern-day West Virginia has a =
population=20
density of 75.08 per<BR>> > square<BR>> > >> mile, =
so=20
applying a liberal fudge factor owing to the mountainous<BR>> =
> =20
>> nature of WV's terrain, I would say that 113/sq. mi. =
would be=20
just<BR>> > >> doable for a borderline Neolithic culture =
that=20
still lived on dirt<BR>> > >> floors.<BR>> >=20
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