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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>
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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>&gt; Hi =
Jay,<BR>&gt; I=20
  am going to France tomorrow. It is the second time to France =
this<BR>&gt;=20
  year. I have also travelled to Australia, Malaysia, Bahrain, =
USA,<BR>&gt;=20
  Canada, Spain (3 times), Italy and Germany (5 times) so far this =
year.<BR>&gt;=20
  This is typical of the last 28 years for me.<BR>&gt; =
Frank<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; On=20
  30 Jun, 2004, at 19:18, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt; Never=20
  leave your country....you might be disappointed with the rest =
of<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  the world....<BR>&gt; &gt; Cheers<BR>&gt; &gt; Jayanand<BR>&gt; &gt; =
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  Original Message -----<BR>&gt; &gt;&nbsp; From: Frank Dernie<BR>&gt; =
&gt; To:=20
  <A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:rollei  
</A><BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:54 PM<BR>&gt; &gt; Subject: Re: =
[Rollei]=20
  History<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; My great uncle, a fairly wealthy =
man,=20
  absolutely refused to have a<BR>&gt; &gt; toilet in the house. He =
thought it=20
  was an absolutely disgusting idea.<BR>&gt; &gt; My relatives who lived =
with=20
  him had a toilet room installed as soon as<BR>&gt; &gt; he died. They =
had had=20
  a lovely bathroom but the toilet was outside in<BR>&gt; &gt;&nbsp; the =

  courtyard. I must say I dislike having a toilet in the =
bathroom,<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; something I have to put up with in many hotels.<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  Frank<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; On 30 Jun, 2004, at 13:06, Bob Shell=20
  wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Hell, they still live on dirt=20
  floors!!&nbsp; Back when I did my first book<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; for =
Hove Press=20
  I was very surprised on my first visit to them to find<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; that=20
  their warehouse had a dirt floor!&nbsp; Later they moved to =
more<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt; upscale premises, but you still had to go out the back door =
and<BR>&gt;=20
  &gt; across<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; the "garden" to visit the privy!!&nbsp; =
I'm=20
  happy to say that they now<BR>&gt; &gt; have<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; an =
ultra modern=20
  facility with concrete floor and indoor facilities.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
But=20
  someone else took over their previous "digs" and still run<BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
  businesses from them.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Bob<BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at 10:30&nbsp; PM, =
Aaron=20
  Reece wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; But for the =
most=20
  part, you had a borderline Neolithic culture that<BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;&gt;&gt;=20
  still<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; lived on dirt floors, never mind=20
  sanitation.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; =
Slobodan:<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
  &gt;&gt; I don't know, the area of Great Britain is 88,795 square =
miles, so=20
  a<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; population of 10 millions yields a population =
density=20
  of<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; approximately 113 per square mile. According =
to the=20
  2000 census,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; modern-day West Virginia has a =
population=20
  density of 75.08 per<BR>&gt; &gt; square<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; mile, =
so=20
  applying a liberal fudge factor owing to the mountainous<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&gt; nature of WV's terrain, I would say that 113/sq. mi.&nbsp; =
would be=20
  just<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; doable for a borderline Neolithic culture =
that=20
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