I think ‘Windoze’ originated in the days of platform wars and associated snobbery (which worked both ways) when systems ran very slowly and some Mac Users considered it a cheap and clunky imitation of the system they’d been using for years before Windows appeared – and others simply considered it slow. (However IIRC Steve Jobs and the other guys of early Apple when wanting a GUI interface designing nipped down the road to a mate who was a software wizard called Bill Gates...)
We have some interesting water pumping stations near us one of which near Bratch canal locks looks like a French Chateau. Birmingham’s supply – all the way from the Elan Valley in Wales – arrives by gravity until close to the city.
I haven’t been to any classic car shows this year. I have run my old Beetle a bit. It's not a concours item but tidy enough and gets a few comments when it’s on the drive. Just had its 51st Birthday.
We have some interesting water pumping stations near us one of which near Bratch canal locks looks like a French Chateau. Birmingham’s supply – all the way from the Elan Valley in Wales – arrives by gravity until close to the city.
I haven’t been to any classic car shows this year. I have run my old Beetle a bit. It's not a concours item but tidy enough and gets a few comments when it’s on the drive. Just had its 51st Birthday.
Nick
