X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail08.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.189] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTPS id 2913126 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 May 2008 03:00:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.189; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-69-50.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.69.50]) by mail08.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m48702jP009763 for ; Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:04 +1000 Message-ID: <003001c8b0d9$26b5ce60$6400a8c0@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rod bolts Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:06 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C8B12C.F6FEA4E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C8B12C.F6FEA4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, Well - I guess what I must think of them as a long stud. What the = correct technical term is I'm unsure of. Reminds me of when a mate of mine went looking for a specific screw = while he was in the States. Seems what he was really looking for was a = self tapping wood bolt. A screw was something else again - which we = shall not mention here. There is a whole host of differing descriptions from down here and up = there. When I was in the States in 2002, everytime I asked for a top for = something it was a cap, so I started to ask for caps of things and they = turned out to be tops - I gave up! The only time I got offended was when everyone thought I was a POM - = apparently the American ear can't distinguish between the English accent = and the Australian accent. Most Australians don't have a broad Aussie = accent. Actually a Southern chap was milling around while I was discussing = Vietnam with some American Veterans and he said " G.d D..m - what part = of the East Coast do you come from" I said " I don't come from the East = Coast, I come from down South" G.d D..m he said - " How far South!" But I digress. George (down under) George, out of curiosity, what do you folks down under call connecting = rod bolts. JohnD -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG.=20 Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1416 - Release Date: = 5/05/2008 5:11 PM ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C8B12C.F6FEA4E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
John,
Well - I guess what=20 I must think of them as a long stud. What the correct technical term is = I'm=20 unsure of.
 
Reminds me of when a mate of mine went = looking for=20 a specific screw while he was in the States. Seems what he was really = looking=20 for was a self tapping wood bolt. A screw was something else again - = which we=20 shall not mention here.
 
There is a whole host of differing = descriptions=20 from down here and up there.
 
When I was in the States in 2002, = everytime I asked=20 for a top for something it was a cap, so I started to ask for caps of = things and=20 they turned out to be tops - I gave up!
 
The only time I got offended was when = everyone=20 thought I was a POM - apparently the American ear can't distinguish = between the=20 English accent and the Australian accent. Most Australians don't have a = broad=20 Aussie accent.
 
Actually a Southern chap was milling = around while I=20 was discussing Vietnam with some American Veterans and he said " G.d = D..m - what=20 part of the East Coast do you come from" I said " I don't come from the = East=20 Coast, I come from down South" G.d D..m he said - " How far = South!"
But I digress.
George (down under)
 
George, out of curiosity, what do you = folks down=20 under call connecting rod bolts.  JohnD

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