I would just like to say

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DevonGuy said:
Wot is wot me dad taught me when us wuz tu skule. He realised as us cudden get us ed round the School Maffymaddics Projeck so juss taught us the ole way. Got the O level.
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Good on you.
You wuz lucky to have a dad who was good at maffs. My dad, despite being an accountant wasn't very good at maffs, in fact every time he took his accountancy exams he had to retake maths and very nearly didn't make it!
We did SMP maths at my skool too, and the A level teachers were such rubbish that me and a mate decided to spend our time reading ahead in the book, doing all the excercises, using the answer books to be found in the library to teach ourselves to A level.
I scraped a pass and he failed.
I asked a maths teacher, when I was a teacher, if she thought it would be possible for a kid to teach himself maths SMP Maths A level. She thought about it then said "No, I don't think so." So she was mildly surprised when I told her the story.
So I have no idea what "trad maths" is like although one of our teachers was always going on about it.

Do you remember the lickle slide rules they gave out with it all?
The Wiki entry on SMP maths is very small and a bit poop!

School Mathematics Project - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

But we did learn computer programming, in Fortran, which was fun although not a lot of use, although I could have got a job in pooters after leaving school when a colleague of my dad's interviewed me, just vaguely, about computers.
As you all know I didn't, can't imagine my life if I had!! ;);)
Being in on the ground level in 1972, could have been fun!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Good on you.
You wuz lucky to have a dad who was good at maffs. My dad, despite being an accountant wasn't very good at maffs, in fact every time he took his accountancy exams he had to retake maths and very nearly didn't make it!
We did SMP maths at my skool too, and the A level teachers were such rubbish that me and a mate decided to spend our time reading ahead in the book, doing all the excercises, using the answer books to be found in the library to teach ourselves to A level.
I scraped a pass and he failed.
I asked a maths teacher, when I was a teacher, if she thought it would be possible for a kid to teach himself maths SMP Maths A level. She thought about it then said "No, I don't think so." So she was mildly surprised when I told her the story.
So I have no idea what "trad maths" is like although one of our teachers was always going on about it.

Do you remember the lickle slide rules they gave out with it all?
The Wiki entry on SMP maths is very small and a bit poop!

School Mathematics Project - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

But we did learn computer programming, in Fortran, which was fun although not a lot of use, although I could have got a job in pooters after leaving school when a colleague of my dad's interviewed me, just vaguely, about computers.
As you all know I didn't, can't imagine my life if I had!! ;);)
Being in on the ground level in 1972, could have been fun!
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Me dad taught Mathematics for Engineers at night school to make sure me an me bro didn’t go to school wi oles in us trowsis. He was a design engineer for the Ministry of Defence for most of his life having served his time as an instrument maker. Oh, bugger yes. We were lucky to have him alright. And so was his country.
 
DevonGuy said:
Me dad taught Mathematics for Engineers at night school to make sure me an me bro didn’t go to school wi oles in us trowsis. He was a design engineer for the Ministry of Defence for most of his life having served his time as an instrument maker. Oh, bugger yes. We were lucky to have him alright. And so was his country.
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Good on him!
To think how hard it is for a school to find a proper maths teacher nowadays, ditto a physics teacher. :(:(:(
 
There's been some cork harvesting going on
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Stanleysteamer said:
Whoops! Ok, was sort of expecting that, what car still has an old skool brass rad?!
I have only successfully welded ally once and that was with one of those funny little kits that come in a triangular section clear plastic box. That worked, but welding with the powder and another bit of aluminium? forget it! And I have bnever tried shoving ally wire in my mig welder either.

Tis all sorcery!
Hope it is holding.
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It's been on test all day and ok will re fit tomorrow
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Stanleysteamer said:
Don't know if this will come out here.
www.easyliveauction.com

Boat: A day cabin cruiser 'Magus', with Prime engine, on trailer (a/f) -

Boat: A day cabin cruiser 'Magus', with Prime engine, on trailer (a/f) - in Antiques and Collectables(07 Sep 24) by Ringwood Auctions
www.easyliveauction.com www.easyliveauction.com
estimate ridiculously cheap, needs a good clean up,
@kevstar ?
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

(We see the odd car but never seen a boat on this auction before!!)
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Needs more than a clean, its missing the propeller & shaft so it will sink as theres a hole in that bucket. 🤣 🤣
Nice wee project with the inboard engine though. 100 quid for that. Best thing to do with that is bin the engine
remove the cutlass bearing & glass up the hole, fit a nice quiet 4 stroke outboard with a tiller. :)
 
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