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From: iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Import/Export Research
Date: 31 Dec 92 14:05:26 GMT
Organization: Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh, UK

In article <1992Dec30.133336.23499@rdg.dec.com> cockburn@edieng.enet.dec.com (Craig Cockburn) writes:
>In article <1992Dec28.134116.20186@nuscc.nus.sg>, hiscrp@nuscc.nus.sg (C R Pennell) writes...
>>: [...]  The items can consist of
>>: anything from clothing to large machines.  Of course, they must be a legal
>>							""""	    """"""
>>	And a problem with our grammar eh boys?         PLURAL       SINGULAR
>
>Bzzzzt. wrong. "They" is both a singular and plural pronoun and is going the
>same way as "you" did centuries ago.

By no means.  "They" is a plural pronoun until you start saying "they is".
It may have a singular referent, but it is still a plural pronoun.
Except that this has nothing to do with the issue at hand, as we'll
see in a second.

>From the concise OED, 9th edition:
>they.... a third person singular indefinite pronoun meaning "he or she"
>(anyone can come if they want to).

So are the items a he, or are they a she?  Let's see.

"The items can consist of anything from clothing to large machines.
 Of course, he must be a legal [...]"

"The items can consist of anything from clothing to large machines.
 Of course, she must be a legal [...]"

"The items can consist of anything from clothing to large machines.
 Of course, he or she must be a legal [...]"

-- 
 `D'ye mind tellin me whit the two o ye are gaun oan aboot?' (The Glasgow
Ivan A Derzhanski  (iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk; iad@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu)    Gospel)
* Centre for Cognitive Science,  2 Buccleuch Place,  Edinburgh EH8 9LW,  UK
* Cowan House, Pollock Halls, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh EH16 5BD, UK
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: snuffy@netmbx.netmbx.de (R.J. Bartle)
Subject: Re: Gerry prayer corner
Organization: netmbx, Berlin, Germany
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:06:20 GMT

jac54@cas.org () writes:

>In article <1992Dec21.025806.28341@osf.org> dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks) writes:
>>snuffy@netmbx.netmbx.de (R.J. Bartle) writes:
>>>
>>>Well here the brit war pensioner again who has been made more welcome here in
>>>berlin the last 14 years whan i was most of my life in britain and 25 other
>>>coutries! Just tellin you how incredibaly BIZARE I find lawrences mails!
>>
>>Does DSY have a student?

>	If so, he's not doing a very good job.  Ron makes sense.
>	All he needs is typing lessons.

>	Alec

not soooo much typing lessons more leying down for 10 mins more a day(no sleep
here please were britt. war disabled!) so his spinal coloumn can get less
dollarshaped! (used to be poinds but no joy in that shape any more!)


-- 
******************************************************************************
* Ron J. Bartle,                                                             *
* Onckenstr. 19.,       (Incoming Tourist Services-Bln.)                     *
* D-W-1000 Berlin 44.   - snuffy@netmbx.de  or snuffy@zelator.in-berlin.de   *
Xref: sparky soc.culture.british:18119 rec.travel:17048
From: igb@fulcrum.co.uk (Ian G Batten)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british,rec.travel
Subject: Re: British Rail Schedules
Date: 30 Dec 92 11:06:35 GMT
Organization: Fulcrum Communications

In article <rhaller-281292140109@rhaller.cc.uoregon.edu> rhaller@ns.uoregon.edu (Rich Haller) writes:
> If there is someway for me to access British Rail schedules via guest
> telnet, gopher, et cetera, I would appreciate being told how.  Likewise for
> British Air.

I had problems finding the correct platform for a train from Birmingham
New Street to Adderly Park (five minutes down the line) this morning.
Since I was actually stood in New Street station at the time, this was
rather annoying.  And you want telnet :-)

ian
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks)
Subject: Re: Happy 1993 mates
Reply-To: dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks)
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:22:25 GMT

yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>Happy New Year Mates!

I understood that!  Same to you.

>Remember!  Good Republicans, Euronationalists and Eurofederalists are dead
>ones!!

Ummm... Group 1: Lincoln, Eisenhower.

Groups 2, 3: does that exclude anyone?
-- 
David Brooks					dbrooks@osf.org
Open Software Foundation			uunet!osf.org!dbrooks
Shine out, fair sun, with all your heat!  Black winter freezes to his seat...
The boneless fish close quaking lies...the stars in icicles arise!
From: esh2@po.CWRU.Edu (Evelyn S. Hlabse)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re:  haggis
Date: 27 Dec 1992 19:17:03 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: esh2@po.CWRU.Edu (Evelyn S. Hlabse)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


I tried to e-mail this but it aborted and I have no idea why.  So,
here are the recipes I have.  I've never tried them and the very
idea of eating this is more than I can stand and this is from someone
who was born and raised in Scotland with parents who are natives of
Orkney and Skye.  The recipes are from a book called Scottish Fare so
if anyone would like other Scottish recipes let me know.  It is a very
good cookbook although small.

TRADITIONAL HAGGIS

1 sheep's pluck (stomach bag)
2 lbs. dry oatmeal
1 lb. suet
1 lb. lamb's liver
2 1/2 cups stock
1 large chopped onion
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, Jamaica pepper and salt

Boil liver and parboil the onion, then mince them together.  Lightly brown
the oatmeal.  Mix all ingredients together.  Fill the sheep's pluck with
the mixture, pressing in down to remove all the air, and sew up securely.
Prick the Haggis in several places so that it does not burst.  (THIS IS
IMPORTANT OR YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A TERRIBLE MESS.)  Place Haggis in
boiling water and boil slowly for 4-5 hours.  Serves 12

QUICK HAGGIS

1/2 lb. liver
1 onion
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 cup oatmeal
5/8 cup stock
1/2 cup suet
1/2 tsp. salt

Boil the liver and parboil the onion, then mince them together.  Lightly
brown the oatmeal then mix all ingredients together.  Place in a greased
basin and cover with foil, or a suet crust if desired, and steam for 
1 1/2 hours.  Serves 4.

Haggis is usualy served with Chappit Tatties and Neeps (recipes available
upon e-mail request), but may also be serve with Clapshot, which is a 
traditional dish from Orkney (and delicious I might add).  There is a
custom of having a sip of Scotch between each bit of Haggis.  Not a bad
idea at all.

Happy Hogmanay.

--
From: jmsd@cl.cam.ac.uk (Matthew Doar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Old British Films (movies, y'all)
Date: 22 Dec 92 14:51:35 GMT
Organization: U of Cambridge Computer Lab, UK

>>	2) Similar film about a section of London that declared independence
>>owing to the discovery of a charter granted by William the Conqueror.
>
>Passport to Pimlico.
>
>Alison_Hall@carleton.ca

Funnily enough this film was on again over last weekend. I'd never seen it 
before but it brought a lump to my throat -- good ol' Brits, never let the 
government grind you down, stick together, we'll see it out.

Seriously though, it did seem to capture part of the reason that Britain and
England in particular is suffering. Too many people on our small island. The
street scenes (not all staged) in the film were noticably more empty than we
are used to.

So who's going to not have that third kid?

-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matt Doar, jmsd@cl.cam.ac.uk		Tel: +44 223 334618/334645
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
England

"... and life to me is mystery, unknown ships on uncharted seas." 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks)
Subject: Re: yankee behind the wheel
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Distribution: soc
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 17:54:03 GMT

barry.ross@canrem.com (barry ross) writes:
| 
| With  the solid link with the continent(Euro Tunnel),  I  thought
| you British would have to become civilized and drive on the RIGHT
| side  of  the road.  Or does the tunnel only support  trains?

No, it only supports rock and water.

Actually, the British end of the tunnel does a wide clockwise loop, and
ends up in deepest Sussex.  When the drivers see the fake "Bienvenu a la
Ferme Froid Confort" sign, they think better of it and go back.

Meanwhile the French end meanders up to the Netherlands.  The French
don't notice the extra length because they have no sense of time
anyway, and there are enough English-language street signs and royal
palaces to fool them.
-- 
David Brooks					dbrooks@osf.org
Open Software Foundation			uunet!osf.org!dbrooks
Allberall und ewig blauen licht die Fernen!  Ewig... ewig... ewig...
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: More Silly Songs-Colonel Bogey
From: graham@otago.ac.nz
Date: 22 Dec 92 20:01:33 +1300
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

In article <1gu9gdINNdg3@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca>, banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji) writes:
> 
> Hitler, he had but one big ball
> Rommel, he had three but small
> Himmler, had something similar
> and Goebbels had NONE AT ALL!
> 
I thought it was:
  
   Hitler! He only had 1 ball,
   Goering had 2, but very small,
   Himmler had something sim'lar,
   But poor old Goebels
   Had no balls
                at all!

Graham
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller)
Subject: Re: Banned: ``Happy Holidays'' [sic]
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Distribution: soc
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:34:52 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.060515.1745@osf.org> sp@osf.org (Simon Patience) writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.211132.19133@microsoft.com>, frankm@microsoft.com (Frank R.A.J. Maloney) writes:
>> In article <1992Dec15.123843.13440@its.bt.co.uk> tjo@its.bt.co.uk (Tim Oldham) writes:
>> >In article <suplick.724377812@mikey> suplick@convex.com (Jean Suplick) writes:
>> >>Happy holidays!  ;-)
>> >
>> [deletion]
>> >
>> >I don't know what the fuck you celebrate in December in other parts
>> >of the world, but in Britain and Northern Ireland it's Christmas and
>> >the New Year.
>> >
>> >Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
>> >
>> 
>> I'm sure all the British Jews will be happy to hear this.
>
>Why worry about the Jews? At least they have honiker (this is definitely
>*not* how you spell this) to play with but what about all the muslims,
>hindi, etc who don't have a religious celebration about this time of year.
>Let alone the atheists who everyone seems to ignore when it comes to
>talking about religious freedoms (see G. Bush).
>
>Let's face it, christmas is the celebration of a religious minority and
>shopkeepers.
>

Oh Simon, it's bad enough we have to worry about all these other
religions (but they don't have to worry about US when they have
their holidays??), but I'm supposed to feel terrible for atheists
too?  Heck, I *am* one, but like Martin I know an excuse for a party
when I see one.  Try thinking about it in terms of culture rather
than religion.  In fact as an atheist I feel I'm ahead of the game
because I can join in celebrating lots o' holidays without feeling
either guilt or like I have to exterminate the participants for defying
my deity.  :-)

BTW, the Jewish Festival of Lights is normally transliterated into 
English as "Hanukah" or "Chanukah".  

George Bush is a WASP through and through, and a bit of nut when it
comes to patriotism and God and all that stuff. You'll notice we
voted him OUT.
From: wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: The New Christmas Story (was Re: Gerry prayer corner)
Date: 23 Dec 92 15:34:14 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.british
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <1992Dec22.025007.1@vxdesy.desy.de>, godfrey@vxdesy.desy.de writes:
>> Why thanking you kindly, Sir. But aren't you forgetting? Peace on earth and
>> goodwill to *all* people? 
>> -- 
> A misquote I suspect, or the exclusion of Germans was assumed to be implicit

There were shepherds abiding in the fields, watching their flocks by night. And
the angel of the Lord came down to them and glory shone round about them. And
the angle said unto them Be ye not afraid, for I bring you glad tidings of
great joy. Great tidings that is except to you Fritz. For this day is born in
the city of Laurence a saviour who is Godfrey the Lord. And suddenly there were
with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, only none of them were
Canadians, praising Godfrey and saying, Glory to Godfrey in the highest and
peace on most of the earth but you can destroy Germany, goodwill to all people
on whom favour rests, which of course implicitly excludes the Germans.

For unto us a boy is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be
upon his shoulders, and his name will be called Wonderful Councillor, Almighty
Godfrey, the Prince of Peace.
-- 

Stephen Wilcox             |   For Sale: Posts in British Government. Suit
wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk    |   outgoing American. Highest bids accepted.
From: fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu (Fragano Ledgister)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Happy 1993 mates
Date: 3 Jan 1993 02:07:55 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu

In article <6oDNwB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>Happy New Year Mates!
>
>Remember!  Good Republicans, Euronationalists and Eurofederalists are dead
>ones!!


Where's Oliver Cromwell when you need him?

>
>Dave Shariff Yadallee (B. Sc. (Econ/Math) (U of Alberta 1990) )

Shouldn't that be B. Sc. (Home Econ/Maths)?
-- 
Dawn over the dark sea brings on the sun;                      
She leans across the hilltop: see, the light!
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From: proberts@informix.com (Paul Roberts)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Recommend a play in London
Date: 22 Dec 92 00:28:40 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

In article <1992Dec16.125417.23914@eua.ericsson.se> euamgk@eua.ericsson.se writes:
>Hi,
>
>I will be in London between the 20th and 27th of December.
>
>I know that a lot of theaters will be closed for Christmas, but anyway...
>Can someone recommend some good play that he or she or a friend has seen?
>
>Not a musical, something serious.  West End, or Fringe, or the National, or Barbican.
>
>I bought a copy of Time Out here in Stckholm, but it's two weeks old.  Their 
>"Critic's Choices" have already finished their run.
>
>All suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Marina.

"The madness of George III" at the National, if it still on. 

Paul
From: godfrey@vxdesy.desy.de
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Gerry prayer corner and Berlin brick walls
Date: 21 Dec 92 12:18:13 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.british
Organization: (DESY, Hamburg, Germany)

In article <1992Dec21.025806.28341@osf.org>, dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks) writes:
> snuffy@netmbx.netmbx.de (R.J. Bartle) writes:
>>
>>Well here the brit war pensioner again who has been made more welcome here in
>>berlin the last 14 years whan i was most of my life in britain and 25 other
>>coutries! Just tellin you how incredibaly BIZARE I find lawrences mails!
> 
> Does DSY have a student?
> -- 
> David Brooks					dbrooks@osf.org
> Open Software Foundation			uunet!osf.org!dbrooks
> All|berall und ewig blauen licht die Fernen!  Ewig... ewig... ewig...

What does any of the above mean?  Does ayone know?  'Does DSY have a student'?
Does he mean does DESY laboratory have students?  The answer is yes, but I wasn't
one of them - I was there working for University of California as my student
days are long over.  R.J.Bartle - the British pensioner with the oddly german-sounding
name is trying, I think, to tell us that he's been living in berlin for 14 years
and is more at home there than in 26 other countries (I have added in Britain).
Could it be that R.J.Bartle is not a Turk, Chinese, Vietnamese, Israeli, Indian,
or black?  Could it be that R.J.Bartle is not a jew, a muslim, a hindu, buddhist
etc?  Could it be that R.J.Bartle's abyssmal English is mirrored by his eloquence
in German and that he is barely distinguishable as an Auslander?

Merry Christmas to most of those on usenet, and peace and good will to most of
personkind.

regards Laurence
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: jac54@cas.org ()
Subject: Re: U.K. --> N. American voltage transformers and plugs
Keywords: voltage transformers, plug adaptors
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:33:08 GMT

In article <BzKrrz.DMq@news.udel.edu> oughton@chopin.udel.edu (Sean Oughton) writes:
>In the same vein, what exactly is the deal with the 50/60 Hz frequency
>conversion?  I'll be moving from the states to scotland in a few
>months and I have one of those cd/cassete boom boxes that I'd like
>to take with me.
>
>If the thing only uses DC current internally, then it seems to me that
>the freq shouldn't matter; if not, then the timing for the CD player
>(the only part I really care about) will probably be thrown off.
>
>Anyone have experience/ideas with/on the matter?
>
>        sean@bartol.udel.edu


	A stereo dealer whose mortgage I used to pay told me that
	he had a fairly steady stream of U.S. servicemen entering his
	establishment with turntables that sounded funny.  This was
	because they were unaware of the 50/60 Hz difference.  The
	problem was quickly rectified (no pun intended).  I suggest
	you get hold of a British stereo magazine, e.g. Hi-Fi News and
	Record Review (provided it hasn't merged with Marxism Today)
	and look for a dealer in the area of your destination and pay
	a visit.

	Alec
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: godfrey@vxdesy.desy.de
Subject: Re: Gerry prayer corner and Berlin brick walls
Followup-To: soc.culture.british
Organization: (DESY, Hamburg, Germany)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:50:07 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.153938.10937@vax.oxford.ac.uk>, wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:
> In article <1992Dec21.121813.1@vxdesy.desy.de>, godfrey@vxdesy.desy.de writes:
>> 
>> What does any of the above mean?  Does ayone know?  'Does DSY have a student'?
>> Does he mean does DESY laboratory have students? 
> And there I was thinking that Laurence was a regular reader of s.c.b. Silly me!
> 
>> Merry Christmas to most of those on usenet, and peace and good will to most of
>> personkind.
> 
> Why thanking you kindly, Sir. But aren't you forgetting? Peace on earth and
> goodwill to *all* people? 
> -- 
A misquote I suspect, or the exclusion of Germans was assumed to be implicit

Laurence
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: sue@netcom.com (Sue Miller)
Subject: Re: Happy Christmas!
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 05:35:38 GMT

In article <1992Dec23.155048.10981@vax.oxford.ac.uk> wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:
>In article <1992Dec23.091338.1014@sei.cmu.edu>, firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth) writes:
>> 
>> A mistranslation, not a misquote:
>> 
>> 	Gloria in excelsis deo,
>> 	et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
>
>Which is in turn a mistranslation of something in Greek which was once upon a
>time a quotation in Hebrew.
>
>Still, a very merry Christmas to you all.
>-- 
>

Raised eyebrows...Hebrew?  Thought the NT was originally written in Greek.
Isn't there a verse (or verses) which demonstrate that Jesus was
himself using the Septuagint as his OT reference?

Time for all the scholars to crawl out of the woodwork.
I'm certainly not one; merely a survivor of friendships
with the theologically-inclined.  :-)

Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: rigby@patty.gud.siemens.co.at (Rigby)
Subject: HEY MORNA
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 06:32:45 GMT
Organization: SIEMENS Austria Corp., A-1100 Wien, Gudrunstr. 11
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Just a quick note Morna - are you the same Morna that everybody is
missing in rec.sport.soccer ?? If you are then why not wish them a
happy Christmas at least ... I don't remember you - it was before my
time.
Andi Rigs.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: "barry ross" <barry.ross@canrem.com>
Subject: yankee behind the wheel
Reply-To: "barry ross" <barry.ross@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: soc
Date: 21 Dec 92 11:10:35 EST


With  the solid link with the continent(Euro Tunnel),  I  thought
you British would have to become civilized and drive on the RIGHT
side  of  the road.  Or does the tunnel only support  trains?   I
have  seen  some  information  on the tunnel,  but  I  am  really
clue less.
---
  DeLuxe 1.12 #10554  I tried the rest but bought the best!!!!
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: snuffy@zelator.in-berlin.de (Ronald_J. Bartle)
Subject: Chain of Lights
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 14:14:08 GMT
Summary: people from greman and polish ajoining tows crossing border..
Keywords: Boarder chain of humans holdin candles!

The local news is on about a chain of lights formed by people holding
candles etc and stretching this time from a german town to the NE of
Berlin over the Border to protest violence hate of strangers and FOR
intnl understanding! Considering the historic past I feel this is an
interesting development!
  Yesteday 220.000 met in such a chain within Berlin from Lustgarten
  in East of city to Theodore heuss Platz in west of city!


not that I am saying that herewith the goldenmillenium has arrived but
its a step!


-- 
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 "Ron is looking for new work Berlin"         (voice)+49.30.68963546
               I can no longer rent rooms"     Fax: +49.30.6860053
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: ahall@library1.library.carleton.ca (Alison Hall)
Subject: Re: What's Brunel college address?
Keywords: Brunel
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:11:09 GMT

The library is lib.brunel.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.culture.british
From: botfield@rtsg.mot.com (Derek A. Botfield)
Subject: Re: U.K. --> N. American voltage transformers and plugs
Keywords: voltage transformers, plug adaptors
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 19:52:54 GMT

MDuPree@world.std.com (Micky DuPree) writes:

>A contact in the U.K. warned me that 240v --> 120v voltage transformers,
>such as one might use to run a North American appliance off of U.K. wall
>power, tend to "short out, smoulder, and catch fire."  Can anyone else
>share their experience with such converters?

I've not heard that one before. Providing you get a hold of a good quality
transformer you shouldn't have any trouble (note that if you buy some sort
of 'short term' converter aimed at running your shaver, a meltdown is
a virtual certainty!!).

I went through the same sort of rigmarole a short while back, only I moved
from the UK to the US so consequently I needed to go 120v --> 240v. The
500w transformer I got cost about $60 and it does fine (you should be
able to get the same thing in reveres at any reasonable electrical
supplier - yellow pages helps!).

>Also, someone (I think it was Dave Jones) once warned that if you want
>to adapt a 3-prong N. American plug like so:

As far as plugs are concerned, I reckon that you should get a hold of a
set of trailing-sockets while you are still in the US. Then you can leave
the US plugs on your appliances, 'cause they can plug straight into the
trailing sockets.. Then you need one UK style plug to hook the whole lot
up. If the transformer provides 120 on a US style outlet, then you only
need a UK plug on the transformer power line. Otherwise you need a UK
plug atached to the trailing socket setup (this is an unlikely setup though).

I hope this is of some use.

Derek.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.british