Originally Posted by slackie
Yip...that's probably where ours came from...they all look AT LEAST 30+ years old!!
The one on our cab looks to be exactly the same as when I first used it, as a nerdy cadet. So it's probably at least that old.(They built stuff well, back then!) (If only some of the gear we use now was that well built.
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Originally Posted by zkpjm
oh for the days when we had very (sp??) pistols and flares.>
Yep. OSH has certainly knocked that one on the head! Probably just as well. I wouldn't have killed myself sooner or later...Ever try firing a shotgun cartridge out of a bird scaring pistol?
It can be spelt Very or Verey, according to Google and Biggles.
Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
..<As the previous poster said, the real world is not so easy.
GF
This is a hardy perennial topic, too.
It is. Probably as pertinent now as ever, since radio technology shows no sign of changing.
Here's a similar thread from a year and a half ago. Still valid.