"Takes me back to 1975 when...Regrettably, the cause was identified as sabotage."
...as was often the case then, when the SIB couldnt spell anything else.
Also in 1975, as an LAC Mechanic, I was once questioned by a sample of said so-called "investigators" when someone reported some suspiciously broken locking wire on a Whirlwind Lay-Rub unit.
SI Bloke: "How do you think this wire became detached?"
Me: "Was it cut or did it shear?"
SI Bloke: ".....what do you mean?"
Me: "Well, were the ends of the wire sloped like a cut or stretched like it broke? Do you have it? Can I see it and I'll tell you whether it's one or the other..."
SI Bloke: "I dunno!...No, I don't have it..."
Me: "Well I think you should know that - don't you?"
Interview ended very quickly afterwards
I've always treated Snowdrops with disbelief ever since then and have only been disappointed in their "development" to date. Nicely coloured cars today though, but they're still only good for walking dogs and checking IDs - sometimes.
Rigga