Re: Ok, I'm off-topic. Mea culpa. Re: The many Marks of the GZG Mailing List.
From: Alan E & Carmel J Brain <aebrain@d...>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 01:31:16 +1000
Subject: Re: Ok, I'm off-topic. Mea culpa. Re: The many Marks of the GZG Mailing List.
devans@uneb.edu wrote:
> Seriously, at your age, I had several very pleasant loves to look
forward
> to, one bad marraige, and still time to find a woman who'll care for
me far
> more than I deserve.
I lucked out in this regard. After batting .000 until I was 22, the
firts girl I got serious about became my wife. She had her own model
railway set, AND a copy of Panzerblitz.
> ***LUXURY! if that's per hour, that's what I get teaching at ADFA
(after
> tax).***
>
> Even allowing for after tax. if those are Aussie dollars, I could
afford to
> pay you to design, assemble, and paint my ships. Course, McDonalds
could do
> the same for flipping burgers. And I thought our military was getting
the
> short end. (Not that they aren't.)
Fortunately, I did the conversion to US Dollars. $21 Aus per hour, but
you only get paid for about half the hours you actually put in.
> Course, I'd like to see a few 'squadron' orders designed. If the
squadron
> has to flip course, I'd like to be able to flip the positions of
particular
> ships. Referring back to where we like to keep our lighter units, of
> course.
Yes, it would be nice to be able to effectively do a turn in-line
astern.
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