[rollei_list] Re: Knee Jobs
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:38 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Knee Jobs






Richard and Marc,
Speaking of "memorable" things, one thing that only brings back unpleasant memories is Railway Express :-( . Some of you guys write about unpleasant delivery service incidents with UPS, USPS, DHL or FedEx. You ain't heard nuthin' till you hear of horror stories about Railway Express. Fortunately they died, but not soon enough for me.
Ever hear of Postal Telegraph Company? Competitors of Western Union.
I'm not sure what happened to REA but they used to handle baggage for many railroads. Maybe they are in disguise and do the same for airlines. No matter what you do _your_ bags will the last to hit the carrousel. Postal Telegraph was absorbed by Western Union c.1940. Radio stations used to have Postal Telegraph clocks, later taken over by WU. These were actually mechanical clocks but had a solenoid in them, operated by a pulse over a wire, that set the clock exactly once an hour. WU completely misunderstood what electronic mail was about and that it would drive them out of business. Postal was about one tenth the size of WU at the time of the merger. I have in front of me a WU test sounder. 400 ohms, made by Manhattan Electrical Supply Company. I can't believe the stuff I get interested in. Anyway, if you had anything to do with the PBY contratulations, its one of the world's champion neat aircraft. 

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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