[Rich Kressly]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

OK,
Which one? K+E or POST. I have two Versalogs witting in a drawer. Remember when you could hear an engineer coming down the hall by the thwack of the case against his thigh? Even uphill, both ways in the snow.

Al, that's a {sort of} quote from my father who is no longer with us. If you actually handed me a slide rule, I'd only be able to write about it. I have no clue what those names mean. Dad was a Mech E, project manager, and Chief Engineer who specialized in bulk material handling for 36 years and he loved being in the shop and on the job site. He always spoke fondly of his slide rule and the regular old drafting board. He annoyed the heck out of me when I was a kid about "the good old days" and only since his death 12 years ago have I really come to realize how amazing his accomplishments were. Two of them are here

Now that I've completely hijacked this thread (protect me, Pedro), I would like to say that the guts are certainly perty, but I hope to never see them up close. Keeping the magic smoke inside is a good thing, eh George?