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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/7/2019: two Dublin leftovers

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/7/2019: two Dublin leftovers
From: Mike Bloor <admin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:15:23 +0100
Piers

That sounds feasible. I checked a dictionary which had 
Machinery.any tool or device, as a long-handled brush or scraper, used to clear 
the interior of a pipe or duct.
I can imagine men in cloth caps with rakes scraping the soot out of the back of 
a 737 engine but your explanation seems more likely. 

Mike

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> On 16 Jul 2019, at 10:09, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I have a feeling, Mike, that a "pig" is a short electrical connection lead, 
> to connect, say, an amplifier to the power supply from a mobile generator on 
> site. I don’t know how I know that, since I do not recall ever working as a 
> roadie at Glastonbury (other venues are available) - but it might be 
> consistent with an aircraft shore supply/intercom to the flight deck.
> 
> Piers 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus <olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On 
> Behalf Of Mike Bloor
> Sent: 16 July 2019 09:12
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/7/2019: two Dublin leftovers
> 
> Nathan 
> 
> I’ve seen these markings on the tarmac at Dubln many times, but can anyone 
> tell me what these “pigs” are?  My niece is an airline pilot and she has no 
> idea. 
> 
> Mike
> 
> Mike Bloor
> 
>            Seratel Ltd.
> 
>    Computer Systems for
> Electronics Manufacturers
> 
>         Mulrany, Westport,
>         Co. Mayo, Ireland.
> 
>           www.seratel.ie
>     www.ReelaMounts.com
> 
> Telephone: + 353 98 36244
> Fax:             +353 98 36024 
> 
>> On 16 Jul 2019, at 06:20, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> A couple of leftover images from Dublin, not suitable for the gallery I 
>> posted yesterday but still worth showing you.
>> 
>> The first was actually taken on Thursday. This is Joe Doyle from Enterprise 
>> Ireland, beginning his speech at the conference I attended, with a quote 
>> from a 6th century ruler of Ireland. I like a sense of history:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-xz3nf22/A
>> 
>> The second image I took on Friday, and it was the very last photo in Dublin, 
>> since I was just about to board the plane to Alicante (as with many Ryanair 
>> flights, boarding was by walking up the stairs of the plane, not via an 
>> airbridge). I found the markings on the ground amusing. I guess in Ireland 
>> pigs DO fly:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-PRDqsVp/A
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> 
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> 
>> YNWA
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