Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:12:45 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] keyboards & flights, was Re: Return of The King
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> ronkean at juno.com 12/23/03 05:35AM
>>On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:19:50 -0500 (EST) "Keith F. Lynch"
><kfl at KeithLynch.net> writes:
>> "Michael Walsh" <mjw at mail.press.jhu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> > Well, I haven't seen it yet, but then I'm not going to pay
>> > £10.00 (with the pound equal to . . . hmmm, no dollar sign on
>> > thesekeyboards . . .
>>
>> Where did you find a keyboard without a dollar sign?  What's above
>> the 4 on your keyboard?
>>
>
>Perhaps mjw's Windows is set to 'English - Britain', instead of 'English
>- U.S.', in which case, even if he had a keyboard with a $ sign, tapping
>the $ key might consequently show up as a pound sign.  But it sounds like
>he might have a British style keyboard as well.

Since I was in London (UK, not Ontario) the keyboards do tend to be set =
for English-Britian . . .

A clue was the reference to 10 pounds . . .

Anyway, I'm back, having upped by my karma credit immensely.  Flight back =
was on an Airbus, which has a 2-4-2 seating configuration.  I was seated =
on the aisle.  To one side was a child in a bassinet -rather unhappy with =
things.  Behind me were three kids maybe in the 4 to 7 age range, a few =
month old child being held by his mother, off to the side was the father =
with another kid.

A nine hour flight with  . . . well, let your imagination go.  I imagine =
the parents had it worse.

& the plane was full.

mjw

>
>Ron Kean
>