On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 22:16 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 21 March 2008, Tim wrote: > >On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 10:23 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > >> However, the 747, 757 and 767 manuals all have preflight inspection > >> steps including "remove all covering material from the pitot tubes" > >> and "remove wheel chocks before attempting to taxi". > > > >While we're digressing about manuals, I was somewhat amused by something > >I was told by a colleague, years ago: The service manuals for one of > >the broadcast television cameras (I think it was a Marconi) all had CPR > >instructions in the front, just in case someone working on them got > >bitten by the electricity. > > > >One of my favourite personal discoveries while doing some servicing work > >at a local studio was finding an aspirin taped inside the chassis of a > >computer. It caused some mirth while we debated whether it was supposed > >to help the crappy PC, or was there to help the next poor sod who had to > >work on it. ;-) > > > And then there was the manual that came with the Bell TR-7 1/4" audio tape > recorder, circa 1956 or so. It said in rather large type, > > Please try our way first! > > Loved it, never forgot it. "When all else fails, read the manual" -- Hacker folklore from prehistory poc
