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[Gulliver]

An amplidyne is an electromechanical amplifier invented during World War II by Ernst Alexanderson. It is usually an AC motor driving a DC generator with modifications to increase the power gain available.

QUOTE Ivan : I thought amply dine was someone who liked their food!



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[Captain Kong]

AMPLYDINE, sounds like one of my Blood pressure Tablets.
AMLOPIDINE. stops my blood pressure from blowing my head off.
Excuse the daft humour on here Amplydine.
Cheers
Brian.

[happy daze john in oz]

AMPLYDINE, sounds like one of my Blood pressure Tablets.
AMLOPIDINE. stops my blood pressure from blowing my head off.
Excuse the daft humour on here Amplydine.
Cheers
Brian.

were told to get your tablets from the chemist, not next door.

[amplydine]

Thanks for the welcome to the site, I'm pleased to have finally joined.
Seeing as you lived on the Bluff, you would no doubt have been to the Brighton Beach Hotel. My wife and I used to take the kids there on a Sunday lunchtime.
Always managed a lobster thermador, and a bottle of Bellinger's Late Harvesthe , nice to sit and relax and look at the ocean.
We often caught the ferry from the Point to the Bluff and walked down to the whaling station slipway. Union Whaling were still active in those days.
Did you know a Warwick Haynes, a manager with Aqua Comm's? He used to live somewhere in Lighthouse Rd.
S.A. a great place in those days. We used to spend a lot of time in Mitchell Park, but those monkeys were a bit of a problem!
Best Regards.

[Mike Hall]

For Rob,
Not all catering leaned the other way.
My first trip was with a catering department of 8,of which 5 were of that kind.
I myself felt quite safe with them moreso when some yanks in new York set about trying
to rob me,they came to my aid along with several of the A.B.s.
Never once did anyone try it on.

[robpage]

The only time I met with the multitude of Queens was with Union Castle , there were a few old girls with Sealink . I found they never bothered Straight guys at all , and when you listened to some of their stories they were interesting people , some university graduates , some sons of monied families . It seemed tragically , in a queer sort of way , that they were sent to sea by their families ., or their own consciences to get away from possible prosecution that they may have faced ashore in those long gone days . I personally never heard of anyone at sea being penalised for being a poof . Seems sad now when you look at hat was once illegal , now being flounted across our TV Screens and by well known parlimentarians . When I reflect on the subject back forty years ago , it seems that there were a lot of sad guys out there , escaping from their former lives

[John Gill]

For Rob,
Not all catering leaned the other way.
My first trip was with a catering department of 8,of which 5 were of that kind.
I myself felt quite safe with them moreso when some yanks in new York set about trying
to rob me,they came to my aid along with several of the A.B.s.
Never once did anyone try it on.

Not to sound disrespectful Mike, but perhaps none of the Famous Five actually fancied you.

[happy daze john in oz]

You are right Rob, they were a good lot on UCL, fun and as you say never bothered anyone who did not want to. I find some of the 'gay' brigade a bit sad compared with the 'Queens' of yesteryear, it is almost getting to the point where being gay will be the norm. No attempt to hide it and at times I wonder if it has now become a bit of a life style for some.