tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post1570352557270794429..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: On This Day in Typewriter History (XXVI)Robert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-66113950874658661752011-06-16T12:10:39.611+10:002011-06-16T12:10:39.611+10:00BTW, Richard, I've added an excerpt of Wilson&...BTW, Richard, I've added an excerpt of Wilson's Hammond endorsement, linked from your Writers' Typewriters list on The Classic Typewriter Page.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-65112922118019350102011-06-16T12:09:02.225+10:002011-06-16T12:09:02.225+10:00Maybe Wilson's Hammond just got "all stea...Maybe Wilson's Hammond just got "all steamed up"?Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-47259307729841384642011-06-16T12:07:54.119+10:002011-06-16T12:07:54.119+10:00I had a similar experience. When son No 3, now 22,...I had a similar experience. When son No 3, now 22, was very little, he loved Thomas. He had the full set of little toy trains from the series. I feel privileged to have grown up in a place and time when steam trains were still used. Do I find some common ground between typewriter lovers and steam train lovers? The Davis family, Alan, any others? Any real connection?Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-62994141660996152332011-06-16T01:57:46.446+10:002011-06-16T01:57:46.446+10:00Thanks to the shout-out to Rev. Awdry. Thanks to T...Thanks to the shout-out to Rev. Awdry. Thanks to Thomas the Train, my son has a developed a greater appreciation for steam locomotives than those stinky, boxy diesels.<br /><br />Though to paraphrase Woody Allen's opinion on sex, even the worst train I ever saw was still pretty good.Machines of Loving Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286532870875619199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-86530896020276992132011-06-16T00:47:57.522+10:002011-06-16T00:47:57.522+10:00I enjoyed hearing JFK's remarks. Good audio qu...I enjoyed hearing JFK's remarks. Good audio quality! <br /><br />As for the Hammond heating up when Wilson typed too much or too fast on it, that sounds like an old wives' tale to me. Hammonds aren't very speedy to begin with, and if it did heat up that probably only make it run smoother ...Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com