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James Howse wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons writes:
> > And at this stage we're mainly burning wood. Bring some coal with you when
> > you come ;-)
>
> Wouldn't that be like sending coal to Newcastle?
Hey, the RN used to send fuel oil to Aden until the Second World War, so anything
is possible. ("In a bureaucracy, anything is possible contra logic") I think it
has more to do with economies of scale, in that sending anthracite from Britain to
Oceana by ship is cheaper than setting up a local operation to mine coal of unknown
quantity and quality locally. (Historical note: This was true only until proper
geological surveys were carried out at the end of the 1800s, which revealed the
nature of local mineral wealth in colonial regions.)
> James (who fondly recalls the sight of the Enterprise stuck on a sandbank...)
First, the Tholian Web...now the Sinister Sandbar? ;)
best
Lindsay
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