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  From: George Patterson <george@laopdr.com>
  To  : <phomann@prr.org.au>
  Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:01:08 +0700

Re: Wiping a drive

Putting on a different Hat...

Peter,

Any measurements on the amount of plastic, aluminum and whatever else 
sticks to the tubes of the boiler ?? :)

Regards
George Patterson


phomann@prr.org.au wrote:

> I've found the firebox of a steam locomotive is particularly effective 
> at causing irreparable damage to various media. Besides being hot 
> (very hot), 3 or 4 hours in there usually has the desired effect!
> Plus, its a lot more fun than an afternoon with the power tools!
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> =================================================
>  Peter Homann
>  Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
>  Administrator: http://www.prr.org.au
>  Editor, Pichi Richi Patter.
> =================================================
> Scientists today discovered signs of intelligent life on 
> planet Earth.  They believe the species died out last year.
> 
> 
> 
> On 20 Feb 2001, at 11:34, John Edwards wrote:
> 
>> We once had to destroy several boxes of CDROM's containing confidential
>> data, along with software to read the data. As trivial as it sounds, in
>> practice it's rather difficult to simultaneously destroy CDROM's in
>> volume. Even resorting to power tools still made it a job that took all
>> afternoon.
>> 
>> John Edwards
>> 
> 
> 
> =================================================
> Peter Homann
>  Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
>  Administrator: http://www.prr.org.au
>  Editor, Pichi Richi Patter.
> =================================================
> Scientists today discovered signs of intelligent life on 
> planet Earth.  They believe the species died out last year.

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