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Hmmm. You might be on to something here Doug.
Old Nautical Almanacs for income tax services......
Robert
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From: "Royer, Doug" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: Almanac Heaven: where Alamancs go to die
> Subject: Re: Almanac Heaven: where Alamancs go to die
>
> Thanks Frank,
>
> An inveterate and sentimental pack rat I am!
>
> But your post begs the question:
>
> If people are buying used Nautical Almanacs on e-bay, what are they using
> them for?
>
> Nautical décor of course. It's considered chic to display items or for the
> person displaying the items to have big JuJu in displaying them. They
> don't
> even have to understand what the almanacs/gear are really used for.
> Case in point:
> The CPA I use to complete my income taxes has his office full of nautical
> motifs yet has no clue what most of them are used for. He asks me every
> time
> I go to his office to explain what one piece of gear's or another's
> function
> is.
> I've also given him a few old hard backed N.A.s for his office's décor.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Re: the British Almanac, I cannot tell you what they look like. As far as
> I
> know, most of us here in Canuckistan purchase our almanacs from the "Great
> Satan" ;-^). It is possible, however, that the Canadian Navy -- assuming
> that they still use astro -- purchase theirs from mother England.
>
> I know for sure that as late as the mid-1980's, the Royal Canadian Air
> Force
> was purchasing their sight reduction tables (AP3270) from England but
> their
> Air Almanacs from the USA. That was when the latter was published in 6
> month
> intervals.
>
> Robert
>
>
> Laughing my butt off on this reply. Canuckistan and the Great Satan.
> Priceless!
