How are we getting on? Swimmingly…

…or…do you know what happens when the hose clamp on a 2000 gallons per hour marine tank pump rusts and snaps? A basement full of salt water. Fortunately only a thin layer, because there are failsafe bulkheads that prevent a) the tank from draining below...

Now here's a trickier take on the historical novel thread:

which books are really good for understanding the history of what period? Ie, if someone wanted to innoculate himself with history painlessly, even pleasantly, what would be the best novels for what period, and how reliable? And you don’t have to get as...

Now here’s a trickier take on the historical novel thread:

which books are really good for understanding the history of what period? Ie, if someone wanted to innoculate himself with history painlessly, even pleasantly, what would be the best novels for what period, and how reliable? And you don’t have to get as...