Pic of the day

[philw696]

 

[zagatoes30]

Fangio, Mercedes, 1955 Monaco

 

[midlifecrisis]

Watch out, the cops are learning about camouflage...

 

[philw696]

Sunbeam Tiger TSR4 in answer to the question.

 

[philw696]

Happy birthday to Jimmy , still at 80 years young making some big skids. Always a pleasure being around, absolute gentlemen.

 

[philw696]

 

[philw696]

Someone was asking about Car Covers.

 

[2b1ask1]

Someone was asking about Car Covers.View attachment 120266

Very effective; look at that cill that got left exposed!

 

[philw696]

Very effective; look at that cill that got left exposed!

Is it cill or sill ?

 

[2b1ask1]

Is it cill or sill ?

Never quite sure, I am sure a pedant will put us right though.

 

[philw696]

Never quite sure, I am sure a pedant will put us right though.

@MarkMas to the table.

 

[Harry]

@MarkMas to the table.

I think both spellings are acceptable. Thought I’d get that one in before he does.

 

[philw696]

How nice this would be with a Twinair in the back and 105 BHP
Most likely to be EV.

 

[Phil H]

Watch out, the cops are learning about camouflage...

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"OOPS"
This was at my late father-in-law's house a few years ago. The Rover was shunted across the road, over the pavement, and through/over the garden wall. I think the police driver was, erm, embarrassed.

 

[MarkMas]

I think both spellings are acceptable. Thought I’d get that one in before he does.

Normal usage is 'sill'. I'm pretty sure 'cill' is rare, and makes little sense; the archaic spellings common in Middle and Old English are 'syll' or 'sille'.

 

[2b1ask1]

Normal usage is 'sill'. I'm pretty sure 'cill' is rare, and makes little sense; the archaic spellings common in Middle and Old English are 'syll' or 'sille'.

I guess I’m coming at it from a civil engineering direction.

 

[MarkMas]

I guess I’m coming at it from a civil engineering direction.

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Bloody builders!

Yes, of course, that.

I'm going to claim I did that on purpose - Cunningham's Law in action!




Odd that Collins doesn't cite the motoring usage, though.

 

[Oneball]

I guess I’m coming at it from a civil engineering direction.

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Morning all.

Am I the only one who had a chuckle at “bottom pond”?

 

[P5Nij]

Launched fifty one years ago amidst a looming fuel crisis and industrial unrest, but still one of the best production cars ever built...

 

[Davidc]

Bloody builders!

Yes, of course, that.

I'm going to claim I did that on purpose - Cunningham's Law in action!

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Odd that Collins doesn't cite the motoring usage, though.

As a geologist I’m pleased to see that sill in the geological sense got a mention above. Some forum members may be interested that magma intruded through, rather than between layers of sedimentary rock are called dykes…