[Varley]

Originally Posted by Tom Alexander

TANNOY: Varley, in order to support this spectacular spectacle, and in light of the fact that we are in the Southern Hemisphere, Woluld you please light the St. Elmo's Fire for all our new hands who have not witnessed that before?

Roger that. The Wimshurst machine is at full belt while I get the two Van de Graff's on line. If that doesn't encourage a little discharge or three I don't know what will. Please keep the corks in the Gripewater and White Gloss. A cold discharge might not cause ignition but one cutout, careless with the Leyden jars, and there'll not just be delamination but crispy disintegration followed by a tippy-flaggy-stiffy-over-the-wall ceremony.