My west coast brother has shared the following story with me after reading last night's blog. He said that this is a story he heard long ago about the Tates Instrument Company. During WWII they made compasses for use south of the equator. After the war a lot of Tates compasses showed up on the surplus market and were bought by private pilots. Since the Tates were oriented to the South Pole, pilots would end up going the wrong way, which gave rise to the saying "He who has a Tates is lost."
I know, I know, a pun is the lowest form of humor. But, and this is no joke, I'm having a problem posting my blog tonight so this is all there is.
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