I see Special Brew has disappeared from the External Influences in Appendix 5
I had always assumed, perhaps wrongly, that Special Brew, was the famous super strength beer; much like the requirement for a Teddy Bear in the technical specification/requirements guide for UK Locomotives. In the vast tome of a document the Bear was described in a bit more detail in a tucked away subsection. I might add it was a very poor text only spec for a teddy bear, but a decent one would have been too large and attracted attention. (don't ask me to find it, I last worked in that industry 30 years ago).
Once these little details are removed I can't ever see equivalents going back in.
So I am idly wondering, are British Engineers having their traditional sense of professional humour removed by a new European work style which sees humour and work as incompatible? Or am I just a bit childish and out of date? Do you know of any other odd stuff?
