"AlleyGator" > wrote >
> THAT, my friend is extremely interesting. Is there anything else you
> can tell us about that experience? Who knows, maybe I'm the only one
> interested, but I'd love to hear more.
>

What, quitting my job before I got fired because I could not fill out a
traveler's cheque properly? ;-) I have trouble with numbers (I always get
them backwards and turned around) and in those days the t-cheques were
filled out by hand. I ruined scores of cheques and each had to be
laboriously accounted for in a ledger. I did better with filling out (by
hand again) airline and ship tickets, but had difficulty with the money part
of it. The ticket forms cost money too and also had to be carefully
accounted for. This was the time I felt it would be good to go back to
University and study Archaeology. Which I did. Texas Instruments came out
with a great hand held calculator which did wonderful things.

As far as Thos. Cook and Sons, there are several good biographies available
for the history of the company. When I worked there Cook's also owned Wagon
Lits too (great train trips). If you wish any other info email me and I'll
try my creaking memory.

Charlie