On 4/12/05 9:27, in article , "Klara"
wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
If you do remember, will you let us know? I'd love to track it down if
it's in UK.

Still no luck remembering where the leaping fountains were - I suppose
it might have been in the States somewhere, after all, or maybe even at
Hellbrunn, but I have the feeling it was the UK.

However, the British suppliers seem to be

http://www.exclusivefountains.co.uk

see

http://www.exclusivefountains.co.uk/laminar-jets.htm

and they might be able to tell you where you can see them.

Wonderful! Thank you.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

On 4/12/05 10:23, in article , "JennyC"
wrote:

snip
"Jumping jets" equipment:
http://www.atlanticfountains.com/jumping_jet.htm

Thanks for the mine of information, Jenny. I have a feeling that the last
site produces goods that are *horrendously* expensive! But that is exactly
what I was thinking of.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Klara wrote:
Seeing the arcs, I immediately thought of 'jumping water', which I have
also always coveted! I can't think where I saw them, though , not having
been to Disneyworld.

I saw them this summer outside the Gugunheim in Bilbao. They're a
permanent feature there.

Sacha wrote:
On 4/12/05 10:23, in article ,
"JennyC"
wrote:

snip
"Jumping jets" equipment:
http://www.atlanticfountains.com/jumping_jet.htm

Thanks for the mine of information, Jenny. I have a feeling that
the
last site produces goods that are *horrendously* expensive! But
that
is exactly what I was thinking of.

One of the usual motorway stops in UK has one of these unpredictable
squirter set-ups. I wish I could remember which one, as my children
loved it. For the record, no less a person than the much-maligned
Oliver Cromwell had his garden paths rigged up with concealed jets
which could, on command, be set off to squirt up visiting ladies'
skirts. Puritanism apparently had its limits once he got home and
relaxed a bit.

--
Mike.

On 6/12/05 20:05, in article , "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 4/12/05 10:23, in article ,
"JennyC"
wrote:

snip
"Jumping jets" equipment:
http://www.atlanticfountains.com/jumping_jet.htm

Thanks for the mine of information, Jenny. I have a feeling that
the
last site produces goods that are *horrendously* expensive! But
that
is exactly what I was thinking of.

One of the usual motorway stops in UK has one of these unpredictable
squirter set-ups. I wish I could remember which one, as my children
loved it. For the record, no less a person than the much-maligned
Oliver Cromwell had his garden paths rigged up with concealed jets
which could, on command, be set off to squirt up visiting ladies'
skirts. Puritanism apparently had its limits once he got home and
relaxed a bit.

But does history record what the ladies thought of this sexist behaviour?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Sacha wrote:
On 6/12/05 20:05, in article , "Mike
Lyle" wrote:
[...]
Oliver Cromwell had his garden paths rigged up with concealed jets
which could, on command, be set off to squirt up visiting ladies'
skirts. Puritanism apparently had its limits once he got home and
relaxed a bit.

But does history record what the ladies thought of this sexist
behaviour?

Given his record, they quite possibly kept their thoughts to
themselves. But one can speculate! (Then, again, he _was_ off duty;
so perhaps the "ladies" were carefully selected.)

--
Mike.