ANYONE REMEMBER THE MICROTEE 'T-SQUARE' FOR PAPER...?

My original Microtee T-square bought in 1985

You've no doubt read me wittering on before about

the passage of time and how the quickness of it surprises

me.  32 years ago, I sat in a Portsmouth cafe with one of my

pals, Dougie, and examined a Microtee non-drawing board

T-square I'd just purchased from a bookshop and stationers just

around the corner.  I was just starting my freelance career and

staying in Southsea, and Dougie had accompanied me for the

first week of my few months' stay to try and get over

the recent break up of his first marriage.

My 'new' Microtee T-square bought in 2017

The Microtee slid down the side of a sheet of paper,

helping the user draw parallel guidelines without the need

for a drawing board and T-square, and was quite a neat idea

although I never fully exploited its potential and merely used it

as a standard ruler.  I suppose I was more interested in the nov-

elty of the design than its actual usefulness.  I still have it to this

day, although it's showing its age after 32 years.  One look at it

and I'm back in that Portsmouth cafe in 1985.  (I recently ac-

quired a slightly 'fresher' one from eBay, as my original

one has a couple of hairline cracks that could curtail

its lifespan if I'm not careful with it.)

Anyway, with my mind on Southsea and Portsmouth,

I thought I'd post a few photographs of myself and Dougie,
plus a few others relevant to the topic.  And don't be worrying

about Dougie - he 'copped off' with a woman he met in London

when I was seeing him off at Victoria Coach Station, thereby re-

storing his waning confidence in his ability to attract the 'burds'.

He's been happily married (to a different lady) for the last 27

odd years, and, whenever we meet up (as we did last month),
we enjoy reminiscing about our stay in the home of
HMS VICTORY back in the mid-'80s.

Anyway, if, like me, you enjoy poking about in other

people's photograph albums, then you might find this post

interesting. If not, there must be some wet paint somewhere

that you can kill time by watching it dry.  Hey, where'd every-
body go?  Fair weather friends indeed!  But I digress.  Did
anyone else ever have a Microtee T-square and do you
know if they're still made today?

And, in case you were wondering, this is how

Dougie and myself looked about a month ago.

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