On 2/5/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
> BenT,
>
> "Good & used" could well mean oats already passed through the horse.....!
> The good had already been used up out of them.
>
> Would not the term "Used Servicable"  better apply?
> It is an old Aviation term but I think it would be more applicable. With
> airplanes you never install used parts willy-nilly. Eich part had to
> have a certification of some sort as to it's integrity. Used parts would
> be inspected, and if found within specs, it wouldbe "yellow-tagged" and
> the tag woul dsay "Used Servicable Part"
>
> Couldn't sleep this morning so I  thought I would get up and stir the
> pot!!

I don't know, John. Is that term anything like the term "Used ServicEable"
part? I can't be sure because English is a second language to me.

BenT Ng Galeesh