"Oats is the food of horses in England and men in Scotland. And where do you find finer horses and finer men?" —An old Scottish engineer who didn't like me bec

"Oats is the food of horses in England and men in Scotland. And where do you find finer horses and finer men?" —An old Scottish engineer who didn't like me because as a wee lad I used to ask him things like: "How do you weigh a grain of sugar?"