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Excellent news, Bob. Glad you've joined the 1% club.
Grey day, drizzly rain on off.Currently 18C, forecast max 19C.
Can't get rid of head cold.

Have a go at this one, ladies & gentlemen. Judging early next week.

Thanks Fox3, I'll see what I can find.

He had an interesting life. Father a professor (botany I think), flew bombers during WW II, Later aerial surveys in then Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), before getting into hydrology. He was a very intelligent and personable bloke. First glider pilot to use his parachute in Australia, and only becaus...

Hydro, the only one I can remember from those times was one of the pilots George Martin. George was responsible for pulling off a great belly landing at Sydney due to u/c failure, shut both engines off on approach aligned the 2 bladed props with wings usiing starter and hardly put a scratch on the ...

Hope all goes well. Off for a scan to measure for the stents.

I worked for Rex Aviation in the '60s and was contracted to provide maintenance for 2 x Cessna 310 used for cloud seeding. As to the success, the pilots would say the operation can best be described as,---- does not rain water, but rains money doing it.---- Bob, that may have been the same project ...

Former colleague, old gliding mate of Pinky, did a big statistical study on cloud seeding here in the early '60s. From memory, it showed an increase in rain over the area studied, but don't know if it looked at effects upwing or downwind. I presume he looked at various atmospheric conditions, but do...

Good morning all, blue skies, currently 11C, forecast max 20C. Dr appointment this afternoon, contrast CT scan this afternoon. Another day on the treadmill.

Many happies, FD2. have a good one.

No rain, perfect day for CC outing...including a much better than average pub lunch.

Good morning all, rain & fog this morning, more rain forecast for our camera cloub outing today. Currently 15C, forecast max 24.

They’ve had some in DXB today as well :ymdevil: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X0N9waR-tog That made the news here, Woody. We tend not to think of that sort of storm happening in those areas, but a water industry colleague showed me a video of a similar event in Quatar where he had worked. We've ha...

Morning all. Cloudy with occasional drizzle here today. Currently 21C, forecast max 23C. Hope all goes well G-CPTN, looking forward to your update (see what I did there.) D2 is undergoing similar as I write. Bob, unforecast showers here at present. Sorry to hear your news PHXPhlyer, but it's probabl...

Had a good walk this morning, then pottering successfully achieved.

Can't find the right thread ! I can spell and pronounce Mr. ( Mister ) but how about Mrs. ? One often sees Missus in print, but is this right ? Is it really Miss uss ? or should it be Miss iss ? which is what I say. What do you do ? This question intrigued me some years ago. The best I could find w...

Disgraceful scenes afterwards, with a crowd reported as 'several hundred' forcing police, ambulance and the alleged perpetrator to barricade inside the church, while the mob broke into neaby properties to steal missiles which they threw at the church, police and ambulance vehicles, while calling "Br...

Good morning all, blue sky with a few puffy clouds around. Currently 18C, forecast max 25C. Will go for a walk then maybe some garden pottering.

Good morning all. Clear blue skies, currently 17C, forecast max 26C. GP appointment this morning, also housework day.

Gun laws have nothing to do with this event. let's forget about laying red herrings.