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Thanks Hydro
My post seems to have disappeared.
We have the blue reflectors abeam hydrants as others have stated.
I am willing to bet that most people if asked about them would have no clue.

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Two lunar landers are about to launch to the moon aboard a SpaceX rocket One of the missions is carrying 10 NASA science instruments to the moon, while the other involves a "micro rover" to explore a region in the moon’s far north. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spacex-launch-two-moon-lander...

A few thousand more is quite the understatement by a factor of 10 or 20.

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Boeing delivered 30 airplanes in December, but gap with Airbus widened in 2024 The tally widened the delivery gap with Boeing’s chief rival, Airbus, which gave 766 jetliners to customers last year, the most since 2019. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/boeing-delivered-30-airplanes-dec...

Woody wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:30 pm

Another Brexit bonus

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7enzjrymxo

Not retroactive I hope.

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Blue Origin scrubs 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to technical issue

The company is now targeting early Thursday (Jan. 16) for the liftoff.

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Thanks.
I'll have to find it, charge it up, and then poke around in it and see if I can find the files.

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Hydromet wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:34 am

We don't have above-ground hydrants, but they are underground on the footpaths, and signposted.

Any chance of a photo to put into perspective?

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llondel wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:27 am

Thanks, I remember it now. One of our puppies lives next door in Santa Barbara.

Poor thing.
I hope it is getting the appropriate help to cope with living on the "wrong side of the tracks".
Maybe a small consolation. Isn't Santa Barbara considered a step up from San Jose?

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I was carded by OAS (Office of Aircraft Services to perform point to point transport, Recon (not below 500' . Below 500' required special training as well as Nomex and helmets.) and Air Attack. Generally you would fly the "Air Boss" over the fire. Communications was the number one priority with two ...

More time to acquire popcorn. Blue Origin scrubs 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to technical issue It's unclear when the powerful new rocket will make its debut. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-scrubs-1st-new-glenn-rocket-launch-due-to-technical-issue?utm_te...

Can the recorders, etc, be de-energised from circuit breakers? Are these accessible by the crew in flight? Are the breakers either adjacent to each other, or their power feeds so (birdstrike or other damage)? Post accident shut down procedure required IIRC pulling the CVR breaker to prevent overwri...

I believe that Mister Bezos has some type of service which allows one to order and receive popcorn and other foodstuffs, and may other things, with the ability to receive them rapidly.
No rocket assisted capability yet.

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The planned burns here were once called "controlled burns" until after more than a few got away due to unexpected winds or other miscalculations over conditions for a safe burn.
They are now called "prescribed burns" but still come with unexpected results.

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Photos show hole in wing of Super Scooper that collided with drone https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/california-wildfires-live-updates-rcna187298#rcrd68028 See link for pics. Officials said last week that one of the two planes Canada offered in the firefighting effort was damaged after...

I updated phone due to battery life issues. Phone worked fine but wanted to be feed much more often.
Bought a used (like new) phone by the same manufacturer, just newer model.
New phone didn't have the same selection of sounds and ringtones as the old one and no way to make them match.

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American Airlines New York to Tokyo Flight Diverted, Passenger Faces Criminal Charges The FBI's affidavit details the severity of the incident, emphasizing how Solesky's actions compromised cabin safety and necessitated the costly and time-consuming diversion. https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025...

My complaint regarding car manuals is that they are one size fits all. They cover all of the trim levels and all the options for each. Helping both of my daughters explore their relatively new cars it was frustrating to read the manual touting all the gee whiz features only to find out they weren't ...

I predict an AD requiring retrofit of battery back-up for CVR and FDR in the near future for 737s that don't have that feature already installed.
Just remember you heard it here first.

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1,2,3, and 4 L and 3 and 4 R definitely deployed as seen in the video. The two overwing exits aircraft right do no appear to have been deployed. No angle for 1 and 2 R nor for the right overwing exits. Delta B757-300 : https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/boeing/757-300 Scroll down for seat map show...