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Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition

Last post by OneHungLow « Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:03 pm
Posted in Other Aviation Related Nostalgia

by OneHungLow » Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:03 pm » in Other Aviation Related Nostalgia

Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition , the story of an expedition lost in the evanescent Arctic summer, and finally in time itself.

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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:03 pm
Windows boot-up (W10)

Last post by Wodrick « Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:57 pm
Posted in Computer Chatter
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by Boac » Tue Oct 03, 2023 10:34 am » in Computer Chatter

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After the last M$ update I have lost the 'spinning wheel' that used to show before username entry. Curious as to why, although it is not so far a...

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Just re-booted as not doing much sequence is;

BIOS start screen
Blue windows symbol with rotating dots below
start screen asking for password
away...

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Last post by Wodrick
Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:57 pm
Friday Jokes

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:55 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm » in Crewroom
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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)

There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...

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Dear automatic flushing toilet, I appreciate the enthusiasm, but I wasn't done yet!

Ah, you have one of those? We had one installed a few months...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:55 pm
The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Last post by Karearea « Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:52 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:08 am » in Crewroom
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Time to start a new one methinks.

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Adding, just for nice, Orewa beach surf-cam views; a very pretty sunrise sky a few minutes ago, refresh images about every five minutes. If image...
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Last post by Karearea
Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:52 pm
Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:15 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:20 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:15 pm
Another Plane That I Have Flown Has Crashed

Last post by Boac « Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:57 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:33 pm » in Aviation Incidents

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While reading an article about the plane crash at Moab, Utah there was a link to another crash at Lake Powell that killed two French tourists last...

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Just need to know if you left any tell-tale marks each time, like teeth marks on the coaming trim, blood on the control column, etc.

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Last post by Boac
Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:57 pm
Major Owie From a Wedgie

Last post by OneHungLow « Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:49 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:05 pm » in Crewroom

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Disney sued over ‘severe’ injuries allegedly caused by ‘wedgie’ from water slide

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is facing a lawsuit related to an...

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It is amazing how dangerous some of these parks are.

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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:49 pm
WTF is happening in the UK?

Last post by OFSO « Tue Oct 03, 2023 11:41 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by AtomKraft » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:56 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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People I speak to hold normal opinions- but feel unable to express them.
Folk shrug, they don't understand what's happening, but they are sure it's...

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When I read that Loonie Liz has sixty MPs supporting her, my suspicion that the Tory Party is doomed is confirmed.
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Last post by OFSO
Tue Oct 03, 2023 11:41 am
Bored...post some pics of flying

Last post by Boac « Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:27 am
Posted in Rotary Ops
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by G~Man » Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:45 pm » in Rotary Ops
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With all this Covid-19 stuff going on, I am lucky to be exempt from the quarantines. I ferried a Bell 205 almost the length of California on Tuesday...

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Here's what you whirly boys should be working towards.................
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Last post by Boac
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:27 am
Where is the members only section?

Last post by admin2 « Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:58 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by EA01 » Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:34 am » in Crewroom

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Clicked on the sick joke thread & found I could not locate the members only thread??? Recently paid subscriptions,...assume I'me still a member???

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Just a little confused, EA01 by that post! If you can see that thread you ARE looking at the member's only section.

I have just accessed the site...

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Last post by admin2
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:58 am
What book are you currently reading?

Last post by OneHungLow « Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:18 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by Ex-Ascot » Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:10 pm » in Crewroom
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Just thought I would try this as a thread. Living in the middle of nowhere with no TV etc we do read a lot. Trouble is Amazon will not deliver here...

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Aagh! :-? ... Another Royal Mail fail.

There is a bright side...A one or two day reprieve from potential wrath. :D

I thought I had it all...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:18 am
What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?

Last post by OneHungLow « Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:04 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by CityofFlight » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:36 am » in Crewroom
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Often, the day starts with a song in our head or the events will suddenly cue up music that seems the perfect soundtrack. Share yours here.

This...

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Hmmh! ;)))

Yet another video not available! [-X ~X(

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That piece of music is so good. I will rip the video and create a share for you...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:04 am
Dish Network Fined For Space Debris

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:25 am
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops

by PHXPhlyer » Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:25 am » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops

FCC issues first-of-its-kind space debris fine against Dish

Satellite television company Dish Network has been hit with a $150,000 fine for...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:25 am
We need more

Last post by Karearea « Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:50 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by G-CPTN » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:53 am » in Crewroom
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Folks,

for those who are being required to spend time in self-isolation, this site provides more than a source of information and entertainment - it...

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Cajuns...

YT: Against the Tide - The Cajun Story - Documentary

Read elsewhere, but it was ever thus: How the peasants must have cursed both...
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Last post by Karearea
Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:50 pm
New Zealand

Last post by FD2 « Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:05 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
Replies: 564
by Karearea » Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:26 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Man shot dead as police respond to west Auckland Countdown attack

1:37 video

Prime Minister says Auckland knife terrorist was violent...

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Maybe some sections of the electorate are feeling a chill wind and, thick as mince, think they can change the election result like this!
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Last post by FD2
Mon Oct 02, 2023 9:05 pm
Cherokee Down At Moab Airport, 4 Dead

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:43 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents

by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:43 pm » in Aviation Incidents

Plane crash near Moab kills North Dakota state senator, his wife, 2 children
The plane had just taken off, a witness said.

A North Dakota state...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:43 pm
Has this site just gone to sleep or is it dying?

Last post by 1DC « Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:16 pm
Posted in Crewroom
Replies: 20
by OneHungLow » Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:16 pm » in Crewroom
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I like this place but it sure has gone quiet these days...

We need more life here...

If I am wrong...

Bugger it... wake up!

UHL

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The fact that I couldn't get my printer to print just paled into insignificance.
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Last post by 1DC
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:16 pm
Electric Cars II - Not Silly!

Last post by OFSO « Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:45 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:51 pm » in Crewroom
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Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric cars from Polestar

Swedish electric car maker Polestar is selling up to 65,000 electric vehicles to Hertz...

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Germans are waking up to a future deficit of EV mechanics (and heat pump installers and techs).
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Last post by OFSO
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:45 pm
Oklahoma Woman Killed By Landing Bonanza

Last post by Karearea « Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:31 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 02, 2023 6:59 pm » in Aviation Incidents

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Oklahoma mom killed after being hit by the wing of a small plane while on a lawn mower at airport
Samantha Hayes, 27, who worked for the Broken Bow...

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^ horrible thing to happen.

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Last post by Karearea
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:31 pm
Departed During 2023

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:38 pm
Posted in Where Are They Now
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by Wodrick » Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:26 am » in Where Are They Now
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Anita Pointer, I think the last of the Pointer Sisters.

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Russ Francis Dies in Plane Crash at Age 70; Won Super Bowl with 49ers in 1985

Former NFL tight end Russ Francis was one of two people who died...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:38 pm
Animals Behaving Badly

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:24 pm
Posted in Crewroom
Replies: 41
by PHXPhlyer » Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:16 pm » in Crewroom
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Surfboard-stealing otter not taking the 'bait' as wildlife officials try to catch her

SANTA CRUZ - Catching a sea otter that's been pilfering...

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2 killed in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada’s Banff National Park

Two people are dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada’s...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:24 pm
The Sphere

Last post by OneHungLow « Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:23 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:02 pm » in Crewroom

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Las Vegas’ Sphere venue debuted this weekend with concerts by U2. Here’s what it was like

Vegas Baby!
If there weren't enough ways to blow money...

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First U2 had The Edge, and now they have The Sphere! Is there no end to the cosmic geometry of this band?

Could it be that The Edge has become The...

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Last post by OneHungLow
Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:23 pm
Going Down the Tubes

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:30 pm
Posted in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:14 pm » in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat

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AIR APPARENT Three major airlines declare bankruptcy in September including a company saddled with debt up to $1billion

THREE major airlines...

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How to make a small fortune in aviation . . .

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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:30 pm
Crew Behaving Badly

Last post by Woody « Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:27 pm
Posted in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Sep 01, 2023 3:51 pm » in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat

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Airline crew blasted for ‘life threatening’ photo shoot on plane wing

Link has video

Their careers certainly aren’t taking off.

Members of a...

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Not quite as subtle name, but definitely recommended.

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Last post by Woody
Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:27 pm
Kevin Costner Prince of Thieves iconic tree cut down.

Last post by OneHungLow « Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:17 pm
Posted in Crewroom
Replies: 28
by G-CPTN » Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:17 pm » in Crewroom
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Living in Tynedale, just a few miles from 'the Sycamore tree in the Roman Wall gap', this is a local issue, yet interest is national and also...

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Unfortunately

No good deed goes unpunished. ~X(

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Just as well he didn't plant any more trees, as Sheffield council might have sent a...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:17 pm

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