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*Ibbie*

Last post by Hydromet « Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:44 pm
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by Wodrick » Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:39 am » in Crewroom
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I have a mail from Kath, *Ibbie's wife.

*Ibbie* (Dave Ward) died in a Nursing Home yesterday afternoon.

For the moment that is all I know.

Another...

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Had a demo at the woodwork club by a lady who makes traditional pine coffins. 20 minutes from boards to box.

When my uncle was buried the solemnity...
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Last post by Hydromet
Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:44 pm
The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Last post by Hydromet « Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:33 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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Just returned from Camera club Christmas dinner & presentation night, with an armload of loot. Trophy & certificate + wireless microphone (point...
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Last post by Hydromet
Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:33 pm
Friday Jokes

Last post by ricardian « Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:56 am
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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Wife: Did you know it takes three sheep to make one pullover?
Husband: I didn't even know that they could knit!
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Last post by ricardian
Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:56 am
Fat Cat

Last post by OFSO « Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:07 am
Posted in Companion animals, birds, etc.
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:54 pm » in Companion animals, birds, etc.

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Enormous cat stuns CNN reporter

Links from CNN.com will not attach! ~X( [-X :(( X(

Oh yes they will............ :-h

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Can't feel any babies inside Marlene. More general rotundity. Very thick coat of fur of course, outside cat....

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Last post by OFSO
Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:07 am
SpaceX

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:01 am
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 27, 2020 3:54 am » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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Demo-2 will mark SpaceX's first launch of a Crew Dragon capsule carrying astronauts — a major moment for NASA's human spaceflight, which has been...

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Well, the need is for a space fighter to take out opposition hunter-killer satellites, and also destroy enemy satellites itself.
North Korea's would...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:01 am
Queenstown helicopter pilot prosecuted after lucky escape

Last post by FD2 « Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:42 pm
Posted in Rotary Ops
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by Karearea » Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:56 pm » in Rotary Ops

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A Queenstown helicopter pilot who flew into a high tension wire while on a scenic flight with six passengers on board has been fined $3500.

Callum...

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Another one who should have rushed out and bought a Lottery ticket...lucky chap.

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Last post by FD2
Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:42 pm
WTF is happening in the UK?

Last post by 1DC « Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:53 pm
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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Regarding Boris's headgear, the local tv station was abroad here in Grimsby asking the residents what they thought of banning Boris from wearing a...
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Last post by 1DC
Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:53 pm
A grave mistake

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:27 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
Replies: 218
by EA01 » Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:23 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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No doubt a harsh etaliation is in store for Hamas.....

Yom Kippur stared Oct 6th 1973, todays festivities 7th Oct 2023....Hamas will have a lot of...

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The son of an Israeli Cabinet Minister, and former IDF Chief of Staff, was killed by a tunnel booby-trap a couple of days ago.

This is likely to...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:27 am
Man charged with attempting to crash passenger jet

Last post by Pinky the pilot « Sat Dec 09, 2023 1:55 am
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by llondel » Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:16 pm » in Aviation Incidents
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A US man has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, after he allegedly tried to crash a passenger jet while in flight.

The man was sitting...

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So it wasn't the fish then? :D
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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Sat Dec 09, 2023 1:55 am
Departed During 2023

Last post by Karearea « Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:36 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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This was a fun movie he was in.
What's Up, Doc?
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Of course! another of my dvd's.
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Last post by Karearea
Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:36 pm
What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:07 pm
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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Lovely! Thank you; I've never heard this before.

It's that time of year..

Not a lot of people know that the version we know today, with the...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:07 pm
The Capetonian WOE Thread

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:51 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:28 am » in Crewroom
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The continuation of The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III .

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I think I have it.
I'll let the others look.
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:51 pm
Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:34 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
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:34 pm
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:07 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by Ex-Ascot » Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:47 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Admin, I know that you closed down the Markle bashing thread but we think under current circumstances the situation should be able to be debated here...

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Prince Harry’s libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher must go to trial, judge rules
The libel case against the newspaper was over an article...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:07 pm
Minger: Is this the world's stinkiest cheese?

Last post by Rossian « Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:33 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Dec 08, 2023 3:26 pm » in Crewroom

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Somehow the name seems appropriate and very descriptive - a minging cheese! =))

The word 'ming' comes from the old Scottish English word for a bad...

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Is it more pungent than Reblochon after a flight in the overhead locker from Orly to Aberdeen in the summer time? I was not the FA's favourite pax....

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Last post by Rossian
Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:33 pm
Wot's for Tea, Ma?

Last post by Karearea « Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:56 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by henry crun » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:01 pm » in Crewroom
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Am sat here at Castle Crun in front of a roaring log fire toasting hand-made crumpets and spreading them with gorgeous creamy local butter. Yummy!...

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Lunch out at a Christmas function, as selected from the buffet:
tarragon chicken, ham, broccoli, fresh salad;
a mini-pavlova with kiwifruit and...
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Last post by Karearea
Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:56 am
Passengers Behaving Badly

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:43 pm
Posted in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Replies: 60
by PHXPhlyer » Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:34 pm » in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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Late-Arriving Delta Passenger Commandeers P.A. System To Demand To Be Let Onto Flight

Late for his flight, a Delta Air Lines passenger began...

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Flight makes emergency landing in Florida when arguing couple mentions bomb, airline says

Read more at:

UPDATE: A 41-year-old Rhode Island man...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:43 pm
Elon Strikes Again

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:19 pm
Posted in Crewroom
Replies: 16
by PHXPhlyer » Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:15 pm » in Crewroom

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Federal regulators investigating Musk Tesla ‘Full Self Driving’ tweet

CNN
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Federal regulators want to know what Elon Musk meant in a Tweet...

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Elon Musk demands Bob Iger ‘be fired’ after Disney pulled ads from X

If he wants to have Iger fired all he has to do is buy Disney first....

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:19 pm
Clouds.

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:50 pm
Posted in Non-Aviation Things of General and Historical Interest
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by G-CPTN » Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:40 am » in Non-Aviation Things of General and Historical Interest

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Yesterday, I was sat outside enjoying the environment.
There was a cloud layer that scudded due to the easterly wind (the usual prevailing wind is...

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Inversions:
It was always frustrating during my decade as a ski bum to look out the window in the morning to see low claggy clouds and blow off...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:50 pm
Electric Cars II - Not Silly!

Last post by llondel « Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:57 am
Posted in Crewroom
Replies: 712
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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Oops...

The most affordable pure electric vehicle on the market, the GWM (Great Wall Motors) Ora, has been recalled in New Zealand over a potential...
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Last post by llondel
Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:57 am
Osprey down off Japan

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:48 am
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by talmacapt » Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:21 am » in Aviation Incidents

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I see the beeb is reporting an Osprey has crashed.

Not the first I think.

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US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan
The crash raised new questions about the safety...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:48 am
Christmas dinner

Last post by Opsboi « Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:16 pm
Posted in Crewroom
Replies: 19
by Hydromet » Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:45 pm » in Crewroom

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As just the two of us are at home, and the two daughters and their families are spread around, for the last couple of years we've had a quiet...

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We've had goose for the last 3 years
This year it's a stuffed heritage breed turkey crown from an organic farm oop in t'Yorkshire (same outfit who...

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Last post by Opsboi
Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:16 pm
India's involvement

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:53 pm
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by Boac » Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:45 am » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops

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We definitely need a thread here as India seems to be powering mightily ahead in the space game.

Launched yesterday

(Yes, I know it will be...

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Module that powered historic moon mission has returned to Earth’s orbit

The propulsion module that powered India’s spacecraft to a historic moon...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:53 pm
Rant of the Day v2.

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:13 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm » in Crewroom
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This one was getting a bit big too.

Admin/Alison

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I have gone back to wired mice and keyboards.
Cheaper to run, and much more reliable.

Now I am building my own furniture and arranging the house...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:13 pm
Clipped Wings at O'Hare

Last post by llondel « Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:59 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents

by llondel » Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:59 pm » in Aviation Incidents

CHICAGO (AP) — Two regional aircraft clipped wings Tuesday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration is...

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Last post by llondel
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:59 pm

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