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The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Last post by EA01 « Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:55 am
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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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28c @ 22:00 Local,...the term 'Autumnal' is yet to be used, even though technically we are..
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Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:55 am
Chaos in France

Last post by Woody « Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:50 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by OFSO » Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:25 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Our cleaner's daughter, a very competent and organised teenager, lives in Bordeaux where she is a much-in-demand au pair, running several families...

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Chuck Off :-o
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Last post by Woody
Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:50 am
WTF is happening in the UK?

Last post by Woody « Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:19 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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I say Carruthers, I think we’ve been rumbled!
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Last post by Woody
Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:19 am
Good or bad ideas!

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:51 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by TheGreenAnger » Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:43 am » in Crewroom
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I am of the opinion that one should try and have a least one good idea a day, even if that idea is to sit on one's hands and do nothing (often very...

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One for Ex-A on his floating gin palace for dealing with noisy NRs??

Wonder if we would be allowed to fit one of them to our canal boat. Could make...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:51 am
Coronabollocks..

Last post by barkingmad « Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:49 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by AtomKraft » Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:19 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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As we watch our self inflicted descent into economic disaster, courtesy of the latest gift from China, does it never occur to anyone to panic a bit...

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We had better NOT get over-excited at the news of a UK legal class action against Astra-Zeneca by some of those alive but seriously adversely...
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Last post by barkingmad
Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:49 am
First Flight....

Last post by Hydromet « Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:13 am
Posted in Experiences in Aviation
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:01 pm » in Experiences in Aviation
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When, where and in what was yours? Mine was 1956 in an Auster at the long gone Christchurch airfield when Dad stomped up ten bob:
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Aged 3 or 4, DC3 Cairns to Brisbane. All I can remember about it is the steep walk up to our seats and, of all things, the shape of the ashtrays on...
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Last post by Hydromet
Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:13 am
RAF Scampton closure

Last post by G-CPTN « Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:10 am
Posted in Military Nostalgia
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by ricardian » Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:40 pm » in Military Nostalgia
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Photograph from the closure parade.
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There used to be a nice high-security enclosure on one of RAF Ouston's runways - if it's still there it could be an alternative location and the...
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Last post by G-CPTN
Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:10 am
Friday Jokes

Last post by bob2s « Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:53 pm
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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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Someone asked me what the 9th letter of the Alphabet was…
It was a complete guess, but I was right.
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Last post by bob2s
Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:53 pm
Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:56 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
Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:56 pm
New plane arrived for our museum..

Last post by John Hill « Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:27 pm
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by John Hill » Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:03 am » in Crewroom

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Fletcher s/n 12 arrived today after a long drive...

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I think our Fletcher came with a 400hp engine so I guess it wore out a few engines in its 68 years of operation!
Formerly ZK-BHJ.

It is unfortunate...

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Last post by John Hill
Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:27 pm
Electric Cars II - Not Silly!

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:01 pm
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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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Gasoline engines operate on a different thermodynamic cycle to diesel engines. The upshot of this is that diesel engines are much more efficient at...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:01 pm
Four planets will line up in the sky this month

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:22 pm
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:22 pm » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops

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Four planets will line up in the sky this month
Here’s how to spot them.
Looking east at a flat horizon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn will appear...

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Make it 5!

5 planets will align on March 27 and you won't want to miss it. Here's where to look.
The moon and star cluster M35 will also be...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:22 pm
Trivia Question of the Day

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:14 pm
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by Capetonian » Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:19 am » in Crewroom
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I thought I'd start this topic as I'm sure all of us stumble across interesting 'trivia' as we peruse the media or indeed our own brains.

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Nope. As early as 1821 they were all listed in a big book.
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A quick historical inflation calculation shows that...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:14 pm
Oh dear - red faces as well?

Last post by Boac « Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm
Posted in Military Ops
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by Boac » Sat May 14, 2022 7:36 am » in Military Ops
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Last post by Boac
Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm
3D Printed Rocket Set To Launch

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:28 pm
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:45 pm » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops

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World's first 3D-printed rocket set to make inaugural flight
If successful, the test flight would mark a new milestone for the space industry....

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They didn't seem too surprised at the outcome and didn't schedule any payload on this launch.

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:28 pm
Another reason not to fly Wizz Air

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:04 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:00 am » in Aviation Incidents

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József Váradi, chief executive of Wizz Air, said in an internal video message: “Now that everyone is getting back into work, I understand that...

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Good news 4M. Well trained.

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:04 pm
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Last post by Mrs Ex-Ascot « Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:55 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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^ well said RIS =))
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Last post by Mrs Ex-Ascot
Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:55 pm
Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Last post by Hydromet « Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:17 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:13 pm » in Crewroom
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Florida man calls 911, requests for meth to be tested for authenticity, police say #-o L-) :ymdevil:

SPRING HILL, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in...

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We have a similar law if you drive on a road that is closed by flooding, and it is enforced if you are caught by police. The fine is currently $238...
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Last post by Hydromet
Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:17 pm
What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?

Last post by Karearea « Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:09 pm
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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.

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I'll Be Seeing You - Roger Gougeon
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Last post by Karearea
Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:09 pm
Tragedy on the Clyde...

Last post by 1DC « Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:25 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Sat Feb 25, 2023 7:09 am » in Crewroom

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Not so much a Para Handy chuffer as a tug. Doesn't sound good for the two missing crewmen.

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A major rescue operation...

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If the tug is towing the ship it mustn't let the ship run over the tow line and effectively sink the tug and if the tug is at the stern and being...

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Last post by 1DC
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:25 pm
Allotment

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:40 pm
Posted in Gardening
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by om15 » Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:29 pm » in Gardening
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As part of my slide into being a non working person I have requested a village allotment. Much to my surprise there isn't a 12 year waiting list,...

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Three weeks from seed planting
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48 tomatoes of 5 different varieties (3 are cherry tomatoes)
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:40 pm
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Last post by OFSO « Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:37 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by OFSO » Thu Dec 05, 2019 12:13 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Uschi Van Der Leyen, shiny new non-pisshead (yet) president of the EU Commission, is reported at being horrified at EU Member States proposals for...

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Leaving the EU on 7th March our passports were stamped to indicate that. Today, re-entering the EU, our passports were not stamped. So I guess we are...
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Last post by OFSO
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:37 pm
Caption Competition......

Last post by Mrs Ex-Ascot « Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:13 pm
Posted in Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:51 pm » in Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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Dragonfly WG722 of 705 Squadron RNAS Culdrose on 24 May 1961. The aircraft suffered a transmission failure, autorotated into a...

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Are you sure that off road EV recharging was part of the rental deal?
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Last post by Mrs Ex-Ascot
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:13 pm
BA in the Times

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:36 am
Posted in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by ian16th » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:11 am » in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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Not an optimistic article

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So the couple belonging to one of these categories. Did the pax who boarded the flight was a ticketed pax who has paid a commercial available fare?
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:36 am
Is WHO fit for purpose?

Last post by barkingmad « Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:33 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by SOPS » Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:41 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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It’s becoming more obvious that it is an arm of the Chinese Government The whole place should be closed down.

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What a nice generous chappie is this Willy Gates who gives loadsa dosh away to deserving causes to improve World Health?

Especially as some nasty...
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Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:33 am

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