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From the Aberdeen Press & Journal 16 February 2024 CLOSE CALL: A Bristow S-92 helicopter, similar to the one involved in the incident. . S92.jpg Pilots flying from an oil rig in the North Sea lost control of their helicopter for 40 seconds, air accident investigators have found. The Bristow S-92, wh...

Karearea wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:40 pm

On Flightradar24: can see 14 helicopters in the area of the fire at the moment......

That's a hell of a lot of helicopters in a small area!

Steve Wright at the age of 69 - probably the best BBC Radio 2 presenter. Really enjoyed his programmes over many years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68287707

Now here's a proper Procedure Alpha - HMS Victorious circa 1962. It had the experimental bridle catcher on the port cat which was removed after one commission.

G-CPTN wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:18 pm

I am in the process of renewing my licence so I might just follow your lead.

DVLA don't wait to see if you have actually sent back your old licence cut in half - I only posted that to them late afternoon on Friday.

No official statement about the delay but PoW is on her way at last....fingers crossed. Why no 'Procedure Alpha'?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... e-68274511

I completed a DVLA online application for my driving licence renewal at 1500 Thursday and it arrived in the post this morning, Monday. Impressive!

Without very much effort the Octopus Agile tariff seems to work well for us - just the two of us, home most days. Here's a breakdown of 7 days - 3 days on the previous standard variable tariff and four days on the Agile tariff. The photo is a page from a third party app called Octopus Watch. Very us...

From the Aberdeen Press & Journal: Helicopter crews at Bristow have voted “overwhelmingly” to take industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay. The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has confirmed more than 96% of its members who took part in a ballot backed going on strike after mo...

Yes, I’ll ask them in the morning. We cook on a camping stove during power cuts and I can keep the freezers cold during longer cuts by plugging them into the car for an hour or two a day. Worked well a while back when we had a 4 day cut.

The snow here disappeared a week ago but today, after the existing one snapped, I put in a new auger belt in my snowblower and it’s up and running. That’s a sure sign we won’t get any more snow this season.

Being rural my heating is oil but we’re electric cooking. The dishwasher and washing machine can be set to a delay start, as can charging the car.

Sorry, I edited after you posted! You make a good point. I will challenge them tomorrow about that!

My understanding is that once they issue prices for the following day they honour them. I’ve looked at daily Agile prices for about the last 12 months and the highest rate was roughly 40p during the 16-1900 period. The average was way below what I’m paying at the moment. My only real concern is that...

I had a smart meter installed last week and am now tempted by the Octopus Agile electricity tariff where half hourly prices for the following day are issued around 1600 each day. Historically for the last year or so the tariff would have saved me money. I don't do enough miles to make the Octopus Go...

Preliminary Report published : https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193686/pdf The carcasses of several geese were located in the debris field as well as one embedded in a flight control servo. Samples of the geese feathers were recovered for more detailed ...

A Royal Marine will be responsible for commanding and orchestrating the Royal Navy’s global operations for the first time in history. Vastly-experienced officer Brigadier Rich Cantrill will be named Commander Operations (COMOPS), the senior naval officer responsible for overseeing protection of home...

B*****d Amazon delivery drivers. Whilst in our fully lit and obviously occupied house at 1849 last night - CCTV checked - an Amazon driver posted a fairly slim package containing a book partly into the letter box in our porch. I didn't find it until 0745 this morning, soaked through with the rain. I...

End of day one of three for renovating our tarmac driveway which was breaking up after 30+ years with frost, snow, heavy oil delivery vehicles and cars taking their toll. More preparation tomorrow. All surface drains replaced today as some had sunk and 594 sq.m. of tarmac to be laid on Wednesday. Th...