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Birthdays
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probes » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:15 pm
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Congrats to Pinky! :ymparty:
How do/did you celebrate?
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Many thanks for the kind wishes - a lazy day and a great (in both senses!) meal out in the evening. Large glass of Aussie red back at home later :-bd
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Last post by FD2
Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:51 am
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Photos of Everybody
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Dushan » Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:32 pm
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What would Jet Blast be without photos.
I'll start…
The caption says:
Here's one taken the day that Dushan was inducted into the Right Wing...
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Sadly life is too short. If someone wants a specific smiley send me the image and I'll see what I can do.
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Last post by admin2
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:59 am
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HM Queen Elizabeth
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VP959 » Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:34 pm
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At this time, with our Queen probably breathing her last few breaths on this Earth, do you REALLY think that now is the time to continue being rude...
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Imagine Tony Bliar as President!
Shudder
On the plus side, it appears he wanted to exile Wimbledon football club to Belfast.
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Last post by llondel
Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:25 am
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Absent Friends
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GrumpyOldFart » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:49 pm
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Alison - I thought this would be a suitable place to keep absent friends' memories alive - somewhere we could visit to just, well, remember. You may...
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Why are my ears hot and why has this resurfaced now?
Having survived the Kerry experience I have left O-N in the capable hands of my ‘cruise...
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Last post by barkingmad
Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:40 am
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The SICK Joke Thread
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admin2 » Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:47 pm
This now resides in the 'Members only' section, 'General members only stuff'.
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Last post by admin2
Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:47 pm
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Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral
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Opsboi » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:33 am
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Always worth a watch; the female is Peggy
4 eggs we reckon
Any time you're stressed, have a watch
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Yes, Beaufort is one of those whose departure I feel the poorer for. Who knows what motivates folks to leave.
I do miss his accounts of the doings of...
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Last post by Rossian
Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:20 pm
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Friday Jokes
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OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm
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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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All pilots take note!
Flying on Empty.jpg
So there are aircraft that continue to fly on empty fuel tanks? Do tell...
Factual reporting for...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:10 pm
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The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
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admin » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:08 am
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Time to start a new one methinks.
Alison
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small tumour on a kidney,
Wods-I have one of those. Found during a CT scan for something else. They did another scan 6 months later to check it...
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Last post by limeygal
Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:45 am
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My first car
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ricardian » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:36 pm
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A recent survey suggests that the first car you owned is as memorable as your first kiss.
Mine was a mucky old escort that had to be hand cranked....
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My first car belonged to one of my airline-captain cousins, who had left it with me to use occasionally unless he happened to be in the country...
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Last post by Karearea
Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:06 am
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The Capetonian WOE Thread
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admin » Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:28 am
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The continuation of The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III .
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Alrighty---I will keep going:
. woe2.jpg
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Last post by G~Man
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:30 pm
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Caption Competition......
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:51 pm
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Dragonfly 548.jpg
Dragonfly WG722 of 705 Squadron RNAS Culdrose on 24 May 1961. The aircraft suffered a transmission failure, autorotated into a...
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Didn't you even get a hubcap, FFS?
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Last post by Opsboi
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:05 pm
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We need more
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G-CPTN » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:53 am
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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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But there was this well-remembered routine back in 2006, concluding with a display of the Death Stare...
Barbara Fusar-Poli & Maurizio Margaglio,...
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Last post by Karearea
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:12 am
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What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?
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CityofFlight » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:36 am
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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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La Violetera · Horacio Rivera
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Last post by Karearea
Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:48 pm
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It has been a wet April!
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John Hill » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:44 am
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We have had a bit of rain this month in NZ!
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Those stones look as if they need a coat of paint Ricardian!
Not stones, very few of those kicking around. They are old ammunition boxes filled...
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Last post by ricardian
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:21 pm
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Last post by John Hill
Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:07 am
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Electric Cars II - Not Silly!
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:51 pm
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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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But is the deaccelerator pedal more effective that the accelerator pedal? :-? :))
PP
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:23 pm
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Rainmakers in Dubai
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probes » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:12 pm
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Not sure which forum it should go to? Not an aviation incident, but on the other hand, the jets are floating on water... well, seemingly anyway. #-o...
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two in one? :D
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Last post by probes
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:40 pm
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Write your own Daily Mail aviation incident drama
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by Capetonian » Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:50 pm
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Now anyone can be a Daily Mail aviation expert/consultant. All you have to do is select one of the options from the italicised parts of the...
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What a load of BS. That is the 10 Sqn A330 Voyager they are talking about and show photos of. Sure that wasn't the aircraft involved in the incident.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:47 am
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Rant of the Day v2.
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admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm
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This one was getting a bit big too.
Admin/Alison
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As I have regularly told the wife, If you assume most people are stupid, you will not often be disappointed .
Present company excepted, of course!
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Last post by Smeagol
Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:00 pm
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Cruising SH1 in New Zealand
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John Hill » Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:03 am
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A nice run out in the fine weather
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^ South Canterbury: from Arowhenua Station Road, then from around 10:00 north on the main highway.
The river at around 20:00 is the Opihi River just...
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Last post by Karearea
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:44 am
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Baltimore bridge collapse
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probes » Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:11 am
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Gosh. Should a massive bridge collapse like that?? - I mean, they're supposed to be more robust?
Baltimore Bridge collapse after being hit by a...
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The scale of these huge things, compared to eachother, is somewhat incomprehensible. Well, for me at least :) .
Baltimore bridge cleanup seen from...
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Last post by probes
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:26 am
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Trivia Question of the Day
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by Capetonian » Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:19 am
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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.
Here are...
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Ooops, sorry
Which “poor man’s Sherlock Holmes” drove a bulletproof Rolls-Royce named “The Grey Panther”?
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Last post by Opsboi
Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:52 am
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ISAs
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talmacapt » Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:58 am
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I am sure someone, OFSO?, knows the answer as I need some help understanding the rules around ISAs.
I have read several web pages, including gov.uk,...
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I don't know if there is any point in you having an ISA if you live in Finland and presumably paying tax there.
Even if you have a UK income that is...
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Last post by k3k3
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:09 pm
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Darwin Awards
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by Capetonian » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:41 am
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I submit my starter :
Man tries to kill a spider on his gas tank with a LIGHTER and sets a fill-up station on fire
Man who is afraid of spiders...
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Idaho woman, 85, fatally shot home intruder in 'heroic' act of self-defense
A county prosecutor said the woman acted in self-defense and ruled it...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:40 am
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Do you cut the mustard?
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G-CPTN » Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:29 pm
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You don't need to have any flying experience or even aviation knowledge.
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Does it say anything about having to read a watch?
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Last post by 1DC
Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:11 pm
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