Rant of the Day v2.

[G-CPTN]

Although most terriers will catch and kill rats, squirrels will tend to 'take to the trees' thereby leaving the terriers at a disadvantage.

[OFSO]

And the little blighters know exactly how far down the trees they can come where the dogs can't reach. I'll swear they used to throw twigs at our Jack Russell to drive her into a frenzy.

[Slasher]

I thought Jack Russells were so intelligent they use vector calculus to work out positioning, what speed to attack and exactly when.

[ian16th]

Still stuck in Cape Town docks!

It looks like its going to be a week or more before things get fixed.

[Pontius Navigator]

Slasher exactly right. All terriers really. Brother in Law has a deck off his living room. The garden falls away steeply from the house. Off the deck it is about 5 feet to soft springy grass. Our Scottie spotted its target, applied Newton's laws and determined that it was too long to run to the steps. It also meant breaking lock so over she went but not head first. She went out flat for a 4 point landing.

[ian16th]

At least a week then.

[Ex-Ascot]

Blue Star Ferries (Greece) have yet to publish this year's Timetable. it is eleven weeks out of date.

[ian16th]

1st the good news; the cable laying ship Leon Thevenin left CT last night.

Now the rant, the Marine Traffic app only tracks ships fully in coastal radar range.

If you want the satellite coverage, you have to pay!

We are spoilt with FlightRadar 24

[Alisoncc]

What really is pissing me off these days is what passes as news on the box. Every two bit moron has to do a press release, and the TV companies pick it up as it constitutes cheap content. So an item that may have once upon a time been a few sentences becomes a 30 min segment.

A single person with the coronavirus has arrived in Melbourne. So the announcer explains where China is, and what a virus is. Then they cut to a reporter at the airport who repeats what the announcer just said. Then the State medical officer explains how they picked up on the individual at the airport, where he came from, what they did to contain it. The process whereby they confirm it is THE virus, and what they will do next. And so it goes on, and on and on. Interviews with other passengers on the aircraft, and those who may have seen the individual in the arrivals lounge.

Then there were the people on the airport bus who got to give an opinion. Then someone points out that the individual in question didn't catch the bus but went by taxi. So a dozen or so taxi drivers were interviewed for their thoughts on sick people travelling in taxis, and their demands that they should be compensated. . Etc. etc. etc.

As for any other news - SFA. NOTHING.

PS. Further. A small outbreak of a bushfire sees a queue of dickheads waiting for their turn at the microphone, EIGHT in all, with some idiot providing a distraction by waving their hands and arms around for those who can't hear.

[Pontius Navigator]

And the camera lies.

Yesterday's paper had a photograph at a Chinese airport. Pax front left and front right wearing masks, white coated attendant wearing a mask and spraying chemical. Rows behind, no masks, man looking at sprayer, no mask and WTF expression. Further back a few in masks but many more not.

I can imagine the photographer even asked them to pose, especially man on left looking at camera with all his bags on his lap.

[ExSp33db1rd]

Unless they are top quality surgical masks, wot's the point ? If they can let enough air through to allow the wearer to breathe, and not suffocate, won't the virus go through with the breathable air ?

[Woody]

The best one is when that come through arrivals wearing their masks and then take them off to light up a fag outside.

For our cousins fag is cigarette.

[Pontius Navigator]

On occasion I have worn my S10 respirator (for its intended purpose) near a bonfire. Surprisingly it was very comfortable breathing clean and cool air. Might be a bit scary in Wuhtan airport

[Boac]

This picture of PN just in

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[TheGreenGoblin]

On occasion I have worn my S10 respirator (for its intended purpose) near a bonfire. Surprisingly it was very comfortable breathing clean and cool air. Might be a bit scary in Wuhtan airport

I am glad you clarified the usage thereof.

[Pinky the pilot]

Wot Alison said re the TV News! +1.

Especially when they trot out 'Aviation Expert GT' to comment on some Aviation related item.

[llondel]

"Are you my mummy?"

[Alisoncc]

Didn't know you were a Gypo resident in Cairo, llon.

[OFSO]

Valencia 2, Barça 0. Disaster.

[llondel]

Didn't know you were a Gypo resident in Cairo, llon.

It's a line from Dr Who, goes with the gasmask.