Rant of the Day v2.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6161 Post by OFSO » Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:44 pm

Being bitten to death by mosquitos tonight despite chemical heater plugs, sprays, etc. Big nasty weals on exposed skin.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6162 Post by Hydromet » Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:12 pm

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Being bitten to death by mosquitos tonight despite chemical heater plugs, sprays, etc. Big nasty weals on exposed skin.
They home in on the CO2. Just stop breathing and you'll be OK.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6163 Post by emjay » Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:21 pm

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I remember taking off 15 minutes late from Cambridge for a flight to Schipol. We arrived pretty much on time due to the 100mph tailwind that day. I assume that the departure delay was deliberate in order to arrive in the assigned slot at the far end. What was memorable that day is the way the weather system moved so we had a massive tailwind on the way home too. to me that seems to violate several natural laws.
Courtesy of Suckling Airways? Great flight when it worked. Just a short stroll across the ramp at either end, then nominal Passport Control - done.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6164 Post by llondel » Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:12 am

emjay wrote:
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I remember taking off 15 minutes late from Cambridge for a flight to Schipol. We arrived pretty much on time due to the 100mph tailwind that day. I assume that the departure delay was deliberate in order to arrive in the assigned slot at the far end. What was memorable that day is the way the weather system moved so we had a massive tailwind on the way home too. to me that seems to violate several natural laws.
Courtesy of Suckling Airways? Great flight when it worked. Just a short stroll across the ramp at either end, then nominal Passport Control - done.
That was them, yes, although I think they rebranded to ScotAirways during the time I took flights with them. Do228 and then Do328 on later flights. It was great coming home, wheels down, off the aircraft, through customs, in the car and home within about 20 minutes of landing.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6165 Post by Pontius Navigator » Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:53 am

Sorry for thread drift and aviation content, Vulcan out of Goose, realising the tailwind did a high speed dash across the pond. For much of the way the doppler ground speed was on the stops at 750 kts.

They got back to Waddington a good hour before the customs officer 😄

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6166 Post by 4mastacker » Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:04 am

Similar apology as PN. Flew back from Wildenrath to Abingdon on the last scheduled Beverly flight before withdrawal from service. Strong headwinds all the way back, took forever, ice on the inside of the tail boom windows because there was no cabin heating, had a banging headache from previous night in MGB and met by HM C+E rummage team who stripped the aircraft and luggage looking for plunder. The search took longer than the flight - and today's youngsters complain about airport delays.
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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6167 Post by fin » Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:20 pm

From my quickest trip NY to UK. Unk what tail wind was.
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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6168 Post by Pontius Navigator » Mon Jun 06, 2022 6:32 pm

Didn't know you flew that low 😁

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6169 Post by Woody » Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:27 am

How can anyone organise a roster where you start 4 hours later than yesterday, but only finishing 90 minutes later X(
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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6170 Post by Pontius Navigator » Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:45 pm

Same as leaving UK today and arriving in Singapore yesterday.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6171 Post by OFSO » Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:25 pm

Or arriving by taxi at Heathrow late this afternoon, and leaving Heathrow in a passenger jet early tomorrow morning.. ...

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6172 Post by Pontius Navigator » Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:44 pm

Or like brother in law leaving Cornwall one evening for a flight to France and getting home in Cornwall for lunch the next mk8 😁

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6173 Post by Hydromet » Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:01 pm

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Same as leaving UK today and arriving in Singapore yesterday.
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Shift Patterns.

#6174 Post by Wodrick » Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:23 pm

As some will know but many won't the standard shift pattern for Line Engineering has for years been 2xDays, 2xNights, 4 days off. working 07-19,19-07.
I did this for most of my working life.
This pattern requires four shifts.
Our Union Chap decided there was a different way and eventually had it accepted. The Dan Air Engineering Manchester Five Shift system.

There were no holidays. 2D 2N 4O was worked just the same through a series of 7 cycles. Then the shift took 15 days off, being replaced by the off duty shift.
Worked perfectly, everybody thought it was great except the managers who didn't understand how no holidays could work.

The then 8 bank holidays were retained for when a day or two were needed. covered by overtime as required.

Beats earlies, lates, nights anyday.
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Re: Shift Patterns.

#6175 Post by ribrash » Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:11 am

Wodrick wrote:
Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:23 pm
As some will know but many won't the standard shift pattern for Line Engineering has for years been 2xDays, 2xNights, 4 days off. working 07-19,19-07.
I did this for most of my working life.
This pattern requires four shifts.
Our Union Chap decided there was a different way and eventually had it accepted. The Dan Air Engineering Manchester Five Shift system.

There were no holidays. 2D 2N 4O was worked just the same through a series of 7 cycles. Then the shift took 15 days off, being replaced by the off duty shift.
Worked perfectly, everybody thought it was great except the managers who didn't understand how no holidays could work.

The then 8 bank holidays were retained for when a day or two were needed. covered by overtime as required.

Beats earlies, lates, nights anyday.
At the papermill we did 2D 2N 48. 6 days off. We had a 10 day break in the spring and autumn and an 18 day break in the summer.When all added together it meant we were only on site for 4 months of the year.No wonder the management did not like that rota. :-bd

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6176 Post by OFSO » Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:01 pm

Residents Cards. What a horror story. Not renewal but replacements of previous forms. You can only get one if you never had one. If you had one, hard luck. You can't get one. Start again with procedure... Easier to change name, pretend to be different person, apply anew.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6177 Post by G-CPTN » Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:29 pm

COOP prices~-

Cheese was £3 now £4;50, bottled fizzy drink was 51p now 70p.
Ceased buying both.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6178 Post by Rwy in Sight » Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:35 am

I have said before cheese is a vital supply can't be discontinued

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6179 Post by OFSO » Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:16 am

Residencia: all foreign documents, even tax receipts, have to be translated and certified for use in Spain. More costs, more delays.

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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

#6180 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:19 am

Can you run them through Google Translate? 😂

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