The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

[PHXPhlyer]

9 AM
7 PM

PP

[OFSO]

Greggs sausage rolls.......
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Bliss is two Greggs in one town (Kingston)
Hell is no Greggs at all - Teddington.

[tango15]

We had one with the large rear door and I think the registration was G-BGJV.

Yes, she was on lease for a while, I think awaiting the delivery of the new ones. I did a few trips in her, because she was our demo aircraft for a while. Sadly she was shot down near Jaffna, Sri Lanka in April 1995, with the loss of all on board.



https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/324718

[tango15]

So there's a knock at the door this morning at about 1045 and there stands an attractive young lady with a toolbag. Unusual, I thought, but it turns out she's from Anglian Water and she's here to check the quality of the tap water. T15 is still in his dressing gown, prior to going for a shower, and apologises, but she's totally unfazed. Had a nice chat with her about water in general. Our water is not bad, as it goes. A bit of limescale, but most of it comes from two large reservoirs, so not as bad as some places, but she was saying that even in Milton Keynes it comes from boreholes, so it's quite hard. Another good reason for not living there! T15 has a bit of a thing about MK - I detest the bloody place!

[G~Man]

T15 has a bit of a thing about MK - I detest the bloody place!

Have visited it a cope times.... I have a sister who lives in Stoke Goldington just up the road from there.

[tango15]

T15 has a bit of a thing about MK - I detest the bloody place!

Have visited it a cope times.... I have a sister who lives in Stoke Goldington just up the road from there.

Ah, yes I know it. About as different from MK as it is possible to be, iirc. There are some very nice villages outside MK. Salford is one of my favourites.

[Boac]

Come on, Tango - this sounds like one of those porno movies, but reversed

WHY was she there with a toolbag and

WHAT happened next?


.....and as for being in your dressing gown at 10:15, yet to ablute.........................

[reddo]

Took one of my MTBs to the woods for a fun ride with a mate. Yes it rained but we didn't care.

[OFSO]

#18643

[tango15]

Come on, Tango - this sounds like one of those porno movies, but reversed

WHY was she there with a toolbag and

WHAT happened next?


.....and as for being in your dressing gown at 10:15, yet to ablute.........................

Well, since I was wearing a dressing gown, and in order to put the young lady at ease, I did my best Noel Coward impression and rolled my rs a lot

[Boac]

Good start, T, but what about the compression fitting, the ball valve and stopcock.................. ?

[1DC]

Strange this morning Im reading that all the Polar Bears are dying because of global warming and this afternoon I'm reading that because of global warming the ice is melting and very soon, probably within a few years, the Gulf Stream is going to disappear and the ice age will be upon us with a vengeance.

[PHXPhlyer]

And Greenland will really be green instead of white.

Global warming is making Greenland greener
A study of satellite images found that an estimated 11,000 square miles of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the past 30 years, giving way to vegetation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science ... rcna138570

Global warming is turning Greenland green.

Parts of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers that melted over the past three decades have been replaced by wetlands, shrub vegetation and areas of barren rock, according to a new study that used satellite images to track changes since the 1980s.

The findings, published Tuesday in the journal Scientific Reports, raise concerns about how Greenland’s retreating ice could threaten the stability of the landscape, exacerbate rising sea levels and contribute further greenhouse gas emissions in areas that have turned into methane-producing wetlands.

Greenland is often considered “ground zero” for the climate crisis because even small shifts in temperature can have outsize impacts across the entire Arctic region — and around the world. Scientists have estimated that if the Greenland ice sheet were to melt completely, it could raise global sea levels by more than 23 feet.

Comparison between landcover classifications for the late 1980s and for the late 2010s at *30m resolution* reveals greening as vegetation coverage expands, especially in the south-west and north-east.

The study found that an estimated 11,000 square miles of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the past 30 years — an area roughly nine times the size of Rhode Island and equivalent to around 1.6% of Greenland's total ice cover.Using satellite images, the researchers found that the amount of land with vegetation growing on it has increased by 33,774 square miles from the mid-1980s through the mid-2010s. Some of the most significant changes were observed across southwestern, eastern and northeastern Greenland, according to the study.

Wetlands, in particular, nearly quadrupled across Greenland over the study period, particularly around the town of Kangerlussuaq on the western coast.

The observed changes are not just bad news for Greenland's ice sheets and glaciers, said Jonathan Carrivick, an Earth scientist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and one of the authors of the study.

“We have seen signs that the loss of ice is triggering other reactions which will result in further loss of ice and further ‘greening’ of Greenland, where shrinking ice exposes bare rock that is then colonised by tundra and eventually shrub," Carrivick said in a statement.

“At the same time, water released from the melting ice is moving sediment and silt, and that eventually forms wetlands and fenlands,” he said.

The loss of ice also affects the overall temperature of the land. Snow and ice can reflect sunlight that hits Earth, which in turn keeps the planet cooler. When ice retreats, the exposed bedrock and new areas of vegetation absorb more of the sun's energy, increasing the temperature of the land surface and exacerbating global warming.

Wetlands are also home to tiny microbes that feed on organic material and and release methane, a type of potent greenhouse gas. As such, these aquatic habitats can themselves become significant sources of emissions.

Michael Grimes, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leeds and lead author of the study, said Greenland's retreating ice and expanding vegetation have important cultural consequences as well, particularly for indigenous populations that rely on these ecosystems for traditional hunting practices.

“Moreover, the loss of ice mass in Greenland is a substantial contributor to global sea level rise,” he said, “a trend that poses significant challenges both now and in the future.”

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[Woody]

Tomorrow’s Valentines Day, but also Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent and therefore a day of fasting and abstinence, so I’ve not bought the Wife anything, do you think that she’ll understand?

[Hydromet]

Good morning all, light cloud around today, currently 26C, forecast max 30C. Good chance of thunderstorms later, I'd say.
Workshop day today.

[k3k3]

Tomorrow’s Valentines Day, but also Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent and therefore a day of fasting and abstinence, so I’ve not bought the Wife anything, do you think that she’ll understand?

It's been nice knowing you...

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

She will understand perfectly.
But forgiveness.........

[Karearea]

A blue dome day and 31.8°C at the moment.

Off to the coiffeuse shortly.

[PHXPhlyer]

Wait til he tells her that he's really an atheist.

PP

[Rwy in Sight]

We had one with the large rear door and I think the registration was G-BGJV.

Yes, she was on lease for a while, I think awaiting the delivery of the new ones. I did a few trips in her, because she was our demo aircraft for a while. Sadly she was shot down near Jaffna, Sri Lanka in April 1995, with the loss of all on board.



https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/324718

Good morning to all. This picture reminds me of a one I saw on a book I re-read recently.