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by G-CPTN
Thu May 16, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rant of the Day v2.
Replies: 7826
Views: 292896
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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

You mean you no longer get Green Shield Stamps ?
by G-CPTN
Thu May 16, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: Delta A321neo, Electrical Fire From GPU Hook-up at SEA
Replies: 4
Views: 153
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Re: Delta A321neo, Electrical Fire From GPU Hook-up at SEA

I know we were expecting to view an 'incident', but it seemed ages before anything 'happened' after the initial 'flash'.
by G-CPTN
Sat May 11, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rant of the Day v2.
Replies: 7826
Views: 292896
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Re: Rant of the Day v2.

HMRC giveth with the left and taketh with the right, and the left hand doesn't know what the right hand doeth.
by G-CPTN
Thu May 09, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: RFA crew shortage as well as a Rear Admiral shortage....
Replies: 114
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Re: RFA crew shortage as well as a Rear Admiral shortage....

A similar situation occurred with my wife. As a teenager she had gained a diploma in librarianship and worked as a school librarian. After taking a 'career break' to raise a family, she decide to update her skills with a degree in library studies. Failing to find employment as a librarian she offere...
by G-CPTN
Mon May 06, 2024 3:00 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1100357
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Karearea wrote:
Sun May 05, 2024 9:37 pm
then saw a green Praying Mantis on them. We gesticulated at each other for a moment - was he the same one that I saw on the roses in April? Is he tired of me disturbing his day? - and I managed to take the vase and all outdoors and shoo him away.
Do you think his prayers were answered?
by G-CPTN
Sat May 04, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Many years ago I set my heart on an electronic 'organiser'.
https://www.google.com/search?q=electro ... ganiser%27
A shop in the town where I worked always had the latest electronic equipment, which got more capable (and cheaper), with the result that I never did make the decision to buy.
by G-CPTN
Sat May 04, 2024 7:20 am
Forum: Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Passengers Behaving Badly
Replies: 97
Views: 18649
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Re: Passengers Behaving Badly

Wow!
by G-CPTN
Sat May 04, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1100357
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

In the North Island, pheasant hunting season generally begins on the first weekend of May and generally lasts until mid-August.
by G-CPTN
Fri May 03, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: WTF is happening in the UK?
Replies: 6325
Views: 225424
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Re: WTF is happening in the UK?

Woody wrote:
Fri May 03, 2024 10:00 am

4% think that Liz Truss is an arset,
by G-CPTN
Fri May 03, 2024 9:02 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1100357
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Can you buy a full-size Junk?
by G-CPTN
Thu May 02, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: More Boeing Bad News
Replies: 1058
Views: 59007
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Re: More Boeing Bad News

"a fast-spreading infection"

????
Shortly before his death, doctors were considering amputating his hands and feet, which had turned black from infection, baffling his family and doctors.
by G-CPTN
Wed May 01, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1100357
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

"Around the world thoughts shall fly In the twinkling of an eye."

Mother Shipton:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Shipton
by G-CPTN
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Replies: 6
Views: 342
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Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?

The maximum and cruise speeds of the Islander aircraft are 273km/h and 257km/h respectively. The stall speed is 64km/h.
by G-CPTN
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Replies: 6
Views: 342
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Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?

What is the speed at which Airlanders 'cruise' (compared to the Islanders)?
by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1100357
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Re: Airlines reliant on GPS

Some years ago I owned a lefthanddrive vehicle (I was an overseas resident at the time). As I tried to drive onto the ferry from Esbjerg (Denmark) to Harwich the clutch cable snapped. On arrival in Britain, I drove to London and made my way to the main dealer to buy a clutch cable. On arrival, there...
by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:07 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral
Replies: 41
Views: 2459
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Re: Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral

Ex-Ascot wrote:
Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:45 am
It's OK here.
And here.
by G-CPTN
Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:40 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral
Replies: 41
Views: 2459
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Re: Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral

Breakfast was at 05:30.
by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:30 am
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The Great Economic Reset
Replies: 197
Views: 28522
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Re: The Great Economic Reset

The Brinks Mat heist haul needed 'diluting' (reducing in purity) and samples were found with whole copper pennies included (like fruit cake).
by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:24 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1100357
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

A couple of houses back (more like a half dozen actually) it was basically a bungalow with an upper storey and the eaves were 'open' to the winds with 'drywall' inner linings that circulated the cooling breezes throughout the property. Removing an electrical socket revealed a turbo blast of cold air...