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by llondel
Sun May 19, 2024 1:28 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI
Replies: 115
Views: 5458

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

Dog show today, took Faraday and Cassini, with two of Faraday's puppies, Lucy and Artemis, also entered. Faraday shows as a veteran now, when the entry class is available (dogs 7 years and older), and the tradition is that when they run round the ring, everyone applauds them. She picked up Select, w...
by llondel
Sun May 19, 2024 1:20 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 11001
Views: 542756

Re: Friday Jokes

I bet he had fun taking that for a spin.
by llondel
Fri May 17, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Woody Needs to Forward This to BA
Replies: 4
Views: 222

Re: Woody Needs to Forward This to BA

Woody wrote:
Fri May 17, 2024 6:25 pm
Yeah, we’ve seen this, Etihad are another example, personally I’m expecting the square root of f**k all X(
Decent percentage of what they pay you though...
by llondel
Thu May 16, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI
Replies: 115
Views: 5458

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

Looks like a neat job. A replacement thermostat is available, but access is via the rear of the oven. Normally I'd have no qualms about turning off at t the cb, and replacing it, but I don't fancy doing any heavy work at present. Doesn't look like it has an adjusting screw, but I may take the front...
by llondel
Thu May 16, 2024 12:52 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI
Replies: 115
Views: 5458

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

Some of these things depend on how confident you are at reassembling things (dismantling is usually easy...) I've replaced various parts on several domestic appliances over the years - if you can narrow down the fault, use a search engine to look for spares for the model number in question and chanc...
by llondel
Wed May 15, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The Capetonian WOE Thread
Replies: 4976
Views: 177929

Re: The Capetonian WOE Thread

Angel Hotel Bury St Edmunds.

OH again if correct.
by llondel
Tue May 14, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Electric Cars II - Not Silly!
Replies: 864
Views: 74752

Re: Electric Cars II - Not Silly!

Thieves are targeting high-powered Tesla and other EV charging stations and stealing the heavy cable for the copper metal inside. In Vallejo, someone cut cables from nine charging stations -- leaving Tesla drivers in a bind, and causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage and repair costs. https...
by llondel
Tue May 14, 2024 4:02 am
Forum: Gliding, Paragliding & Skydiving
Topic: Skydivers Fly Wingsuits Through London's Tower Bridge
Replies: 7
Views: 480

Re: Skydivers Fly Wingsuits Through London's Tower Bridge

My approach would be "Show me where it says I can't do it".
by llondel
Tue May 14, 2024 3:45 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Animals Behaving Badly
Replies: 87
Views: 10267

Re: Animals Behaving Badly

Karearea wrote:
Tue May 14, 2024 2:36 am
^ seems like 'Old Tom' was a bit of a rascal and a traitor to Cetaceans [-X

Very interesting.
Orcas will eat whales. He probably pulled the boats out so they'd kill a whale and he could catch a meal while they were chopping up the carcass.
by llondel
Tue May 14, 2024 3:28 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Darwin Awards
Replies: 945
Views: 66776

Re: Darwin Awards

PHXPhlyer wrote:
Tue May 14, 2024 2:38 am
Hope that the dog survived and found a pack of coyotes to take up residence with. :YMPRAY:
The coyotes probably invited the dog over for lunch.
by llondel
Tue May 14, 2024 12:18 am
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Replies: 3082
Views: 143694

Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Does anyone still mail checks? :-? :-?? I did last week. Some dog events are still lacking alternative payment methods. Sometimes there's a "convenience fee" for paying on-line, which often encourages me to pay by check because I bet it costs them way more to have to handle a physical check, deposi...
by llondel
Mon May 13, 2024 11:22 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Replies: 3082
Views: 143694

Re: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Oops... The charity founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, has been found delinquent in California and cannot raise money because the state has determined Archewell Foundation has not paid its annual registration fees or submitted an annual report. A source close to Archewell told NBC News th...
by llondel
Sun May 12, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI
Replies: 115
Views: 5458

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

Hello from California. Nice warm day today, doesn't seem to be as toasty as yesterday. Did some FastCAT with Faraday this weekend, she's slowing down now, so definitely just for fun rather thank rankings now. However, two of her puppies are currently the fastest Leonbergers in the country this year.
by llondel
Fri May 10, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1109806

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

I've seen pictures of the aurora visible in Ireland, too,so it's coming quite far south.
by llondel
Fri May 10, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
Replies: 19998
Views: 1109806

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Looks like a G4 geomagnetic storm this weekend. Aurora watch for those further from the equator.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/severe-geo ... lar-event/
by llondel
Fri May 10, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 11001
Views: 542756

Re: Friday Jokes

One for Woody... Erik ten Hag walks into a bank to cash a cheque. As he approaches the cashier he says, "Good morning, Ms could you please cash this cheque for me?" Cashier:"It would be my pleasure. Could you please show me your ID?" Ten Hag:"Truthfully, I did not bring my ID with me as I didn't thi...
by llondel
Fri May 10, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 11001
Views: 542756

Re: Friday Jokes

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by llondel
Fri May 10, 2024 1:07 am
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: RFA crew shortage as well as a Rear Admiral shortage....
Replies: 118
Views: 6498

Re: RFA crew shortage as well as a Rear Admiral shortage....

My classic was having the Weapons (including nuclear) Employment Course, NBC Instructor, and a Physics degree, and I'd done some work at Harwell, but still having to do the one day school radiation source supervisor course. Utter waste of everyone's time. But that's box-ticking (or not) for you! My...
by llondel
Thu May 09, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: RFA crew shortage as well as a Rear Admiral shortage....
Replies: 118
Views: 6498

Re: RFA crew shortage as well as a Rear Admiral shortage....

I remember reading about someone who had a maths A-level but for some reason didn't have an O-level in the subject and was turned down for a job.
by llondel
Thu May 09, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: 737 Runway Excursion in Senegal
Replies: 1
Views: 231

737 Runway Excursion in Senegal

A Boeing 737-300 aircraft has skidded off a runway in Senegal, injuring at least 10 people, four of them seriously. The incident occurred as Air Senegal flight HC 301 was taking off for the Malian capital Bamako in the early hours of Thursday, Dakar's Blaise Diagne airport said in a statement. The ...