The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
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I got the results from the boob squish on Monday. All clear.
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Good morning, it rains. 10°C expecting 10°C so this is it for the day.
Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits.
New calendar pages for May:
NZ Birds: the Yellow-Eyed Penguin (again) - "A tall, portly penguin with a pale yellow band of feathers that runs from each yellow eye around the nape" - this bird appears on the back of the NZ $5 note; Sir Edmund Hillary is depicted on the front.
https://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/ye ... ed-penguin
Desk calendar on mantel, Vintage travel posters of Italy: Florence, Campanile di Giotto with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in the background
Scenes of Italy: Forza d'Agrò, Messina, this view
NZ Weather: Taiari/Chalky Inlet Fiordland, under heavy cloud with misty mountains and a choppy sea with wind-blown spume.
Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits.
New calendar pages for May:
NZ Birds: the Yellow-Eyed Penguin (again) - "A tall, portly penguin with a pale yellow band of feathers that runs from each yellow eye around the nape" - this bird appears on the back of the NZ $5 note; Sir Edmund Hillary is depicted on the front.
https://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/ye ... ed-penguin
Desk calendar on mantel, Vintage travel posters of Italy: Florence, Campanile di Giotto with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in the background
Scenes of Italy: Forza d'Agrò, Messina, this view
NZ Weather: Taiari/Chalky Inlet Fiordland, under heavy cloud with misty mountains and a choppy sea with wind-blown spume.
'An accident to the boot-oil,' I explained. 'If I get down to my last three shirts you will notice it.'
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A friend worked as a checkout operator at Morrisons; there was a cunning plan for handling power cuts, next to each till was a hand-held calculator and a biro. Alas, only my friend and a few of her mates knew how to operate the calculator and work out how much change to give customers.G-CPTN wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:41 pmSome 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 was a powercut and I was denied the clutch cable, despite me offering to 'overpay' in cash.
As a lefthanddrive clutch cable (which they had already produced) was only available from the main dealer, I was frustrated and had to sit and wait until the power came back on.
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Let's hear it for healthy boobs!
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Good morning all, good news for all who have had good results for their check-ups.
Raining this morning, but I can see a little blue sky trying to peep through. currently 13C, forecast max 18C.
Heading off for pre-admission tests & ECG.
Raining this morning, but I can see a little blue sky trying to peep through. currently 13C, forecast max 18C.
Heading off for pre-admission tests & ECG.
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Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:21 pmMaybe the one size fits all approach isn't very wise.Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:11 pmThree hours at the clinic. OK it was both of us for routine scans and Mrs Ex-Ascot for a boob X-Ray which she is still complaining about.
Yes I am still not impressed! I wish that the barsteward that invented the mammogram has to undergo a willy and gonad o gram
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Me too!
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Pouring with rain, thick fog. No cats about, sensible creatures.
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Morning folks. Clear and cool. Thatchers were here before 07.00. The mess progresses.
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Thankyou for talking about boobs, Mrs 1DC was supposed to ring up and organise her inspection about a month ago. She has clearly forgotten. I will go and remind her!
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I see that the first aircraft, 9H-GLOBL, for Global Airlines, much derided on TOP, is on its way to Europe. It seems to be following a rather odd route though. Mojave-Montreal-Prestwick-Beja-Malta. Surely it could do at least Mojave-Beja (HI-Fly's base in Portugal) non-stop? I notice also that it's flying at about FL 270 most of the time, which seems rather low, thus burning lots more fuel, hence the routing presumably. Presumably, it's not carrying passengers, so why the short-range flying and the lower levels? One can only imagine that they are not too confident in the aircraft's capabilities after its time in Mojave.
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G’day
14°c, The soothsayer is going for 21°c , no chance.
Showers some heavy.
Car back home, flywheel replaced along with the RH drive shaft, over 900€ in components.
No more vibration !
SM hoping the dog charity shop is open – gone for books.
14°c, The soothsayer is going for 21°c , no chance.
Showers some heavy.
Car back home, flywheel replaced along with the RH drive shaft, over 900€ in components.
No more vibration !
SM hoping the dog charity shop is open – gone for books.
Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
A couple of reasons are possible fot 9H-GLOBL's routings. Sector training for the pilots. Ie need X number of sectors to be released. That FL looks below RVSM. Numerous reasons for that. Dodgy autopilot, transponder not working properly, felt like it...
I don't know, just guessing
I don't know, just guessing
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Someone once told me that it was similar to slamming a fridge door on them-true that! It must be mammogram month-mine's on Fridaywish that the barsteward that invented the mammogram has to undergo a willy and gonad o gram
Got the results from my electricution yesterday-both hands have carpel tunnel, one also has arthritis. I go under the knife in June. I also have a colonoscopy in a couple of weeks. Fun times ahead.
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Thanks reddo. I'd forgotten about the sector requirements. I imagine whoever is flying that thing has not recently spent a lot of time in an A380!reddo wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 10:29 amA couple of reasons are possible fot 9H-GLOBL's routings. Sector training for the pilots. Ie need X number of sectors to be released. That FL looks below RVSM. Numerous reasons for that. Dodgy autopilot, transponder not working properly, felt like it...
I don't know, just guessing
ETA; apparently it's flying the whole way with the Dunlops dangling - incredible! That accounts for the lower speed and altitude. It must be burning fuel at a phenomenal rate!
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No RVSM capability was my first thought.reddo wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 10:29 amA couple of reasons are possible fot 9H-GLOBL's routings. Sector training for the pilots. Ie need X number of sectors to be released. That FL looks below RVSM. Numerous reasons for that. Dodgy autopilot, transponder not working properly, felt like it...
I don't know, just guessing
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Think of it as giving you something to do when you are not in the garden.
Also, the repairs to hands/wrists, when complete, will make the gardening easier.
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Proletariat of the World, Unite! Happy May 1st!
Because they stand on the wall and say "nothing's gonna hurt you tonight, not on my watch".
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Good morning, sunny with blue skies, 13mm of rain yesterday; now 3.9°C expecting 13°C.
The street seems very quiet, no passing traffic at all.
I see I have some pink roses in flower by the front steps.
The street seems very quiet, no passing traffic at all.
I see I have some pink roses in flower by the front steps.
'An accident to the boot-oil,' I explained. 'If I get down to my last three shirts you will notice it.'