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Old 14th Nov 2023, 16:41
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
"The Birth of Cable and Wireless" by Bottismelli (the laundry factor).

(Best I could come up with this morning after five cups of coffee... )
Must have been ersatz coffee to be that bad
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Old 14th Nov 2023, 19:00
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... and so the Aircraft Arrestor Barrier was born.
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Old 14th Nov 2023, 19:09
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Originally Posted by jeallen01
Must have been ersatz coffee to be that bad
Certainly left me wired...
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Old 15th Nov 2023, 02:52
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Shine your landing light at an oncoming train they said....it will scare the Train Engineer flightless.....what could go wrong they said!
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Hoskins. When I said flying was like walking a tightrope...it was just an expression ok?
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Hi, anyone called the AAIB?

Yes could be a while before they get here, Chiefs horse has gone lame! ​​​​​!
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Can’t we just push the reset button!
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"Too close for missiles, switching to wire cutters..."
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Looks like we got our wires crossed.
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Old 15th Nov 2023, 10:22
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After a number of incidents & the subsequent studies conducted, it was determined that the problem was the massive cables and stanchions near the airfield, in other words... MCAS
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It's the wind in the wires, Hoskins, not the wing...
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Old 15th Nov 2023, 12:17
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Originally Posted by Buster Hyman
"Too close for missiles, switching to wire cutters..."
"Those wire cutters didn't work - better try my nail scissors!"
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Old 15th Nov 2023, 14:21
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One Helluva spider!

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It's not the only thing that's getting arrested today. The Police would like a word with you Hoskins.
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I told you we should never let that women fly, get anywhere near a pole and she goes into her dancing routine.
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These railway chaps must be thin as a rake, have you seen the size of that outhouse?
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I'm thinking of PVR'ing, that post office chappie has just told me how much they get paid.
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It was Cpl Jones's Idea to get that stray jerry bomb out of the telephone wires.
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This banjo would be easier to tune if that 'plane weren't stuck in the strings!

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