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Old Mar 27, 23, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Jeedos
Presumably off to the Middle East again on the Qatari Government’s money.

I also found him emerging from a sports bar in Berlin once - with a young gentleman in tow.
Theres a joke in there somewhere using the phrase "probably just a ball boy" but I can't quite work it out.
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Old Mar 28, 23, 10:56 am
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Originally Posted by Jeedos
Presumably off to the Middle East again on the Qatari Government’s money.

I also found him emerging from a sports bar in Berlin once - with a young gentleman in tow.
I can’t comment on the first point as I don’t know.

Your second comment happens to be acutely accurate in this case in terms of destination and company,, excepting that I don’t consider the CCR to be a sports bar.
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Old Mar 29, 23, 9:17 am
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Tim Cook, Apple CEO, currently sat at the bar in the CCR enjoying a glass of LPGS.
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Old Mar 29, 23, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by peter.r.erskine
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, currently sat at the bar in the CCR enjoying a glass of LPGS.
Really? That would be surprising considering his security concerns/key person risk and availability of his jet(s).... in fact I think its Apple policy that he must fly private for those reasons.
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Old Mar 29, 23, 9:29 am
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Originally Posted by YClass
Really? That would be surprising considering his security concerns/key person risk and availability of his jet(s).... in fact I think its Apple policy that he must fly private for those reasons.
That’s what I thought too. It certainly looks very very like him. I may be mistaken though.
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Old Mar 30, 23, 12:11 am
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EDI airport local and Bathgate boy, Lewis Capaldi, on a BA flight from LHR-LAX has been serving passengers from the trolley and singing his latest song!

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Old Mar 30, 23, 12:25 am
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Originally Posted by crazy8534
EDI airport local and Bathgate boy, Lewis Capaldi, on a BA flight from LHR-LAX has been serving passengers from the trolley and singing his latest song!

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That's got to be worth oodles of Avios in compensation.
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Old Mar 30, 23, 12:43 am
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Originally Posted by BlueThroughCrimp
That's got to be worth oodles of Avios in compensation.
Whilst his music isn't my scene, I lost a lot of time for him when he went ahead and played a concert a couple of days before we went into covid lockdown one.
The measures had already been announced and his concert wasn't offering refunds.
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Old Mar 30, 23, 12:50 am
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Not quite on BA but staying at the Thistle Hotel courtesy of BA after missing a flight yesterday.

Talking to Simon Calder this morning in The Breakfast Restaurant that overlooks the runway. He was very friendly and approachable.

I was moaning about the lack of Black Pudding and a proper Coffee Machine - he said the staff were very good !!!

Perhaps I should have asked him where you clear UK Customs arriving at LHR and connecting on to Edinburgh

Back in my room 20 Minutes later he was on BBC Breakfast Time broadcasting from the restaurant terrace !!!
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Old Mar 30, 23, 1:20 am
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Originally Posted by Butts
Perhaps I should have asked him where you clear UK Customs arriving at LHR and connecting on to Edinburgh
You honestly think he would know more than our very own CWS...???
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Old Mar 30, 23, 2:23 am
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Originally Posted by crazy8534
You honestly think he would know more than our very own CWS...???
Probably not... CWS is definitely Page the Oracle and extremely helpful to paupers like me.

I may not agree with him about .certain matters but have nothing but respect for his knowledge.
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Old Mar 30, 23, 5:10 pm
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Originally Posted by crazy8534
EDI airport local and Bathgate boy, Lewis Capaldi, on a BA flight from LHR-LAX has been serving passengers from the trolley and singing his latest song!

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Haven't people suffered enough?
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Old Mar 31, 23, 5:12 am
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Idris Elba + family In the CCR this morning. He found it amusing to be on the cover of high life!!
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Old Mar 31, 23, 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Egbg100
Idris Elba + family In the CCR this morning. He found it amusing to be on the cover of high life!!
Ooohh you were in luck!
What a fantastic talented actor, really truly “best of British”.
He’d be such a good choice for the next Bond.

Lucky for me I wasn’t there I would’ve made an idiot of myself…..
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Old Mar 31, 23, 3:15 pm
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Idris Elba + family In the CCR this morning. He found it amusing to be on the cover of high life!!
He is a quality DJ
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