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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 13543642)
This assumes that the WX Radar aboard the 737-200 (or 727, or other rust-bucket) is properly functioning in a dark or night-time environment (limited visibility and you don't always get visual cues as to cloud types from lightning if it's sloppy weather), and that the pilot is well-educated as to its settings (properly adjusting a WX radar is more art than science).
By the way my one and only aborted takeoff was on a CO 727-100 with malfunctioning weather radar during the height of the Lorenzo years, post mega PeopleExpress/Frontier/New York Air mega-merger and while EA was self-destructing and its pilots were picketing at IAH and Texas Air HQ. Even CO, which flew a lot of rust buckets in those days collected from a variety of somewhat dubious origins and operated with questionable maintenance practices, had the sense not to take off in nasty May thunderstorms at IAH with a bad radar. |
Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 13543686)
I've seen some rather impressive thunderstorm/lightning displays over the Amazon late at night. Waaaaay bigger storms with higher cloud-tops than I can ever recall seeing locally (even when skirting around or leaving in advance of a Hurricane). I've been comatose for all of my N-S Africa crossings, as well as my SFO-SYD-SFO flights, so didn't check out the window as we were in equatorial regions.
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Originally Posted by radonc1
(Post 13541576)
I have to fly out next Monday for my MIL's funeral.
Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 13542050)
Sorry to hear of your family's loss. It seems there has been a spate of sad news in The Box lately. Hopefully that trend is reversed through the rest of this year.
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BTW, for those interested in mass quantities of free music, some enterprising guy put together torrent downloads of everything at SXSW.
http://sites.google.com/site/sxswtorrent/2010 I've DL'ed the 2010 stuff at home, but haven't started listening yet. Almost 5.5GB of stuff. There's also past years going back to 2005. |
Originally Posted by bdjohns1
(Post 13543831)
BTW, for those interested in mass quantities of free music, some enterprising guy put together torrent downloads of everything at SXSW.
http://sites.google.com/site/sxswtorrent/2010 I've DL'ed the 2010 stuff at home, but haven't started listening yet. Almost 5.5GB of stuff. There's also past years going back to 2005. |
Originally Posted by bdjohns1
(Post 13543789)
Mrs. bdj and I are expecting another little addition to the family in July. ^
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Originally Posted by Mackieman
(Post 13543839)
I am not looking forward to going to AUS on Friday morning; I have a feeling it's going to be a zoo.
I was going to drive up to try out this place but remembered what this weekend was and so I'll wait for the normal number of hipsters to return to AUS. |
Originally Posted by ssullivan
(Post 13543755)
I tried to sleep through those portions of my LAX-SYD-LAX flights, although I do remember it being rather bumpy, and the captain saying "Seatbelts, please" quite a few times. BTW, I do like how UA handles that announcement on overnight flights. Short, sweet, and gets the point across, without disturbing your sleep with a long drawn out announcement.
Originally Posted by bdjohns1
(Post 13543789)
I'll start some happier news. I think I alluded to it a little while back when discussing office remodeling, but Mrs. bdj and I are expecting another little addition to the family in July. ^
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Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 13543863)
And I hate how UA deals with it. Turn on the light and move on. No need for the exta talking.
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Originally Posted by ssullivan
(Post 13543887)
I've yet to be on a flight on any airline where that happens.
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Originally Posted by colpuck
(Post 13543365)
sue em, make them respond to a law suit.
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Just went outside, and it looks like at least 12 of our fish survived the winter, including one of the big koi. We put the net back over the pond yesterday, because the stupid heron is stalking our fish, and loves to fly off with them.
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Originally Posted by COFlyerCLE
(Post 13543847)
Congratulations! :-:
Good morning to you all... err.. good afternoon for my first 'box post of the day. You think the weather is nice in the northeast? Ha! Windows are open and the sun is shining. According to the little temperature thing on my computer, Houston is at 77 degrees right now. I took photog72 jr down to the medical center on the train. Mrs. photog72 was there working and took her lunch break to babysit while I had some skin removed to be biopsied. Hopefully, it's nothing major. Baby photog72 is taking a nap, and once she wakes up, time to go to the playground! |
Originally Posted by bdjohns1
(Post 13543789)
I'll start some happier news. I think I alluded to it a little while back when discussing office remodeling, but Mrs. bdj and I are expecting another little addition to the family in July. ^
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Originally Posted by COFlyerCLE
(Post 13543944)
Just went outside, and it looks like at least 12 of our fish survived the winter, including one of the big koi. We put the net back over the pond yesterday, because the stupid heron is stalking our fish, and loves to fly off with them.
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