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Originally Posted by Olton Hall
(Post 11770297)
Yes for an 8 am to 4 pm course the end of next week on steel bridge connections and concrete anchors including a review of the Minneapolis 34W bridge collapse and the big dig tunnel ceiling collapse.
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Originally Posted by KNRG
(Post 11770307)
Oo, i love forensic architecture. It's totally boring 99% of the time, like hairline cracks on the sides of buildings measured in millimeters over weeks.. but sometimes you get some cool stuff. Had a friend who did it for a living, he was telling me once all about a test/construction/simulator site for - i believe - Boeing and the drainage systems on the roof failed during a storm and the water built up and the roof collapsed into the simulator area and the force of the water pancaked the interior walls of the building outward so when they got there it was a big open expanse as if a bomb went off in the middle.
Turns out the contractor used pipe/drains with a smaller radius then specified by the drawings. Sad day :( Must have been fascinating for the folks doing the forensic investigation. |
Originally Posted by belynch
(Post 11769859)
As long as they don't come with a song --- works for me. ^
In other news, I did model my cake up in high-powered Engineering CAD software. Now I can put on my resume "Does plastic, sheet metal and cake design". Now if I could only find an enclosure company that uses frosting as EMI supression... |
Originally Posted by KNRG
(Post 11770307)
Oo, i love forensic architecture. It's totally boring 99% of the time, like hairline cracks on the sides of buildings measured in millimeters over weeks.. but sometimes you get some cool stuff. Had a friend who did it for a living, he was telling me once all about a test/construction/simulator site for - i believe - Boeing and the drainage systems on the roof failed during a storm and the water built up and the roof collapsed into the simulator area and the force of the water pancaked the interior walls of the building outward so when they got there it was a big open expanse as if a bomb went off in the middle.
Turns out the contractor used pipe/drains with a smaller radius then specified by the drawings. Sad day :( |
Originally Posted by Steph3n
(Post 11770270)
I have one now, room in freezer for 2 9-12lb, will probably buy.
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Originally Posted by Steph3n
(Post 11768743)
here is something I wrote late last year that I wanted to send to CO and chelsea.....
Domestic FC menu upgrades on a Budget(likely costing no more than the cheeseburger or shrimp platter and being much more filling and better quality) Dirty Rice with chicken and sausage(can be chicken or turkey sausage if you want to keep it beef free) Served with a pepper chicken breast Meal should be served with a wedge of lemon/lime that can be squeezed over the rice/chicken can be served on a single plate for easy of prep and cleanup White Chocolate Bread Pudding Dessert --->Such a dish can be made in quantity for less than $1.50 per serving, I have done it numerous times, in airline quantity and bulk purchase of goods this could be below $0.80 per serving, I typically buy the goods at wal-mart or Sam’s and get it for $1.50 or less! Fajita platter: Mexican rice with vegetables Chicken or Beef marinated Fajita strips(about 8 strips max for 2 fajitas) 2 freshly made foil wrapped tortillas Should be garnished with a small side of sour cream and pico 1 Pecan Praline for dessert --->This can be prepared for less than $2 per plate in total from the above mentioned stores, in volume could be far less, it could also be done fully vegetarian using Portabella Mushrooms for the fajita “meat”, it adds a small amount to the cost but not much. Swiss onion soup and sub Beef broth with Onion and melted swiss put on before serving, can also be done with chicken broth Roast Beef(or turkey if wished) with swiss cheese on a French roll If desired for a more “filling” meal a chowder-like soup could be made with potato and swiss cheese. Desert could be served with a basic pudding with a spoonful of a fruit preserve --->This can be done at varying prices depending on the size of the portions/sandwich and how far you wish to go with the soup, the potato may be cheaper and come in about the cost of the others in the end, otherwise a bit more expensive. Overall I think CO does a great job for a domestic carrier, but I think they could step up their game in regards to food and really please the customers more. As for bread pudding, I love it if it's really, really good. Sadly, too often, it's not. I'm perfectly happy with CO's current cheesecake. Hard to mess up, and easy to serve as it requires no reheating. Bread pudding would require heating, which could be difficult on many aircraft where the oven space is already fully occupied by the entrées. That means that the dessert can't be heated until the entrées are out, and remember you've got one flight attendant working F on the majority of domestic flights. So during serving trays, refilling drinks, clearing trays of passengers who are finished, somehow that one FA is also supposed to take desserts out of the cart and put them in the oven? You could expect major pushback from the already overworked FAs on that one. That said, I'm all for more variety in meals, although I don't see the hot meals often enough to get that tired of them. Most often I get the ATL-IAH salad that comes for lunch or dinner, which rotates at the start of each month between chicken or shrimp, and the type of dressing served. There are months I have the same meal on that route 8 times, so if it was up to me, there would be a little more variety in the short haul domestic F cold meal service. |
Originally Posted by Olton Hall
(Post 11768778)
I believe the dirty rice and chicken are currently on the international Y menu.
so that shouldn't be hard for them to do at all. |
Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer
(Post 11770268)
Yes:
1) Use iTunes to put all your music on your iPod. 2) Delete iTunes 3) Install WinAmp 4) Use WinAmp to get all your music off your iPod. 5) Repeat step 4 as necessary on other computers. 6) Use WinAmp to manage all your music on your PC, iPod, et al. Did I mention WinAmp is free? :cool: This is good to know! |
Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 11769269)
Monday Pint Night at Teh Saucer. $2.50 for almost all pints. This Brooklyn Summer Lager has me one beer closer to 200 (2 more to go)!
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Originally Posted by Olton Hall
(Post 11770240)
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 11770197)
NYC mini-do tonight wasw great. Met some good folks and saw one familiar face (from CLE). Always a good time when eating and drinking with FTers. :D
Oh, and what is this pizza at Penn Station that y'all are talking about? I'm there once a week and it sounds worth checking out... |
Uh, is it just me, or has flightmemory lost everyone's account?
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Originally Posted by COFreqFlyer
(Post 11769515)
Northern Flight Group (ICAO:NFG) is please to announce twice daily operations from Aeroparque Jorge Newberry to the luxury coastal resort of Vitoria in its brand new Antonov AN-24 aircraft.
<and no, I'm NOT translating this into spanish :D> Real líneas aéreas con sede en el mundo de habla hispana no presentar comunicados de prensa en Inglés. :rolleyes: Aéro Exaltado Proletariado se complace en anunciar la inminente llegada de su nuevo XC-2 turbohélice. Con este avión, la aerolínea líder de Cuba pondrá en marcha nuevo servicio de George Bush Intercontinental Airport en Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos. Con su gran población de América Latina, Houston siempre ha deseado esto sin conexión a Cuba. Además, la compañía también será el lanzamiento de nuevos servicios a San Pedro Sula, Honduras, así como el relanzamiento de su servicio suspendido temporalmente a Port-au-Prince a través de Aeropuerto Internacional Toussaint Louverture, proporcionando una importante conexión entre las naciones insulares de Cuba y Haití. Estos nuevos vuelos serán programados para facilitar las conexiones a Aéro Exaltado Proletariado de otros destinos en Cuba, Mexico, Panamá, República Dominicana, Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos a través de nuestro centro de La Habana. |
Originally Posted by Plus1
(Post 11769640)
You should avoid decadent imperialist train and instead travel on glorious Soviet jet train.
http://i43.tinypic.com/2n0tyk3.jpg (Yes, I have been waiting for days for an appropriate train reference so I could use this photo. :D |
Originally Posted by Mackieman
(Post 11770437)
Uh, is it just me, or has flightmemory lost everyone's account?
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The irony of Soviet design is that it is based on very good principles of hierarchy that otherwise work in art - however it's a strict adherence to those rules that makes it go too far and fail aesthetically.
The most beautiful art in the world is flawed. |
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