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  • J Jon
    3 Aug 2023, 21:05

    I think a number of us here would have.

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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 12 Aug 2023, 14:48 last edited by
    #1206

    @Jon said in Mildly interesting:

    I think a number of us here would have.

    I think several here still would…

    The Brad

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 12 Aug 2023, 22:41 last edited by
      #1207

      You were warned.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 02:27 last edited by
        #1208

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        You were warned.

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 02:55 last edited by
          #1209

          Lumber drying in Seattle, 1919.

          See man for scale.

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          You were warned.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 17:14 last edited by
            #1210

            Suoszowa, Poland. A town of 6,000 where everyone lives on the same street.

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            You were warned.

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              Rainman
              wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 18:22 last edited by
              #1211

              Thanks, Jon. I couldn't help it, I went on GoogleEarth Street View and enjoyed driving and looking around. There is something weird about it. All properties about the same size, all seem to have their own land also the same size, for farming. I wonder if this is a Commie-like result, but the homes seem to reflect the individuality of the homeowner. Someone should find a way to translate text from pictures, it would be interesting to read the signs and postings while driving along in street view.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 20:27 last edited by
                #1212

                Don’t know that I’ve ever seen this before.

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                You were warned.

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 13 Aug 2023, 23:23 last edited by
                  #1213

                  No fold, he must have used a large envelope, wasteful government spending.

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                    Copper
                    wrote on 14 Aug 2023, 15:13 last edited by
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                    Nobody gives driving directions in Boston by saying the compass direction - North, South, East, West. The streets just don't work that way. Visitors are easily confused.

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                      Copper
                      wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 01:11 last edited by
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                      • C Copper
                        13 Aug 2023, 23:23

                        No fold, he must have used a large envelope, wasteful government spending.

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                        taiwan_girl
                        wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 01:55 last edited by taiwan_girl
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                        @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                        No fold, he must have used a large envelope, wasteful government spending.

                        @jon-nyc Why would it have been addressed to the Secretary of State? Why not the VP?

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 15 Aug 2023, 11:15 last edited by
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                          I really don’t know.

                          You were warned.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 00:06 last edited by
                            #1218

                            Student on her first solo

                            An instructor's nightmare.

                            Link to video

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                              George K
                              wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 00:45 last edited by
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                              You can hear the panic in her voice. Good job by the controller and instructor.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Copper
                                wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 00:48 last edited by
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                                That was really bad. I have never heard anyone, flying solo, sound anywhere near that bad.

                                I have had a few students sound like that, but I was sitting in the plane with them.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 02:47 last edited by
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                                  My friend who is a pilot - I shared with him - said…

                                  “Female pilot, female instructor and who saves the day? Male controller. Just sayin’.“

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Rainman
                                    wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 07:15 last edited by
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                                    Aw c'mon, every teacher knows to make the student face their demons. The guy in the tower should have said, "look, go to 1500, you're going to freak out, probably go into a stall, and tumble towards the ground with the plane ripping itself apart and you'll die in a fiery explosion, in agony, and screaming in horror."

                                    Or, take a deep breath and try again. Up to you, babe.

                                    I am a natural teacher you see. Don't know why, I just got it. Instinct.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 08:33 last edited by
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                                      You were warned.

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                                      • C Copper
                                        16 Aug 2023, 00:48

                                        That was really bad. I have never heard anyone, flying solo, sound anywhere near that bad.

                                        I have had a few students sound like that, but I was sitting in the plane with them.

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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 08:44 last edited by
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                                        @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                                        That was really bad. I have never heard anyone, flying solo, sound anywhere near that bad.

                                        I have had a few students sound like that, but I was sitting in the plane with them.

                                        Will she ever be allowed to fly a plane again? To me, that video indicates that she shouldn't.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 16 Aug 2023, 11:31 last edited by
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                                          https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cornell-pumpkin-prank-20th-anniversary-mystery

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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