October 27, 20223 yr Author 5 hours ago, rka said: Spam, lovely spam... I really enjoy looking at "Unread content" these times of the day. Not. What was the point of that? 🙄
October 27, 20223 yr Moderator 6 hours ago, martin-w said: I was unaware that this has occurred and found it interesting from a historical perspective. I assumed others would likewise be unaware of this event and also find it interesting. Well Charlie, I for one was completely unaware of this incident, so I thank you for bringing this up in Hangar Chat! 😄 Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 27, 20223 yr Administrators 26 minutes ago, n4gix said: Well Charlie, I for one was completely unaware of this incident, so I thank you for bringing this up in Hangar Chat! 😄 UHM......senior moment, Bill?? Not that I'm much younger! 🙃 Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
October 28, 20223 yr Moderator 9 hours ago, charliearon said: UHM......senior moment, Bill?? Not that I'm much younger! 🙃 ARRGGGH! Yep, that was evidence of my brain farting again. I'm just used to assuming any smart southbound end of a northbound horse comment was from you... 😉 Shucks, I sat down in my easy chair about 1400 and just woke up around 2130. It took me a few minutes to determine I haven't eaten dinner yet! 😴 It's been a full day. I spent about two hours being interviewed for a home health aide who'll come two days each week assisting me with household chores, as well as keeping track of my health. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 28, 20223 yr Apparently the UK takes these incidents more seriously than the United States does Martin. Richard Bong credited with 40 kills in his P-38 during WW2 and winner of the Medal of Honor, 5 distinguished flying crosses, and 12 Air Medals was reprimanded while he was learning to fly the P-38 at Hamilton AFB in California. On June 12, 1942, Bong flew very low ("buzzed") over a house in nearby San Anselmo, the home of a pilot who had just been married. He was cited and temporarily grounded for breaking flying rules, along with three other P-38 pilots who had looped around the Golden Gate Bridge on the same day. For looping the Golden Gate Bridge, flying at a low level down Market Street in San Francisco, and blowing the clothes off of an Oakland woman's clothesline, Bong was reprimanded by General George C. Kenney, commanding officer of the Fourth Air Force, who told him, "If you didn't want to fly down Market Street, I wouldn't have you in my Air Force, but you are not to do it any more and I mean what I say." Kenney later wrote, "We needed kids like this lad." However in today's world, which seems to be crumbling into ruin, The Right Stuff has gone out of style. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
October 28, 20223 yr Author 6 hours ago, birdguy said: Apparently the UK takes these incidents more seriously than the United States does Martin. Well, I'm now more involved in an even more curious phenomonon than whether pilots are under punished. Why is it that cats insist on lying on things? Playing chess, and despite there being an acre of space behind my desk, he chooses to lie on my neatly arranged cables... including my mouse cable. Distracted, I just lost my queen and have given up till he decides to move... could be hours.
October 28, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, martin-w said: Well, I'm now more involved in an even more curious phenomonon than whether pilots are under punished. Why is it that cats insist on lying on things? Playing chess, and despite there being an acre of space behind my desk, he chooses to lie on my neatly arranged cables... including my mouse cable. Distracted, I just lost my queen and have given up till he decides to move... could be hours. It's because they can and don't really care what you think.😂 Bill W.
October 28, 20223 yr Author 41 minutes ago, BillW said: It's because they can and don't really care what you think.😂 Bill W. Your hypothesis has merit but I suspect it goes deeper than than that. I suspect it's actually an aspect of the conditioning the feline master race subjects us too. Its similar to the protracted, hypnotic cat stare. All part of the training they subject us to.
October 28, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, martin-w said: Playing chess, and despite there being an acre of space behind my desk, he chooses to lie on my neatly arranged cables... including my mouse cable. Distracted, I just lost my queen and have given up till he decides to move... could be hours. I think your cat actually has a good knowledge of the game of chess and is practising some of the winning strategies not available to humans. Dugald Walker
October 28, 20223 yr Martin, my cats also like to lie on a small carpet I have covering some wires in the living room. They will lie on it for a while and then start clawing on the carpet until it is all messed up. And, of course, being a cat slave I have to go and straighten it out again. Sometimes when I am on final in my simulator with my hands on the throttle and stick one of them will jump up on the desk and start head butting my hand, her way of saying, "Pet me! Pet me right now!" Cats are also liquid. A couple weeks ago I got an Amazon package in a box I inadvertently left open on the living room floor. When I came back one of our cats that was almost twice the size of the box was sitting in it. I'm still trying to figure out how she got in there. Why do we love them so? Noel Edited October 28, 20223 yr by birdguy The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
October 29, 20223 yr Author 15 hours ago, birdguy said: Cats are also liquid. A couple weeks ago I got an Amazon package in a box I inadvertently left open on the living room floor. When I came back one of our cats that was almost twice the size of the box was sitting in it. I'm still trying to figure out how she got in there. One of life's great mysteries Noel. They cram themselves into the smallest of boxes, the tighter the better. I guess it's some kind of nesting instinct. They will litteraly seek out the most uncomfortable things to lie on too. My cat has a thing about shoes. He will lie on them often with his nose poked inside. Yuk! Any items on our coffee table, yep, he will drape himself on top of those too. I even have a photo of him draped across my keyboard. 😁
October 29, 20223 yr Author 16 hours ago, dmwalker said: I think your cat actually has a good knowledge of the game of chess and is practising some of the winning strategies not available to humans. Could well be... and then he makes me move my queen in a dumb place with his mind powers and mouse cable attacks. I attempted to lure him away from his cable attacking antics with a piece of wafer thin chicken yesterday, his favourite. He came charging out, down to the kitchen, gave it a sniff... then walked off and went back behind my PC and lay on the cables, including mouse cable, and went to sleep. 🙄 Edited October 29, 20223 yr by martin-w
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