Everything posted by tdflightsim
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Flying Wild Alaska...
Your welcome Noel. I just happened to search for the show after your post. I would have never know about Jim Tweto's death either. RIP.
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Flying Wild Alaska...
Loved that show. Tried to never miss an episode. Thanks Noel. Very sad about Jim's death in 2023. https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/07/22/final-crash-report-flying-wild-alaska-stars-final-flight-released/
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Third heatwave on the way!
Yesterday, Thursday, was 104f, today was 103f, tomorrow 101f. Too hot for South New Jersey and the Philadelphia area. All that heat with high humidity. Well, at least it's fake science.😉
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World learns why Americans are over weight.
I remember back to 2000 when my wife and I took a trip to Germany. Literally, the only morbidly obese people we saw were Americans. It's ironic, the German diet isn't exactly the healthiest either. Dave is correct though, they are much more active and walk to get places significantly more than Americans in general. It does make a big difference in overall health and weight issues. Luckily, my wife and I aren't fans of junk food. We have pizza about every two weeks, but that's God's sacred food.😁
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Good grief!
We have an old Victorian house built in 1889, 137 yrs old. Still rock solid on a stone foundation. Very little is level or plumb anymore, adds to the character. As for modern day construction, I spent 20 yrs in residential construction, 10 yrs framing houses, 10 yrs working on existing homes. I never once witnessed any work like the OP or left a job looking like that. Not easy when you're working on homes 200 yrs old. We called it pride and taking ownership of your work. I changed careers in 1994 and became a physical therapist for the last 32 yrs. I'm a lucky fellow to have two careers vastly different, but I loved them both. Retired now, thank God.🤸♂️
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Last night I had a huge Cockchafer!!!!
I bet he had cockchafer envy😁
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Last night I had a huge Cockchafer!!!!
I'm still waiting for Charlie's response.😁
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I like the new look...
Sorry, but I really don't like the new look and format. That's just me.
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I kid you not!
Almost. That's our Shepsky when she was a pup. I just became the human blank pistol😉
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Apparently 12" vinyl records can fly like frisbies.
That's sacrilege! You don't mess with the man, aka Eric Clapton.
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I kid you not!
My wife had mine re-routed years ago. I couldn't understanding why she took me to the vets office without any of our pets?😏 I wonder if you can get the metal-coated helix structures in Ferrari Red?
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More and more runway/taxiway incidents...
I wanted to come back as a bird in my next life before I saw this. Yuck!
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Another "wonder" health food.
Lucky for me, my wife and I love fresh cooked beets. Slice them a little on the thin side, saute them in a mix of butter and olive oil with a little salt and pepper, delicious!
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More and more runway/taxiway incidents...
They just released the autopsy picture of the victim.🤢
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Living in interesting times
Great news Hook.👍🤸♂️
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Noel Phillips: " I flew to the least visited country".
I enjoy solitude, but I think I'll go for the cabin in the woods.
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Living in interesting times
Prayers for your wife Hook.🙏
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Technology gone awry....
Watch the movie "Knowing." A wee bit depressing.
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United plane hits bakery truck.
I heard on the news that airliners normally have about 90ft of clearance over the turnpike when landing on runway 29. Yikes!
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Technology gone awry....
Sorry, no Skynet taxi for me. Give me the crusty old Uber driver any day.😉
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United plane hits bakery truck.
I've driven the NJ turnpike past the Newark Airport, EWR, at least a couple hundred times. I've never seen any aircraft use the runway perpendicular to the turnpike(11/29), only the runways that run ~ parallel. Runway 4L/22R is 11,000 ft and 4R/22L is 10,000 ft long. Why have a 767 land on runway 11/29 that is only 6,700 ft long. Landing distance for a 767 is 5000 to 6,000 ft. The ATC's fault or the pilot trying to stick the landing on a short runway? Anyway, the poor truck driver deserves a raise and a commendation of some sort. Addendum: I just read that they were directed to use runway 29 due to windy conditions.
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ACME is back ! Protest lawsuit filed !
I'm going shopping at ACME market today to pick up a few things. I remember when their fresh ground Eight 0'Clock coffee was the best. I wish they sold rocket powered backpacks.🚀
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300 mph... anyone?
I would love to see someone take it up to 300 mph/483 kph on a closed course. Has this been done yet and is there a video of it? I assume it's a weeeeeeee bit expensive.
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Too fast for me!
About 150 mph tops for me on a 190 hp motorcycle. It was on a race track, not a road. 150 mph gets your attention. It's the 70° right hand turn at the end of the front straight that makes you 💩 your pants.
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5 year old recalls past life!
I think I would like to return as some kind of sentient intelligent being on anther planet in God's vast universe. Perhaps another galaxy far away.