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- NASA High flyer
by Splitpin » Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:48 am
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Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:55 pm
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- New year....glad I'm not there
by Splitpin » Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:16 pm
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Thu Jan 02, 2025 7:57 pm
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I find one year pretty much like another, or perhaps not. And certainly not particularly different at the end of any given December or the beginning of any January. But let me share this with you: the strange beauty of the number attached to this year.
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- The New Year Cometh
by simonh » Sat Dec 28, 2024 10:30 am
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Sat Dec 28, 2024 11:58 am
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Ok, resolutions then... I can't help thinking that it might be time to stop worrying and start enjoying life. I had decided to spend my life pretty much on my own after my son and grandkids moved to Australia a few years ago. Now here I am, living with my other son and daughter-in-law, their little boy and another on the way. My daughter (? -- I still call her that, although she officially changed her name to Theo last year -- luckily her pronouns are 'she' and 'they' so it was an easy transition) and her partner live in a tiny house on the driveway. I had hoped to take a break when my...
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- Its that time ...again.
by Splitpin » Tue Dec 24, 2024 4:41 pm
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Fri Dec 27, 2024 7:08 pm
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We get 48 500ml bottles per brew, for less than $1 each. Of course we had to drink a lot of imported stuff to build up a supply of bottles, but that couldn't be helped. Life wasn't meant to be easy :lol: Haha, love your commitment :cheers:
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- Everybody gets a leg
by emfrat » Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:23 pm
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Thu Dec 26, 2024 8:10 am
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:rolleyes:
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- Not a model railway, or even an airport
by toprob » Mon Dec 23, 2024 6:55 pm
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Tue Dec 24, 2024 4:08 pm
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Well done Rob :rockon:
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- Oops!
by emfrat » Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:15 pm
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Sun Dec 22, 2024 10:52 pm
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I saw... the Israelis are going: Guys, just leave all of this to us. You just muzzle your press, we'll do everything else, after we tidy up in Gaza and Lebanon and Syria. Maybe Iran. Doge Musk is going: will save a bundle! :groupwave:
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- News from the AI World
by Charl » Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:45 pm
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Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:14 pm
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Yes. I think of all the "YouTube Movies" I have, or the "Prime Video" movies and one mis-step (according to them) and I could lose the whole lot. Crazy world. I reckon MS Flight Sim 2028 will be a full subscription model stream fully from the cloud; whaddaya reckon?
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- Tales from the front seat (Tour driving)
by Splitpin » Sat Dec 14, 2024 2:34 pm
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Tue Dec 17, 2024 6:28 pm
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Charl, that's one thing I never did ....no bus vs car incidents. I did however, sadly, have a sheep strike. Was heading out of Mt Cook on a day trip back to CHC with a Japanese group. Somewhere between there and Glentanner, I noticed a large mob of Merinos off to my right, heading for the road. Not unusual as there was a local station in the area, and the sheep went where they wanted, contained by cattle stops. Its amazing how the brain takes over ....within seconds the calculations were done, taking into account my forward speed, the distance between us, and the angle they were coming from,...
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- Canterbury Summer Fires
by Splitpin » Sat Dec 07, 2024 5:32 pm
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Sat Dec 07, 2024 6:25 pm
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With MAFFS, the retardent can cover an area a quarter mile long and 100 ft wide, from the 22nd Air Force page. Has a capacity of 10,000 litres and can discharge the entire load in five seconds. It's a purpose designed ro-ro unit to the C-130 without any structural changes to the aircraft. So, why don't we have any here for the fire season....
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- Rotate...Gear up.
by Splitpin » Mon Dec 02, 2024 5:40 pm
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Wed Dec 04, 2024 5:00 pm
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SP, here is a video showing the 737. Brakes are automatically applied when gear is selected up. Even the old classic has one or two smart features :D Great link SA, Thanks for posting...I love all this tech stuff :thumbup:
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- Flying with Cathay Cargo
by Splitpin » Sat Nov 16, 2024 4:16 pm
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Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:24 pm
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Charl between you and CP , its the most splendiferous reply to any question I've ever asked...don't you just love this forum. :)
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- Introducing Rodney
by Charl » Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:13 pm
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Fri Nov 15, 2024 5:04 pm
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:lol: In truth, the rear view of a fanned peacock is already a little comical... well done mate , you displaced a 747-8 I will tell him, he loves being praised. The Rodney tag came from a neighbour whose daughter attached it. Nobody would think of calling him anything different. And it goes beyond that - he is mascot and anchor tenant for what will become another Cornwall Park, in 100 years time. The district is fully engaged.
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- Shift change blues
by Splitpin » Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:33 am
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Fri Nov 15, 2024 11:41 am
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I am not a big fan of Daylight Saving for the reasons you mention. Takes me weeks to figure out why the sun is in the wrong place, twice a year. There's always things you can tweak in your lifestyle . Grumpy is allowed, too.
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- temporary man cave
by Splitpin » Sun Nov 10, 2024 5:15 pm
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Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:15 pm
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They say you know a lot about a person by going through their trash. But a temporary mancave ... Marty one could write a whole tome around that visual history.
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- Bachelor for a month.
by Splitpin » Mon Nov 04, 2024 4:01 pm
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Tue Nov 05, 2024 3:06 pm
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Thanks Mike and Charl. Mike, the residue will be removed on a daily basis :thumbup: Charl, do you have a link to your review page ?
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- Call out to any motorcycle modelers.
by Splitpin » Sat Oct 26, 2024 3:48 pm
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Sun Oct 27, 2024 5:17 pm
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Thanks deeknow ....I'll give it a few days, and if nothing happens I'll break open the bags and just build the engines, which is pretty much what I plan for the big 1/6 scale one. Would be great if Tamiya would re release their engine models for these bikes... they are around on E-Bay etc, but for insane prices .
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- My other passion
by Splitpin » Sat Oct 19, 2024 3:06 pm
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Sun Oct 20, 2024 3:55 pm
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Cheers Charl...I love them, so hard to resist when I find a different one on sale. I've read all the detailed care instruction's, and pretty much ignored them...they get a little water once a week, and they are doing well. This is my second bloom from each plant...I think they can feel the love.
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- More Boeing problems.
by Splitpin » Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:33 am
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Thu Oct 17, 2024 8:58 am
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- A little too late...
by emfrat » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:41 am
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Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:41 am
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