The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

Can't be helped sometimes, though I certainly make an effort not to snort :shock:

What is wrong with snorting? Rude?

Can't be worse than someone constantly smacking their lips together chewing all day. Gross!

 

[erkpod]

This is probably getting a bit On Topic, but never mind:

Is there a website that lists conferences around the world? Just in case there happens to be one that suits when I am in EU next year.

Depends on what sort of conferences you are interested in going to, I guess. The relevant industry groups may have a calendar available.

 

[Princess Fiona]

This is probably getting a bit On Topic, but never mind:

Is there a website that lists conferences around the world? Just in case there happens to be one that suits when I am in EU next year.

May or may not help you but I really like this site
http://www.medicon.com.au/?gclid=CLSbnOPVjroCFcRDpgodahUANg
Presume there are similar sites for other industries

 

[drron]

Living under a flight path is bad for your health according to an article in the most recent edition of the BMJ-

In the first of two studies published online October 8, 2013 in BMJ, Dr Anna L Hansell (Imperial College London, UK) and colleagues assessed hospital admissions for 3.6 million people living near Heathrow Airport[SUP][1][/SUP]. Their paper linked daytime and nighttime aircraft noise and hospital visits for stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease by comparing residents in the noisiest areas with those living farther from the airport.
They found that, after adjustment for confounders, high-noise areas (>63 dB) had significantly increased risks for all three diagnostic codes as compared with the quieter areas (<51 dB).

 

[Pushka]

Living under a flight path is bad for your health according to an article in the most recent edition of the BMJ-

There goes most of Adelaide then.

 

[anat0l]

Living under a flight path is bad for your health according to an article in the most recent edition of the BMJ-

Interesting assessment. I wonder if the explanation for the hypothesis had to do with sleep.

They will probably use this now as a further case to stop expansion at Heathrow.

 

[Hvr]

The things you see.

Was driving to meet a friend last night. A police car was in lane one and I was in lane two heading east waiting at the traffic lights. A car heading north ran the red light by a good margin so on went the lights and the errant car just pulled over.

Just shows it always pays to check the traffic before moving on after a red light.

There must have been some kind of enforcement blitz on in the area last night because I saw a couple of other cars pulled over by police cars on the way home and this was on the back streets.

Oh and this is flying related because she is an FA and I've known her and her husband for many years.

 

[erkpod]

Oh and this is flying related because she is an FA and I've known her and her husband for many years.

But this is the Off Topic thread so you're totally fine.

 

[erkpod]

The things you see.

Was driving to meet a friend last night. A police car was in lane one and I was in lane two heading east waiting at the traffic lights. A car heading north ran the red light by a good margin so on went the lights and the errant car just pulled over.

Just shows it always pays to check the traffic before moving on after a red light.

There must have been some kind of enforcement blitz on in the area last night because I saw a couple of other cars pulled over by police cars on the way home and this was on the back streets.

I had a bit of a heart stopping moment the other day on the way to work on the motorway.

Cruise control on, sitting on the speed limit of 110kph in lane 2.

I see a Highway Patrol car behind me in lane 3. No biggie.

He gets closer.

Lights on.

Uh-oh.

I try to stay cool.

Cop car slows down & turns into the crossover point between the two carriageways. I can't see if he turns around or sets himself up for radar.

 

[JohnK]

Just shows it always pays to check the traffic before moving on after a red light.

The driver of the golf minibus in Thailand always moves over to the left lane to pass through the red light.

Road rules? What road rules....

 

[blackcat20]

The driver of the golf minibus in Thailand always moves over to the left lane to pass through the red light.

Road rules? What road rules....

Sounds like Europe; red lights and speed limits are optional, and if your car fits, it counts as a parking space...

 

[Flashback]

Thanks, but that won't pick up the cities that may be near where I am. I have also tried 'Italy conference 2014' but that seems too broad a search.


Interesting article. Perhaps I should start saying that I have a great couldn't-care-less-ness.

Sounds like Europe; red lights and speed limits are optional, and if your car fits, it counts as a parking space...

Indicators tend to be optional also.. I've noticed this especially with British drivers in both the UK and Aus!

 

[blackcat20]

Indicators tend to be optional also.. I've noticed this especially with British drivers in both the UK and Aus!

As is driving on the correct side of the road, especially for motorcycles. There were more than a few moments where I wanted to cover my eyes.

 

[JohnK]

Sounds like Europe; red lights and speed limits are optional, and if your car fits, it counts as a parking space...

Don't remind me about Europe.

It took me about 10 minutes to cross at a set of lights with a pedestrian crossing near the Latin Quarter in Rome. Lights turned red. Cars stopped. But the motorcycles just kept coming. It was a one-way street with no intersection.

 

[blackcat20]

Don't remind me about Europe.

It took me about 10 minutes to cross at a set of lights with a pedestrian crossing near the Latin Quarter in Rome. Lights turned red. Cars stopped. But the motorcycles just kept coming. It was a one-way street with no intersection.

you just need to start walking. If you're confident, they'll stop. But if you hesitate, they'll keep going. I became the lead road-crosser in our group.

 

[JohnK]

you just need to start walking. If you're confident, they'll stop. But if you hesitate, they'll keep going. I became the lead road-crosser in our group.

Safety in numbers? That is the attitude in Thailand.

 

[blackcat20]

Safety in numbers? That is the attitude in Thailand.

Even on my own it was the same.

 

[erkpod]

you just need to start walking. If you're confident, they'll stop. But if you hesitate, they'll keep going. I became the lead road-crosser in our group.

Mexico City wasn't as bad as I thought in this regard but when you go into some of the suburbs, road rules didn't seem to apply.


EDIT: I'd forgotten the trip from the airport to the hotel in a taxi when I arrived. I don't know how many near misses (by western standards) that I'd been involved in!

 

[Hvr]

I found China to be the worst country for crossing the road. I always went with the locals and somehow survived.

As for road rules, Cambodia might get some one day but until then, it's a free for all. I didn't know what side of the road they drove on when getting driven from the airport to my hotel in a tuk-tuk type vehicle. For the record it's the right side same as the USA.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I found China to be the worst country for crossing the road. I always went with the locals and somehow survived.

As for road rules, Cambodia might get some one day but until then, it's a free for all. I didn't know what side of the road they drove on when getting driven from the airport to my hotel in a tuk-tuk type vehicle. For the record it's the right side same as the USA.

china is the easiest place to cross the road! just remember you have no right of way

only time you have right of way is if you have crossed over far enough that you can't see a car behind you. then they're not allowed to run you over.