The totally off-topic thread

[Foreigner]

A decent philanthropist passes away...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...abdul-sattar-edhi-angel-of-mercy-dies-aged-88

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/0...es-at-88.html?referer=https://www.google.com/

 

[RAM]

One way to see an airfield that normally would be off limits....

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...r-plane-mistakenly-lands-in-us-air-force-base

Landings at wrong airports by commercial pilots, while unusual, are still more common than many passengers may realize or airlines would like to acknowledge.

An Associated Press search two years ago of government safety data and news reports since the early 1990s found at least 150 flights in which US commercial passenger and cargo planes have either landed at the wrong airport or started to land and realized their mistake in time.

Of the 35 documented wrong landings, at least 23 occurred at airports with shorter runways, creating potential safety issues.

A few months earlier, an Atlas Air Boeing 747 freighter landed at the tiny Jabara airport in Wichita, Kansas, instead of McConnell air force base, about eight miles away. The runway is considered 3,000ft (900 metres) less than ideal for the plane, one of the largest in the world. It took about 10 hours to turn the plane around and ready it for takeoff again. A nearby highway was shut down as a safety precaution.

 

[mushez]

In News just out - cough Sites saw a drop of clients from New Zealand this week:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.L.F._$

 

[PLANT]

Well article today saying FIFO workers no longer going to get FF points...
Hence the attire in lounges maybe improving over Australia? Or are FIFO workers lifetime gold now?

 

[blackcat20]

Miss Daisy joined our family today.

 

[love_the_life]

......
Miss Daisy joined our family today.

She's a real cutie

 

[Hvr]

In News just out - cough Sites saw a drop of clients from New Zealand this week:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.L.F._$

Does that include sheep sites?

 

[JohnM]

Well article today saying FIFO workers no longer going to get FF points...
Hence the attire in lounges maybe improving over Australia? Or are FIFO workers lifetime gold now?

Maybe like government now - SCs but no FF points? If so, the Platinum saturation/LTG will continue...

 

[love_the_life]

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Miss Daisy joined our family today.

And did Miss Daisy keep you awake last night????

 

[blackcat20]

And did Miss Daisy keep you awake last night????

On and off. She cried a bit but no accidents. Is happy to be taken outside to pee during the night.

 

[love_the_life]

And today's photo of the gorgeous girl, BC​?

 

[blackcat20]

Playing with her new toy

 

[Pushka]

Playing with her new toy

Tigger? Seriously cute TomCat!

 

[love_the_life]

Thought you may have given her Eeyore there for a minute :shock:

 

[penegal]

The doctor chose to bulk bill me on Friday. I was a bit surprised when I got to the front desk to pay, and got told I had nothing to pay. (My GP is a private doctor who charges approximately double the scheduled fee).

Small victories.

 

[blackcat20]

Tigger? Seriously cute TomCat!

Thought you may have given her Eeyore there for a minute :shock:

Just a tiger that we picked up from Kmart. Along with a (cat) collar that's a touch too big for her.

 

[RAM]

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Playing with her new toy

Is there any truth to the rumour that Eeyore is searching for a new home due to "stress" issues?

 

[cove]

I like small victories penegal and big victories even more.
Did the doctor rule you fit to compete in Rio next month?

 

[penegal]

I like small victories penegal and big victories even more.
Did the doctor rule you fit to compete in Rio next month?

Yes, surprisingly I am in good condition. Liver, kidneys, heart, etc all good.

Usual story about my "lifestyle" - less beer, more red wine, more exercise.


I am now also topped up with those pesky anti malaria drugs for my upcoming work holiday to one of the global hotspots.

 

[blackcat20]

Is there any truth to the rumour that Eeyore is searching for a new home due to "stress" issues?

eeyore is safely tucked out of reach.