Early Risers.

[petethemole]

6 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

Did you buy the paper first and then decide it was safe to eat in 'spoons, or did you eat there and then think, I'd better get some extra papier, just in case?

 

I didn't have the Chili....

[polybear]

1 hour ago, AndyB said:

The "queue" started here long before they got near regular desensitisation flights in the work'so Hunter. 

The sickie is sat on a slowly spinning turntable and is then told to move their head forwards, backwards, to the left, to the right....and repeat. For about 45 mins each session. The curtain is down so there's no visual cues. And that makes it a bit stuffy in there too. The sickie is asked to give a rating of how they feel and over a few weeks they'd tolerate longer and longer sessions. 

The general rule was "You boff, you clear it up".

Was also used to test the effectiveness of antiemetics.

 

 

 

I was a part-time Flight Test Engineer in days gone past, mainly in Rotary Wing but did  have a short spell in the ATP.

The only one I barfed in was a Sea King, in fog.  Was given a bag JUST in time.

The Radar Operator was none too pleased as I was sitting about 3 feet away from him at the time.....

 

edit:  It's when full-time aircrew pull the "cold vegetable soup in a sick bag trick" on anyone hitching a joy-ride that things get spiteful.  Knew a Wren once that admitted to pulling that stunt on the cross-channel ferry in rough weather.  It cleared the Bar in no time, apparently....

Edited March 8, 2020 by polybear

[PhilJ W]

30 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said:

Did you buy the paper first and then decide it was safe to eat in 'spoons, or did you eat there and then think, I'd better get some extra papier, just in case?

 

23 minutes ago, petethemole said:

 

I didn't have the Chili....

 

[Happy Hippo]

15 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

I was a part-time Flight Test Engineer in days gone past, mainly in Rotary Wing but did  have a short spell in the ATP.

The only one I barfed in was a Sea King, in fog.  Was given a bag JUST in time.

The Radar Operator was none too pleased as I was sitting about 3 feet away from him at the time.....

 

edit:  It's when full-time aircrew pull the "cold vegetable soup in a sick bag trick" on anyone hitching a joy-ride that things get spiteful.  Knew a Wren once that admitted to pulling that stunt on the cross-channel ferry in rough weather.  It cleared the Bar in no time, apparently....

Pot noodle hidden in a sickbag in a C130 full of baby paras making their first static line jump from an aircraft can induce mass mess.  Especially if  your mate yells:

 

'I loves it warm', and proceeds to delve into the bag with his fingers and start snaffling it all up.

 

The crew are non too pleased, but there again the instigators have exited by one or other of the side doors. 

[Gwiwer]

16 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

What is ‘die of old age’ and does that appear on their death certificate ? 

Where did that stat come from?

regards Robert

 

 

Primary cause of death on the certificate may read "Frailty of old age" or simply "Old age".  It seems that more often than not this is the secondary cause with a medical condition of some sort being the primary cause and the frailty of old age not being favourably disposed to making a recovery.  

 

We took the train into a very cold, wet and breezy Twickenham after lunch and walked back by way of several charity shops and a rather nice Italian-style coffee shop run by an Aussie.  The best coffee I have had in the area bar none, a full-sized cup for a flat white (when most in the UK serve that in a smaller one) and still cheaper than the competition.  

 

And of note in a couple of the "second-hand" shops supporting various charities were supplies of toilet rolls.  Definitely not second-hand though.  Who would think of dropping into Sue Ryder or Oxfam for such things?  

[PeterBB]

4 hours ago, Kingzance said:

New Daddy Farrall has history in that respect and certainly other teams exploit that personal vulnerability. There were many decisions made by Ben O’Keefe in order to keep the game live but the consequence in my view was that far too much niggling provocation was allowed - acts perpetrated by both sides! As for tactics employed you are spot on and, when Wales chose something slightly different, the game opened up for them.

Yes, just a bit easier when you are playing against 13 men.

[Barry O]

15 minutes ago, Gwiwer said:

 

Primary cause of death on the certificate may read "Frailty of old age" or simply "Old age".  It seems that more often than not this is the secondary cause with a medical condition of some sort being the primary cause and the frailty of old age not being favourably disposed to making a recovery.  

 

We took the train into a very cold, wet and breezy Twickenham after lunch and walked back by way of several charity shops and a rather nice Italian-style coffee shop run by an Aussie.  The best coffee I have had in the area bar none, a full-sized cup for a flat white (when most in the UK serve that in a smaller one) and still cheaper than the competition.  

 

And of note in a couple of the "second-hand" shops supporting various charities were supplies of toilet rolls.  Definitely not second-hand though.  Who would think of dropping into Sue Ryder or Oxfam for such things?  

Yes..why do they serve flat whites in small cups here??

 

My other half volunteers at a Sue Ryde sorting place in Leeds. Some of the items they receive are nearly as bad as used toilet paper...

 

Baz

[Barry O]

The ref yesterday needs to get a grip of "offside" particularly at rucks and mauls... standing in front of the back foot seems to acceptable... and playing advantage on after the  team gaining the advantage has moved beyond the gain line before stopping the game just leads to frustration. Line outs are a joke...why bother with scrums...rugby isn't like it used to be....

 

Baz

[Gwiwer]

2 minutes ago, Barry O said:

why do they serve flat whites in small cups here??

 

Because.  

 

I have yet to receive a definitive answer; of those coffee-makers (baristas if you prefer, though many are no more a barista than the bar-tender in 'spoons is a sommelier) I have asked the response is simply "that's our training".  Apparently if one requires a full-sized "flat white" one may ask for a double-shot latte which is not the same thing.  The crema should differ and a latte is sometimes (always in some countries) served in a glass not a cup.  

[TheQ]

Afternoon awl, 

Holes drilled in inkle frame,

Frame sanded down, 

One cross bar made, 

Work so far approved by SWMBO, 

Further bars not made as both jigsaw metal blades and hacksaw blades have gone missing... And the one on the hacksaw is worn out. 

 

Muggacoffee time, 

 

Dillet , planed and sanded to shape.

Hydrofoil shapes planed and sanded.

Hear noise at workshop door,  open it to find Ben the playful Collie,  standing head down,  ball in front of him..  Play fetch the ball for a while. 

 

Keel Parts assembled with screws

Two other pieces made for it. 

One assembled into keel,  

 

Next weekend assemble the other onto keel and plane/ sand leading edge to shape. 

 

I'm happy the keel is looking how I imagined,  once the above is done,  a ply skin X2 needs making and bonding into place with the foam inside the keel,  oh and  the keel bolts need fitting... 

 

Time for a long soak in the bath. 

 

[AndyB]

6 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Morning all,

 

I didn't realise that among his past jobs AndyB seems to have found employment with a modern version of the Inquisition subjecting folk to various sorts of torture under the guise of 'desensitising  (and you can read that word more than one way). 

 

It's not torture if you've tried it yourself first. 

I might write down a list one day of all the experiments I volunteered for.  As a 20 -30 year old you have an inate sense of being indestrucable. That's not to say sometimes it wasnt a tad painful.

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by AndyB

[Ozexpatriate]

4 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

... supplies of paracetamol have been erratic for several months past in Tesco

I wonder where your preferred brand was manufactured? A stunningly large percentage of 'generic' medications are manufactured in the PRC with some in India.

 

I remember reading or hearing something about low stocks due to lost productivity in China since the lunar new year.

 

EDIT:

Satellite observations note much cleaner air quality in the PRC since the lunar new year. Petrol prices have dropped due to lower recent demand in the PRC.

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by Ozexpatriate

[Ozexpatriate]

Relative to the spread of COVID-19 in the USA.

 

There are now 470 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US with 19 fatalities. This is a small number compared with the population and "normal" seasonal influenza case load.

 

Fourteen of the fatalities are clustered in a nursing home in Washington.

 

Having said that, what is truly staggering is that these cases are now in 30 states! Testing is still ramping up.

 

It's worth noting that the first fatality was on February 29. The first reported case (not at the nursing home) was on January 20. The geographic spread of the disease in the last week has been meteoric. Hopefully this will not be followed by a similar spread of fatalities. Given what we've been told about transmission modes there is no single patient zero in the US.

 

EDIT:
As of Sunday evening, now 521 cases, 21 fatalities in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

 

EDIT to EDIT:

As of Sunday bedtime, 564 cases in 34 states and DC.

 

The increased confirmed cases is as much to do with increased availability of test kits as spread of the disease, but both are factors. Either way it is ramping up quickly.

 

Edited March 9, 2020 by Ozexpatriate
Sunday evening update

[81C]

Afternoon All

I've just had my quarterly script 3 months worth of paracetamol + about 80 left over from last month and there is a dozen rolls of #rse wipe in the cupboard should last a couple of weeks.

I've only just surfaced today I've got man flu and feel poxed, I managed to watch the Rugby I could have done better things had I felt better it was carp for the first 60 minutes I reckon that

game was fixed How did they beat us then lose to the wooden spoon keepers there was no power in that punch, Saturdays match wasn't much better as Baz says the ref was hopeless.

Anyway I'd better try and cook some food for dinner. S.T. Arvin-Marvin 

 

[roundhouse]

Welcome back Baz. Not sure why it took you so long to get back

 

Good evening all. Been a good weekend at the Freemo South meet up in Epsom. The layout performed well as did a number of my other halfs colourful Norfolk Southern locos despite she didn't attend. Also plenty of chatting with others, some of whom are Rmwebbers.

 

My third attempt at resin casting appears to be more successful and a fourth is being cast . If all goes to plan I may be bale to make a small bit of crust earning with them and other planned small structures.

 

Back to work on the new layout tomorrow morning.

Edited March 8, 2020 by roundhouse

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Nipped down to Tess Coes today, still plenty of people laden with loo rolls going out the door. At least they found some paracetamol to put on the shelves so I bought a couple of packets, not stockpiling, my supplies were running low. Now its time for dinner, be back later.

[Rugd1022]

Evening all,

 

Never mind all this paracetamol malarkey, I've run out of tiffin and chocolate suggestives! Well I mean, deary deary me, cor blimey..... what's the world coming to...? 

 

 

[Tony_S]

Heading towards the M25 along the A127 at lunchtime someone gave me an opportunity to test the Evoque brakes. They just pulled out of a line of traffic leaving at a slip road and occupied the lane I was in. Not close enough to trigger the AEB system but a lot closer than I liked. The brakes seem quite good I am pleased to report. Otherwise a quiet trip to Enfield and back. MiL was very pleased to see us. Our Nephew Josh and his girlfriend came round too. He is a locum GP at the moment and Bianca is a practice nurse. Bianca’s family are in Modena so we heard all about life there at the moment. MiL was quite cross that Aditi’s sister had bought her a quantity of tinned carrots as a standby in case they can’t visit her or take her shopping. Apparently MiL hates tinned carrots. Aditi said keep them so as to keep her sister happy and return them to her when all this Coronavirus stuff is over. 
Tony

[AndyB]

Tony. If you get an invite to Modena then "go". Well, maybe wait till the current problems have abaited, of course. Lovely little city; I lived there for a few months in the mid 90s. 

[Tony_S]

13 minutes ago, AndyB said:

Tony. If you get an invite to Modena then "go". Well, maybe wait till the current problems have abaited, of course. Lovely little city; I lived there for a few months in the mid 90s. 

We do have an invite if ever we are passing. We met Bianca’s parents last summer when they visited Josh’s parents in Enfield. Bianca’s family are originally from Romania but became Italian citizens.

Tony

[leopardml2341]

Apologies folks, been a bit remiss in checking in and rating posts, not sure why but seem to be suffering a dose of general 'can't be @rsedness'

 

Won't be back until sometime tomorrow, sleep well when the time comes.

 

Edit:

 

Just been to close the curtains, and I now know the reason.....

Full moon; often, but not always, affects my mojo.

 

Any 'weirwolf' comments will be treated with the contempt they deserve

 

also autocorrect corrections........

Edited March 8, 2020 by leopardml2341

[brianusa]

3 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Relative to the spread of COVID-19 in the USA.

 

There are now 470 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US with 19 fatalities. This is a small number compared with the population and "normal" seasonal influenza case load.

 

Fourteen of the fatalities are clustered in a nursing home in Washington.

 

Having said that, what is truly staggering is that these cases are now in 30 states! Testing is still ramping up.

 

It's worth noting that the first fatality was on February 29. The first reported case (not at the nursing home) was on January 20. The geographic spread of the disease in the last week has been meteoric. Hopefully this will not be followed by a similar spread of fatalities. Given what we've been told about transmission modes there is no single patient zero in the US.

 

In spite of the WA hotspot in the upscale lakeside city of Kirkland, the state remains quite free of the dreaded corona, covid or the current title du jour.  Those of us  in the dodgy age should be aware that as most people in the facility were probably our contemporaries, it is not that surprising it swiftly spread, being all cooped up together with possible "underlying conditions"! 

     According to various news sources, there appears little chance of an antidote for a very long time so when it does arrive the problem will probably have gone away like other 'crisis's and all will be back to normal, at least for those not affected.  Anyway in the US, we have nothing to fear with VP Mike Pence in charge who is guided by a 'very stable genious'.

       Brian.

[tigerburnie]

Evening all, busy old day without too much exertion as last nights party went on past midnight, something we are not used to these days lol. Drive over the hills to Aberdeenshire, most of the snow has gone at lower levels, a nice 9 degrees in the sun, muggadecaff in the garden centre and spent some garden vouchers on some new secateurs and bits for the greenhouse, now have an urge to go prune things, sure it will pass if I try hard enough. No muddling done for a while, so maybe get some done tomorrow and give the locos a run round to keep things in working order, I told SWMBO it is not that I want to play, I actually have to...…………….don't think I fooled her though.

[Barry O]

frustrating day trying to pay for my DBS update.. typical they are doing an site update.

 

Faily tired so ..time for some sleep I hope.

Baz

[Gwiwer]

G'night all.  Sleep well.