I will pass you over to the guest post at Subrosa's blog
Thanks Subrosa.
Monday, 19 April 2010
Volcanogate
I'd be interested to see the models that NATS use. I'm sure they were influenced by NO Win, NO Fee lawyers.
If we can predict AGW to the Nth degree 50 years in the future.How can we not know, with our precision measuring equipment (hollow laugh) what is happening over our small country?
I've had a blue jumper on the washing line for the whole debacle. Guess what? It's covered in volcanic ash? Nope.
We really do live in a scaredy cat world.
And do read Passing the buck.
The war of the cats may be avoided.
My daughter and her husband are stuck in Dubai. Because of this I have been tasked with picking up their cats, from the Cattery, and bringing them back to chez FE.
One slight problem. The FE household has two cats. I remember the last time we brought a stranger cat to live with us. Our three cats (one of which is now deceased) ganged up and refused to allow her through the cat flap. In the end she ran away. The worst bit was after a year a best friend of ours turned up at our house with a dying cat which she had witnessed being run down. Horrifyingly it was our runaway.
So I'm relieved to read this.
Flights will finally start again in the UK on Tuesday after air traffic control company Nats lifted restrictions for Scotland and part of northern England.
And this.
Flights will finally start again in the UK on Tuesday after air traffic control company Nats lifted restrictions for Scotland and part of northern England.
It's little things like this that strike a chord with most people. It's called compassion. Pity it is in such short supply amongst career politicians.
Slightly topical
Actual exchanges between pilots and control towers
"Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
Tower:
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"
"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
Tower:
TWA 2341: "Center, we are at 35,000 feet.. How much noise can we make up here?"
Tower: "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"
"I'm f...ing bored!"
From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue:
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f....ing bored, not f...ing stupid!"
"United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
O'Hare Approach Control to a 747:
United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this...I've got the little Fokker in sight."
"What was your last known position?"
A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked,
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."
A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down.
San Jose Tower Noted:
"American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able.. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."
A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich , overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German):
Ground (in English):
Lufthansa (in English):
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"
Tower:
Eastern 702:
Tower:
Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern. We've already notified our caterers."
One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said,
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."
The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
Speedbird 206:
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground:
Speedbird 206:
Ground (with quite arrogant impatience):
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark -- and I didn't land."
While taxiing at London '
An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you going? I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"
Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically:
"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.
Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking:
"Wasn't I married to you once?"
Sunday, 18 April 2010
My breath is bated
I sent this very simple E mail to all my local parliament candidates yesterday. I wonder if any will reply?
Dear Sir.
Please give me details on how you will address the following issues.
Europe
The vile smoking ban
The shoddy/non-existing "science" surrounding AGW/Climate Change
4.2 million CCTV cameras
Flogging our gold off at the worst time ever
Sharia Law
Quangos
Immigration
Taxation
The National Debt
The "requirement" to pass one new statute per day
ID Cards
Loss of liberty
Loss of habeas corpus
Loss of jury trials
Loss of presumed innocence
The illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
The treatment of our servicemen and women
regards
A voter
I live in hope. Haaaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa.
My first.
I've just had my first political flyer through the door today. This was the most pathetic piece of utter shite I've seen for awhile. It was from the green party. Apart from a small paragraph about giving me some cavity wall insulation (Not much use to me as my house has not got a cavity to be seen) the rest could have come from the communist manifesto circa 1950.
Oh well. Time to oil the shredder in readiness.
And this bag is his wife.
Hazel Dawe
Hazel Dawe lives in Tonbridge, Kent with her husband, fellow Green campaigner Steve Dawe and their dog. She is Chair of Kent Green Party and campaigns officer for West Kent Green Party.
Hazel is active in Transition Town Tonbridge, Haysden Country Park Users' Panel and Tonbridge Line Commuters. She supports UNITE the Tunbridge Wells multi-cultural organisation.
Hazel is a senior lecturer in Law, at London Metropolitan University. She teaches Contract Law, Consumer Protection and European law.
She does not drive a car and uses public transport, cycling and walking. She commutes to work by train.
For a Low Carbon Kent
- Opposition to a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent
- Opposition to expansion of Lydd and Manston airports and to an airport in the Thames estuary
- Support for Transition Town groups in Tonbridge, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells.
No Coal Fired Power Stations or Airport Expansion for Kent
Hazel is resisting the building of a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. She marched from Rochester to Kingsnorth and visited the Climate Camp.
Hazel does not believe that airport expansion in the South East is necessary. She particularly objects to expansion at Manston and Lydd in Kent. She is also opposed to Boris Johnston's proposals for an airport in the Thames Estuary
Hazel spoke at the march and rally for peace in Gaza in Tunbridge Wells organised by Stop the War.
Hazel Dawe at Heathrow Climate Camp
Another barking idiot trying to drag us back to the stone age.
In laws
Just been for lunch with my future son-in-law's parents. I've been dreading meeting the stepmother after all the stories I'd heard. She was supposed to be a cross between Cruella de Vil and Hyacinth Bucket. However she was a charming woman who cooked a superb lunch. All in all, a good day out.
Moral of the story: Don't believe everything you hear.
On another note. Why does the M25 go slower on a Sunday? I driven round their faster in the Monday morning rush hour.
Saturday, 17 April 2010
More drones required.
And I thought we had enough spongers as it was.
The Campaign against Climate Change is demanding one million climate jobs, by the end of 2010, or within one year. This is one of the most important of our CLIMATE EMERGENCY demands - see more here.
And of course this keynsian idiocy.
Many in government will tell you we need to be making cuts - but the lesson of previous recessions is that it was not cuts but well targeted spending than lifted us out of recession. We need a massive investment in a green economy - and the planet we live on - now !
Here's the link. I'm off to slash my wrists.
Oh and Moonbat is involved of course.
I don't believe it.
I can't understand how people can be so naive. One latest poll would suggest the Limp dems are ahead in the polls. All this because of one rather boring TV programme.
There is more evidence of a huge surge in Liberal Democrat support - with one poll suggesting the party has taken the lead in a General Election campaign for the first time in living memory.
Research by BPIX for the Mail on Sunday put the Lib Dems on 32% - a bounce of 12% over the past week. The Tories were down seven points on 31%, while Labour dropped three to 28%.
I suspect that all those who contributed to this farce have not actually read the Limp dem manifesto.
I just hope they do, and quick. Then they'll realise, that they are going to vote for a party, that is shaping up to be further to the left than labour.
Some 53% of those quizzed by ComRes said they were looking more favourably on the Lib Dems as a result of the General Election debate.
I give up.
Damn and blast
The wife's been called into work.
Now who's going to lift those bags of compost out of the boot?
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