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I am tending for my mind to download a few music songs, but for the life of me or through firefox automatic deletion of nearly everything, I cannot remember the webby though, although I could just easily find the artist and album when I get back home.
Yeah been at my sister's place and just seen the original Star Wars, she forgot nearly half of the movie as well as I did.
Hit on the nail of James Earl Jones infamous voice for Darth Vader.
 
About to board this big girl for a long haul to Frankfurt (then a Neo to Lisbon).
Haven’t been on the Queen of the skies in a very long time. See you folks on the flip side.

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Yesterday went early voting down here, I went sort of the off rails vs. of where everyone wanted me to xpect to vote for.
We went to a local pub after that for lunch,
strange eating in an odd time for my stomach.
Had to phone in the docs.
Basically around 99% of my blood levels are high but one.
Forbitcial acid,basically that level is way down to like -4%
 
My acid reflux kicked in high gear yesterday about 11:30 p.m., I tried milk and paypaya juice but it was an epic fail, I did the tum sthing and I end up swallowing up my medication, I feel really better.
 
The_Chief said:
@rootabaga I didn't know there were any 747s still in use for commercial passenger travel! WOW that was definitely the zenith of success for Boeing.
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There are none in passenger use in the US, but they are still used in many other countries. The primary reason for their decline in passenger travel is fuel efficiency. Cargo capacity makes them appealing and that’s the lion’s share of use nowadays. Definitely a high-water mark for Boeing.
 
Next time you're in the grocery store and you're checking out with your food, drinks, and personal necessities, make the cashier's day with a simple question:

"I need your professional advice... based on your experience, is this a sufficient amount of toilet paper for the food I'm buying?"

And then wait for it. It may take a second, but the cashier will typically erupt in laughter (along with the people in line behind you). You'll likely be thanked for making their day with that laugh, at which you can smile and tell her/him that it seemed a laugh they could really use. I do this from time to time and it's always well received.

Sometimes it just takes eye contact, a smile and some humorous human interaction to brighten another person's life.
 
The_Chief said:
Next time you're in the grocery store and you're checking out with your food, drinks, and personal necessities, make the cashier's day with a simple question:

"I need your professional advice... based on your experience, is this a sufficient amount of toilet paper for the food I'm buying?"

And then wait for it. It may take a second, but the cashier will typically erupt in laughter (along with the people in line behind you). You'll likely be thanked for making their day with that laugh, at which you can smile and tell her/him that it seemed a laugh they could really use. I do this from time to time and it's always well received.

Sometimes it just takes eye contact, a smile and some humorous human interaction to brighten another person's life.
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I saw someone who used that same line hahaaa.
 
olbriar said:
My first flight was on a 707 and cost me $35 for a round trip from Wichita Ks to Dallas Tx. Me and my buddy spent the week with his cousin that lived in Grand Prairie and we hung out at Six Flags for a week. We would start the 8th grade that fall. It was well worth the money! :)
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My first flight was on a 727 (AA) from Phoenix to (I believe) Oakland, though it may have been San Francisco. I was just 12 and I was flying alone to visit my aunt and uncle and their sons. I loved every minute of the experience, from the extra attention from the flight attendants to the little metal wings they gave me. I had a window seat and we took off just after sunset and flew die west, actually catching up a bit with the sun before we began a northerly turn.

It would be many years before I flew again; have no idea what the ticket cost.

I never got the chance to fly on a 707, and indeed, I can’t even recall what airframe carried me on my second flight. But as with partners, you never forget your first plane ride. :)
 
My father was a P51 pilot in WWII. His flying comments were "Next to sex, flying is the biggest thrill there is" and when serving drinks "You can't fly on one wing" He never shared war stories.
A lot has changed in airflight since the sixties. There was no security. We walked down a flight of stairs and out onto the tarmac to our plane and walked up the portable stair. The seats weren't assigned and we both grabbed a window vs sitting together. We landed in Oklahoma city that was half way between Wichita and Dallas and some got off and some on and we took off again. Love field seemed huge to a kid but amounted to nothing in comparison of what exists now. We were served drinks and snacks on both legs of the flight. It was the same story flying back. It was a great experience.
 
Mine was first a van ride to Indy at kindergarten, then we were all in a beautiful air craft, we sold our own cook books for the flight and raised way so much money,
hand crafted ones, I did spaghetti .
 
olbriar said:
My father was a P51 pilot in WWII. His flying comments were "Next to sex, flying is the biggest thrill there is" and when serving drinks "You can't fly on one wing" He never shared war stories.
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Mine flew several different planes during WWII. His favorites were the PBY and the F4U Corsair. He wore pins of these two on his hat , always. I have them on my "retirement" hat.

He didn't talk much about his time either.
 
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