Today I Learned...

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The caldera eruption will make that look like a thunderstorm, destroying all of north America and potently, the entire planet.

It's happened many times before, there just weren't any humans around.
 
Looks like I gotta go back to england in September for this trade show:http://www.apfexhibition.co.uk/ ....part of my work with stein. First time I've been back in 3 years. Its a great event as trade shows go, but it also my busiest time of year....not a great time to be taking off for a week. Not to mention how much I hate airports and flying long haul. Be good to see the family, but at the same time I'm usually walking into a minefield.
 
I know what you mean about long flights. After about three hours I start thinking that this is strange. :/: At least you can see if the ale tastes the same, once you arrive.
 
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When we flew to Japan when I was a kid, the only entertainment we had was a dumb movie at the front of the plane that no one could see. LONG damn flight!!!
 
Me and a mate used to holiday in Thailand, I dreaded the flight and followed all advice to get a good nights sleep, not be hung over etc beforehand.
Anyway the night before we were due to return I was tucked up like a good boy.
At around 7am 15 minutes before the taxi was due to pick us up he rolls in after drinking and whoring all night.
Gets on the plane and falls asleep for THE WHOLE FLIGHT whilst I sat there fuming, I even had to watch "Chocolat" with Johnny Depp an awful experience.
Karma, it's utter bullshit.
 
MasterBlaster said:
When we flew to Japan when I was a kid, the only entertainment we had was a dumb movie at the front of the plane that no one could see. LONG damn flight!!!
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We flew to Hawaii in February, every seatback had a tv with PPV movies, tv etc. We bought a movie each way for little dude, kept him happy for an hour and a half or so, surely worth the $5. Personally I liked watching the (free) feed with the plane location, outside temps etc. However it is a bit unnerving seeing nothing but ocean below you....
 
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Shoot, once we hit altitude nothing but clouds could be seen below us.
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I was on LSD-36 and we made it there in 7 days of goofing around. We had manuevers and down time,,1979 wes-pac,,we sailed in a circle of spirals to get there on the 7th day,, wonder why?
Jeff,,no apostrophes,,
 
Its the people that get me more than anything....coughing, sneezing all over the place. Constantly getting up and down slamming the overhead lockers. Then theres the stewardess sticking food in front of you every 5 minutes, or trying to sell you something. I would just really prefer not to eat any of that shit and be left in peace.

When I was 23 I had to get out of England in a hurry....I was taking the wrap for someone else's issue, so the plan was for me to disappear for a while. I hastily gave up my home, work, sold whatever belongings I had and headed for Australia, as I'd lived there previously. I had to catch 4 flights to get there: Manchester-London- Frankfort-bangkok-Brisbane. It was the cheapest deal I could get so long delays between connecting flight as a consequence. So as you can imagine you're pretty messed up by the time you eventually get there.

Anyway, when I did eventually arrive, the Australian immigration were all over me. Kept me under armed guard for 4 hours and then brought forward my return ticket to put me on a plane back that same day. Same 4 flights all over. I've had better vacations.
 
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Why did they do that?
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Why did they kick me out ?

They gave several reasons. First was that I was probably a drug dealer because my origin was Manchester. Then they accused me of carrying a virus that I'd not declared....the reason given was that it appeared that I'd lost weight since my passport photo had been taken, lol, I mean WTF ? Lastly they judged me to be a person 'likely to breach my visa conditions once past immigration. They threatened to put me in a detention centre if I didn't sign a declaration stating that it had been my intention/plan to work illegally. I didn't sign fukcall, obviously. They didn't follow through with the threat, and just put me on the plane. On the one opportunity I did get to speak alone with the guard (without immigration present), he said I was just unlucky to be singled out, but lucky to be getting out the same day. There were 2 immigration officers....they kept swapping and were never both present at the same time. Once it had be confirmed I was going back the female of the two told me, word for word, I dont forget much ' I dont always like what I have to do in my job, but I still have to be seen to be doing it on occasion. Unfortunately for you, you fit the profile of the type of person we single out....better luck next time'

When I got back to England I tried to get some sort of compensation or even an acknowledgment of wrong doing through the Australian Embassy. Upon making inquiries with Brisbane immigration the officers involved stated that it was actually my decision to go back because apparently I was feeling unwell. Obviously I had no witnesses, so not a leg to stand on. I learnt a stern lesson about being young and travelling alone.
 
Once on a flight back to the west, some organization was taking a bunch of Korean babies back to the US for adoption. The other passengers were helping to manage the kids, they were just infants. I remember holding one, they were so cute. One section of the plane turned into a nursery. The babies were getting bottles, and I was having gin and tonics. :lol:
 
Airlines are notorious for being fookers. I sent my son to high school in New Zealand. way back when the yen bought a lot of New Zealand dollars. Going there the first time, his English not so good, he had to get a connecting flight, possibly in Australia, I don't remember. It involved him going to another terminal and stuff, so I paid through the airline, Air New Zealand, to have some service done where somebody meets him and escorts him to the next flight, assists with luggage, etc. They have it for kids and elderly....whoever. Anyway, he gets to where he needs the next flight, and nobody showed up, so he managed to find his way. At some point later I heard about it. Kind of unlike me, but I really blew my top, went into an Air new Zealand office and started pounding on a desk and other assorted acts of near violence. I was really hot. Surprised I didn't get arrested. After a lengthy period of time about the matter, I got up to some big wig lady in their organization. It was then, but I should have known earlier, that they really didn't want to know about it. One of the coldest encounters that i have ever experienced in my life regarding an important matter to a parent.
 
From the time I leave my house to the time I arrive at my father in law's house in Fairlie, New Zealand is 36 hours and four flights. The most awful thing is the little piss foot prints that people make on the way back from the toilet because they dont put their shoes on after 13 hours in a flying can. I start hearing voices after 10 hours.

Anyhow, TIL that a goddamn windows update can make you computer think that it is a touch screen, totally disables the keyboard. Took me a couple of days to figure it out.

I am sure you missed me!
 
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Today I learned the best way (although just a tad messier) to eat buttered toast is to fold it in half with the buttered side on the outside.

This exposes your taste buds directly to the butter and once you do it you'll never eat toast another way.

I tried eating the toast upside down and (while that works better than the regular way), it just seems to taste better when the buttered side hits your tongue AND upper palate.

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I actually learned this a while back...
 
You have to read the plot. Basically two different sides fighting over butter side up and butter side down until they each have a bomb that will kill the whole planet.
 
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