Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[wader leg]

The RAF at 90 was shown on BBC4 last night Tony, it's on i player for another 7 days if your interested. There's some excellent colour footage of Fighter and Bomber Command, fascinating stuff.

[tikay]

The RAF at 90 was shown on BBC4 last night Tony, it's on i player for another 7 days if your interested. There's some excellent colour footage of Fighter and Bomber Command, fascinating stuff.

Thanks Wader. I might have to visit Tom first, to get him to show me how i-player works.

I'd really like to see it.

I heard the most fantastic programme on Radio Four yesterday about something RAF-connected, I must write it up later. I'm glad you reminded me. I need to do some research on it first, find a picture, etc. It was awesome.

[tikay]

For Wader Leg, & those interested in our Armed Services. I'm sure Geo the SArge will enjoy this too, even though it's RAF, not Army.

I cannot really do the story justice, so I'm just going to post a link. It's a long read, so only those really interested should take a look.

It concerns an RAF Chinook Helicopter, call-sign "Bravo November".

On the way to the Falklands Conflict, aboard the Atlantic Conveyor, Bravo November took off on a training flight. Whist in the air, the Atlantic Conveyor was sunk by enemy action, & all the Chinooks sunk with her. So did all the Chinook Spares & Maintenance Manuals......

And thereby begins a most fascinating tale, which includes service in the Falklands, Iraq, Lebanon, Germany, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, & Afghanistan.

For more background, please just google "Bravo November RAF Chinook".

Here's one article.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/2008/469za718/nose.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/2008/469za718/za718.htm&usg=__6Emucjab4Juj-B2GnHoMAfL3U_g=&h=460&w=300&sz=56&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=ZOJa0jBRxcfKpM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=83&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBravo%2BNovember%2BRAF%2BChinook%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26rlz%3D1I7GPEA_enGB294%26sa%3DN

[tikay]

From the "Fashion Disaster" Thread.

It's troubling me. A lot.

[Colchester Kev]

so you publish it on ANOTHER thread to haunt even more unsuspecting innocents ... sighhhhhhhhhhhhh

[byronkincaid]

The RAF at 90 was shown on BBC4 last night Tony, it's on i player for another 7 days if your interested. There's some excellent colour footage of Fighter and Bomber Command, fascinating stuff.

Thanks Wader. I might have to visit Tom first, to get him to show me how i-player works.

I'd really like to see it.

I heard the most fantastic programme on Radio Four yesterday about something RAF-connected, I must write it up later. I'm glad you reminded me. I need to do some research on it first, find a picture, etc. It was awesome.

click the big button that says "click to play"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g2545/RAF_at_90/

[tikay]

The RAF at 90 was shown on BBC4 last night Tony, it's on i player for another 7 days if your interested. There's some excellent colour footage of Fighter and Bomber Command, fascinating stuff.

Thanks Wader. I might have to visit Tom first, to get him to show me how i-player works.

I'd really like to see it.

I heard the most fantastic programme on Radio Four yesterday about something RAF-connected, I must write it up later. I'm glad you reminded me. I need to do some research on it first, find a picture, etc. It was awesome.

click the big button that says "click to play"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g2545/RAF_at_90/

Thank you.

[tikay]

Afdter finishing my PTP session at Midnight last night, & perhaps encouraged by a total, 100% power failure at home - all electrics went "pop" - I drove across to DTD to bump into a few reprobates.

Here's Big Laz, a very pissed boo, Nakor, Tank (hidden), Fran's rear end (sorry Fran), & the handfull of sandwich you can see far right belongs top "Three Dinner" Red, who had Cottage Pie, Dessert, & then a giant Club Sandwich. Red Finalled, mind.

[tikay]

What, no flash?

[tikay]

And here is the decidedly plump Red, with accessories.

[tikay]

Tom took this, & asked me to post it. They have new Valets at DTD.

There will be a bit of a mini blonde-Bash at DTD tonight. Laz, boo, Tank, Nakor, Ding, Claw, Red, Fran, Kinboshi, Evil, Chili, & many more besides. I am working in London from 2pm Sunday, gotta leave home about 10am Sunday, so a late night is neither sensible nor desirable, but then again.....

[Dingdell]

Tom took this, & asked me to post it. They have new Valets at DTD.

There will be a bit of a mini blonde-Bash at DTD tonight. Laz, boo, Tank, Nakor, Ding, Claw, Red, Fran, Kinboshi, Evil, Chili, & many more besides. I am working in London from 2pm Sunday, gotta leave home about 10am Sunday, so a late night is neither sensible nor desirable, but then again.....

Yep the lure of the poker tables seen in this picture are irresitable 

[boldie]

From the "Fashion Disaster" Thread.

It's troubling me. A lot.

Do I spot cameltoe?

[tikay]

Tom took this, & asked me to post it. They have new Valets at DTD.

There will be a bit of a mini blonde-Bash at DTD tonight. Laz, boo, Tank, Nakor, Ding, Claw, Red, Fran, Kinboshi, Evil, Chili, & many more besides. I am working in London from 2pm Sunday, gotta leave home about 10am Sunday, so a late night is neither sensible nor desirable, but then again.....

Late News - Add COMPO to that list.

[tikay]

It might well be true that I'm the world's worst bluffer, at Poker, & evidence mounts by the day.

At a good-humoured Luton-G last night, I Raised Pre, bet every street, both of us with decent stacks still behind, & I got called by someone holding - & I can't be arsed to work it out exactly - the 80th nuts.

Can you beat that?

The Board came A-3-T-T-A.

I was called by 8-8.

Does anyone know what "nuts" that is, precisely?