Classic British Flight Sim

airboatr wrote:it's questions such as these we have pubs.

Oh dear! I read this in a pub and had to explain why I'd fallen off my chair.

I've done it twice in the FS9 King Air. I did manage to get to Hawaii but ran out of fuel over Maui - they're not a real good glider!

It's a bit out of date but there's some food for thought here...

http://www.earthrounders.com/index.html

Paul

I'm on my 53rd trip round and given the failures in this one the body of an 18 yr old would be good. Thing is, I can't remember where I buried the cheeky little b******d.

I always liked Charles Schulz's take on it.

Paul

A little piece from a colonial rag.....

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the- ... 1ypwx.html

I'd better say nothing about Qantas in case I get accused of passionate ferocity

Paul

This was in the Sydney Morning Herald today....

http://www.smh.com.au/world/why-the-joi ... 1ycjt.html

On the front page the link refers to it as the "LemJet"

Not sure I get the flying piano thing though

Paul

G'day again Dave, Many thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to pry in to the personal side of the business but it gives a clear insight into what a pack of numpties are managing the brewery companies these days. Several years ago my niece had a go at being a landlady in Ashton-Under-Lyne. She had qui...

G'day Dave, I've sort of been watching your posts about moving and now you mention the last day of trading. What with the reports of pubs closing at a rate of knots in the UK I wonder what's happening to yours? My 77yr old brother in law was a local (TBH, his nearest pub was the White Lion at Crays ...

Sorry to bump but I thought one of the enthusiasts would already have found the Car of the Year:

In a pathetic little banana republic far far away...

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/car-of-t ... 1ns6h.html

Paul

Oh, I don't know. At least it's reasonably close to the old hunting grounds......

http://www.holbrook.nsw.au/AboutHolbroo ... fault.aspx

... have a look for Holbrook in Google Maps. I'm sure Otway spent a lot of time in those parts when she was a working ship.

How about the Australian 14 cent coin.......



.... for some reason that I can't quite explain I find the existence of this thing vaguely offensive.