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RE: Post Your Desktop (May 2010 Edition)

I don't believe in desktop icons, so mine is icon free <a href="http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/nico2010/?action=view&current=Desktop1109.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/nico2010/Desktop1109.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://i129.photobucket.com...

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RE: The Best TV Show That Got The Shaft

The one I thought should have done better than just a miserable 8 episodes was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_(2003_TV_series)" target="_blank">Tarzan (2003 TV series)</a> with Travis Fimmel and Sarah Wayne Callies. I really thought it had potential - it held my attention from the get ...

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RE: Post A Pic Of Your Truck

Here's mine - a 1998 Ford Falcon Outback

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RE: Accident In Toluca Mexico

I am deeply saddened when a talented young actor like Pablo Santos loses his life at such a young age. Pablo was born January 9, 1987 in Monterrey, Neuvo León, Mexico. At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Los Angeles where he began his career as an actor. In 2002 he landed a leading role in ...

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RE: Post Your House Pic

This is my pad

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RE: Do You Ride A Bicycle?

<center><img src="http://home.worldonline.co.za/~fanjet/Cannondale_R800.gif" width="366" height="239" border=0></center> I have an Inferno Red Cannondale 2.8 similar to the Cannondale pictured above, which has just been upgraded to 2005 Shimano Ultegra spec including Shimano <acronym title="China No...

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RE: Shower Vs Bath?

Shower for me too. The en suite bathroom has a cast iron bath with ball and claw feet and brass taps. Yuck! I hate ball and claw feet! That aside the cast iron absorbs all the heat and the water gets cold in two minutes flat. I suppose making a fire underneath might be an option <img src="/dis...

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RE: Why Do I Have Constant MSN Problems?

My <acronym title="Madison - Dane County Regional / Truax Field (MSN / KMSN), USA - Wisconsin">MSN</acronym> behaves itself 99% of the time and <acronym title="Madison - Dane County Regional / Truax Field (MSN / KMSN), USA - Wisconsin">MSN</acronym> PLUS is a great add-on allowing you to write loads...

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Re: What's Your Pets Favorite Treat?

I have a dog and two cats. The dog absolutely loves dried sausage as a treat, so whenever he comes to the shop with me, I feel obliged to buy it. Of course when I get back to the car his face disappears into my shopping bags looking for it. The cats don't get anything specific as a treat - after all...

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RE: Junk Mail

Junk mail must be an American thing. I never get any junk mail either in my post box or in my e-mail inbox

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RE: What Music Are You Listening To Now? (Part 2)

Flowing Rivers - Andy Gibb (Andy's first album)

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RE: PayPal, What Do You Think About It?

Go to the Paypal website and fill in the online application form. You will be required to register an account from which to draw funds; in this case let's say your credit card. The whole process shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Then bid on, or buy your item on ebay. You will receive a bid con...

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RE: The Worst TV Show Ever

I don't watch much TV but three shows that make me rush for the off button on the remote are Everybody Loves Raymond, Mr Bean and The Osbornes. How can anyone actually watch rubbish like this?

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RE: Most Stylish Post War American Car

Question: what year is the bottom photo, the blue coupe? I really like the flat-silver rear end treatment-- haven't seen it on photos of the 1969's. The blue Corvair coupe is a 1966 Corsa Turbo. The Corsas were only produced in 1965 and 1966 and th...

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Does Anyone Here Collect Top End Models?

As the topic header states, does anyone on this forum collect models along the lines of those sold by Atlantic Models, Griffon Aerospace, Pacific Aircraft, The Herpa Premium 1/200 models and others costing between $75 and $350? I would like to know who makes the better ones, as...

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RE: Most Remote AP IN Msfs 2004

Palmyra Airstrip (ICAO Code PLPA) is certainly one of the more remote places on this earth. Fly there! <center><img src="http://home.worldonline.co.za/~fanjet/Palmyra_from_the_air.jpg"?> Incidentally the airstrip is about 6000 ft long and is to the left of the lagoon. You can just about make out the...

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RE: Diego Garcia Affected?

Incidentally Diego Garcia suffered an earthquake on November 30, 1983 that measured 7.6 on the Richter scale and lasted 142 seconds. Information from the Amateur Seismic Center: Chagos Archipelago, B.I.O.T. - Mw7.7 30th November 1983, Epicentre: 6.85S, 72...

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RE: Malé International Airport, Maldives Flooded

CNN invited people affected by the Tsunami to e-mail them describing their experience. Here is an eye-witness report from the airport: "We felt the quake this morning at 6:25 am (Maldives time). I was in Malé at the time, the building that I live in shook mildly and the windows...

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RE: Rack Railways

The are five types of rack railway system and speed is dependant upon the type of system in use. The rack and adhesion system allows the train to attain speeds of 25 mph on the flatter sections, while the rack is only used on the steepest sections. Generally the speeds used on rack railways is reall...

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Diego Garcia Affected?

There seems to be some confusion over the location and status of Diego Garcia from what I've read above. Between 1814 and 1965 the atoll was a dependancy of Maurititius. It was then incorporated into a group of 65 islands known as the Chagos Archipelago and became known as The British Indian Ocean T...

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RE: Malé International Airport, Maldives Flooded

From ABC News online <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1272452.htm" target=_blank>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1272452.htm</a> Last Update: Sunday, December 26, 2004. 7:33pm (AEDT) Tsunami floods Maldives Two-thirds of the Maldives capital was flooded today...

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Malé International Airport, Maldives Flooded

With a runway elevation of just 4 feet reports are that Malé International Airport, or Hulule International airport as it is also referred to, has been flooded. I wonder how many aircraft are on the ground there? <center><img src="http://home.worldonline.co.za/~fanjet/Hulule_International_Airport.jp...

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RE: Countries You've Visited

<img src="http://www.world66.com/community/mymaps/worldmap?visited=AOGHKELSNAZASZATDEGIGRITLINLPTESCHUK"> <a href="http://www.world66.com/community">create your own visited country map</a> I'm not as well travelled as some - South Africa, where I live, is somewhat remote from the aspect of affo...

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RE: Most Stylish Post War American Car

As a Corvair fanatic, I would have to say a late model 65 - 69 Corvair coupe rates in the top 10. For a 40 year old design, the car still looks thoroughly modern <img src="http://home.worldonline.co.za/~fanjet/1965_Corsa_Spyder_pre-production_mock-up.jpg" width=650> <img src="http://home.worldonline...

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RE: Lost Items And Couches

Money, pens, cell phone, remote for TV/VCR/DVD, car keys. I think something disappears down there daily!

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RE: Feed A Cat, You Own A Cat

<center><img src="http://home.worldonline.co.za/~fanjet/cat8.gif"></center> This is my chair, Go away and sit somewhere else. This one is all my own. It is the only thing in your house that I possess, And insist on possessing. Every...

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RE: Absent Moderators

Yhmfan, A moderator is not obliged to post in the forums just because they have moderator status. I was quite active in terms of posting topics and replies to the forum in the early days, as you can see by my posts which number over a thousand. However, the topics do tend to become repetitive and I ...

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RE: Threads Taking A Long Time To Open

Well I've opened a number of random threads in civil aviation and all of them opened within 3 seconds. The longer threads took perhaps another 3 seconds to load fully. I have a regular dial up connection and it's not a particularly fast one at that. My location is Cape Town, South Africa.

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RE: Tim Tams In The US-can We Get Them?

Tim Tams are available here in South Africa from the local supermarket. Priced at around US$1.35 they aren't too expensive and are really delicious. Having said that I try not to buy them, because if I eat one, I usually ended up eating the whole packet! For your information Tim Tams are Australia’s...

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RE: Are Volkswagens Unreliable?

Well I just bought my 7th car - a 1973 Volkswagen 412LE Variant. It's in very good condition for a 30 year old car, but it is due for a number of modifications. I will be fitting a set of Porsche 944 mag wheels, 205/60 <acronym title="TACV C Verde Airlines">VR</acronym> 15 tyres and upgrading a numb...

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RE: Is This A Window Seat?

In the old days one of course had proper window seats with nice B I G panoramic windows which allowed you a better view of the Rolls Royce Darts that had stopped turning........

VICKERS VISCOUNT

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RE: Ebay - Friend Or Foe

I've been buying car parts on ebay for the past two years. Early on I discovered that one can be in too much of a rush, thinking that this would be the last opportunity to buy a particular item, only to discover a week later that a brand new item could have been had for less. After making two or thr...

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RE: Beer - What's Your Take?

I hate the stuff........... and I don't need it either

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RE: What Ever Happened To Shame?

Living on credit and bad debt seem to be the scourge of the 21st century the world over. Having started my own business just over two years ago, I have had my fair share of people who have either not paid me on time, or haven't paid me at all. When one has been obliged to phone for the money, a job ...

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RE: Favorite Car Maker Logo

This must rate as one of my favourites as I have owned Citroëns for over twenty years.

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RE: Favorite Porn Star (again)

Just thought I'd let you all know that this thread has been re-instated by popular demand.

Just a word of warning! Keep it clean - NO hardcore and the thread can stay.

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RE: What You Got On Ebay?

I've been buying car parts on ebay for the past 18 months. I have two Chevrolet Corvairs and I have been able to source some very nice parts for them, many of which have been New Old Stock. Most of my deals have been very smooth, but I did buy some junk initially before I decided that I would stick ...

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RE: Congratulations To Starship

Hi guys, Thanks for the thoughts. Three years seems to have passed very quickly. I've established many contacts around the world through airliners.net and many I consider my friends, although surprisingly I have only ever met two of them. One day I will have to take an around the world trip and stop...

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RE: Anyone Else Into Mountain Adventurism?

I've done my fare share of mountaineering and love going away for weekends and spending time far from the madding crowd. I'm scheduled to go at the end of the month, but often work commitments and domestic chores take precedence. The biggest problem that I have experienced when going into the mounta...

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RE: You Might Think The New 7er BMW Is Ugly...

I've seen a few of these on the road now and no matter what angle I view it from, I have to say it does not appeal to me at all. Furthermore, electronic complexity is all very well when it's new, but try maintaining one of these when it is ten years old.

For the money, I'd consider the VW Phaeton.

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RE: AMS-Mexico By SkyTeam; DL-AF-AM, Lost Luggage + JR

Thanks MEA-707 for another detailed trip report. I think one of my biggest fears when travelling is not having my luggage arrive when I do and I tend to distrust routing my luggage through to my final destination, except on the homeward leg. I tend to prefer to pick up my baggage before changing pla...

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RE: Another F/A Trip Report

Travis, you have truly outdone yourself with your two trip reports presently up on the message board. This is the substance of what makes airliners.net worthwhile. I came looking for a trip report I expected a fellow a.net member to have posted, but as it turned out, he hasn't written it yet. When m...

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RE: How Close Are You To Your Father?

10,000km and 20 years.........
not close at all - he means nothing to me
saw him briefly on December 26, 2001
can't say he was ever a father or a friend - just a big disappointment

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RE: Your Favorite All-time Car?

1959 Firebird III

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RE: Are You From The Last Millennium?

I joined November 23, 1999 - a month before you and yes, I remember your posts well. A month or two back I was just commenting to another a.net member that I had been wondering what had happened to Derico and his mate Federico from Seattle. Federico deleted his username some time ago.... Anybody kno...

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RE: Domestic Issues

Cba, I know exactly what you are going through. Although my parents seperated when I was 19, I lived with my mother for some considerable time after that and was nagged every day for as long as I can remember. The situation eventually reached crisis levels in 1997 and we sold our house which was on ...

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RE: What Are The Specs Of Your Computer(s)?

Mecer ATX Maxi Tower Mecer 17" XVGA Monitor Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X Motherboard IBM Deskstar 41 Gig Harddrive Pentium 111 733MHz Processor 655 MB RAM Creative Riva TNT2 Graphics Card Creative Sound Blaster Live! Sound Card Creative Blaster USB Modem Creative Infra 52X CD Rom Sony Stiffy Drive Hewlett P...

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RE: My Limo Ride From HELL!(ok...just LAX)

I had a young guy work for me a few years ago and every time he moved his lips he would lie about something or other. He did it with total conviction and it took me all of six months before I came to the horrible realization that I was being lied to. Of course once I had accepted the fact, then ever...

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RE: Why Tan?

I love the sun and just live to be out in it. I tan very easily and seldom burn unless I'm being stupid - like first session after winter! A tan makes you look healthy and I normally sport an all-over tan <img src="/discussions/graphics/biggthumpup.gif" ALT="Big thumbs up"> so no tan lines for ...

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RE: What 's The Fastest You're Been In Your Car?

225 km/h in my Citroën CX GTi Turbo 2

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