I just booked a flight to see it outside of Cleveland. I was going to drive, but it’s about 6.5 hours each way. I understand I got the last nonstop seat from the whole DC area. W00t! Had I known people were going to Dayton, I would have considered that. Cleveland is a good place for it, I think its...
Jump to postThird major bridge hit in less than 60 days all three affecting major world ports for both agriculture and manufacturing products. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/27/baltimores-bridge-china-argentina-2024/73115525007/ It's not just Boeing, airplanes, or cars, or appliances, or cus...
Jump to postAcross the world today, the fundamental problem is that no matter which industry you look at, you have short term goals which have completely (100%) superseded long term well-being. It's happening in completely unrelated industries like housing: "investors" are gobbling-up properties all o...
Jump to postThe US let PanAm go, Argentina can let AR go. Does Argentina have eight other major carriers to pick up the slack like the U.S. did in 1991? The country doesn't need 8 major carriers. The company needs to go because that way it can burn the political baggage. A new airline can then pop in (and it w...
Jump to postThe US let PanAm go, Argentina can let AR go. It's not that AR is not worth saving, is that it doesn't actually serve the original function of providing air connections. It is just a political tool and cash box. Between people at Airliners.net getting more spotting pictures, and building a a half do...
Jump to postAR getting criticized by some current and several former employees. They are accusing the company of dereliction from safeguarding the aircraft from the storm, when the risk for severe weather had been announced a day or two prior in the weather forecasts, as well as a real-time heads up when the st...
Jump to postI basically do not engage people that deny global warming (at least on this issue), because I absolutely understand it is a fact and anyone who attempts to say otherwise will not get my time (just as I would not give anyone saying "the Earth is flat" much of a platform). That said, there i...
Jump to postThis $[Hello kitty!!]t keeps happening and happening and happening. It knows no bounds for nationality or location. These people make me absolutely sick and I really don't understand why the world doesn't get REALLY tough on these narcissists. This is the EASIEST crime to prosecute. THE WHOLE POINT ...
Jump to postDo these forces want normalization of ties with the rest of the world? You would think that indirect feelers are emanating out of world capitals hinting at some sort of "reward" should "future" Russian authorities do the right thing. I think hope needs to be provided to the elite...
Jump to postI wonder if they will now play at least some games in the American Football stadium of Miami. Clearly, the current one is suddenly wholly inadequate.
Jump to postIf within the EU one prime minister would burn a bible or flag in the garden of his neighbour PM, that PM would run into walk into the garden and invite him in for a tea/ coffee and find out what is happening. Call that PM's partner & see if he/she can help. Not call extremist party members to ...
Jump to postFair question (which again, I hate to say it, proves the double standards coming from "the north") Why is this event in Brazil being so quickly tagged as an "attempted coup" (in most of the international media, and also Wikipedia), but the United States event two years ago is not...
Jump to postThis team was steady and I guess I should have had more faith in them. So I am not going to latch on a train that left over a year ago. Copa America winners. UEFA-CONMEBOL Finalisima winners. 36 game unbeaten streak. FIFA world champions. I guess despite the fact few were totally sold on this team, ...
Jump to postMost people are well aware that Switzerland has been officially neutral for centuries. Many are also aware that Sweden and Finland are neutral but have applied for NATO membership. Other countries have been wanting them to join for years. Yet, no one talks about Austria also being neutral since WW2...
Jump to postThis is totally predictable: the economic policies around the world the last 40 years have shrunk the middle class and created a few insanely wealthy tycoons who think they are bestowed with godly powers, brook no dissent, expect utter sycophant loyalty, and think their decisions and thinking are un...
Jump to postThese forums have rules and if posts do not adhere to them, then they get deleted. I notice a lot of whataboutism posts get flagged and deleted because they’re deemed off-topic. Most of your posts are pure whataboutism, so they are off-topic and break the rules. Why complain about getting deleted i...
Jump to postI mean, they're not wrong. Wet bulb heat events are probably 10-15 years off, but heatwaves could render entire portions of the globe around the equator functionally uninhabitable. The Pakistan floods are a pretty good example of some of the escalating natural disasters that are already becoming mo...
Jump to postThis is laughable. I've been a member of this form off and on since the beginning and you have been one of the more consistent anti-American posters on here throughout this time. If you're so offended that the majority of members of this site seem to be calling out the actions of a specific country...
Jump to postWhat are you talking about? The US is probably the biggest whipping boy here. Anything to do with guns or our military is fair game. I'll give you a very clear recent example: Russia. Russia, that is, not the government, but rather the people and culture, have been absolutely ravaged at A.net forum...
Jump to posthttps://www.airliners.net/about-us/ I'm not going to respond to your complaints, because frankly they're ridiculous. If you see an offensive post, then report it. We all have actual jobs — we volunteer here, and we don't sit around reading threads all day because we don't have the time or enough pe...
Jump to postGot to really rip deep into US authorities on this one. 25% of the way to the 22nd century and still takes days to count votes？ They've had years to modernize in some way and then they wonder why people may be cynical. At this point some undeveloped countries count faster!
Jump to postBlow up 2, 3, 10 sections of the Kerch bridge ? About Israel, it's a small country that doesn't matter that much in the scheme of things. How a country like India behaves is another story. I could definitely see ties loosening quite a bit globally, with the West keeping to itself. And don't come as...
Jump to postSpeculation of a Boris Johnson return. What fun. Just when the psychodrama couldn’t get more…psycho-y. I’m willing to put good money on him returning as the next PM. Followed by more chaos. Going to be interesting to see how the markets react to that. Times reporting it - expected to run. Surely th...
Jump to postI don't think I have ever created a topic like this, because I do recognize it is not the best forum to do so, but I am a bit stumped and maybe some of you here can guide me. I was looking for a good (value) office chair. I put value in parenthesis because what I want is a GOOD office chair, as in b...
Jump to postThis was already forseeable six months ago. Usually if the global pattern holds (as in La Nina) steady through January to July, you will have similar temperature anomalies somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere as occurred in the Southern Hemisphere. Dome of Doom over Southern South America: https://w...
Jump to postFor many people it's actually possible to drive less. Carsharing for example. Car ads here in France now have a disclaimer inciting you to not use the car, quite ironic. Then you can also reconsider buying a gigantic pile of steel and look at more reasonable vehicles with less cylinders. Drive more...
Jump to postPeople in massive urban areas MUST depend on countless others or the system collapses. It's how urbanites are bred, tjo defer to others for certain services or protections, and you cannot fault them for that either. They just won't have much worry or even fear about federal armies or law enforcers....
Jump to postMaybe because people enjoy the sport and aren't hurting anyone? You have an irrational fear of guns; just admit it. Because you don't want something, you don't think anyone else should, either. This is the crux of the matter, that most US inhabitants don' want to admit: the laws about weapons, as t...
Jump to postDid you even read what the current regulations are? The new law will regulate them out of existence. And? Why do individuals in Canada need the firearm? Here in Australia, legal handguns outside policing/security are explicitly linked to membership of and training at registered gun clubs, with stor...
Jump to postI doubt this is a reinspection of "EUskepticism", but rather a correct reading of the geopolitical landscape of the early 20th century. Denmark knows from 20th century history that being free of "entangling" alliances and preaching neutrality just won't do much for you when a nei...
Jump to postWhat are you talking about? The US is probably the biggest whipping boy here. Anything to do with guns or our military is fair game. I'll give you a very clear recent example: Russia. Russia, that is, not the government, but rather the people and culture, have been absolutely ravaged at A.net forum...
Jump to postI would be interested to see if there is a complete list of all moderators at the forums. Actually, I am not actually even interested in the individual members per say, but in their nationalities. While doing moderation at online forums is an extremely nice and rarely appreciated contribution by the...
Jump to postSuppose there could be worse places to go barefoot, such as beaches, now who in their right mind would do THAT . . . :eek: This is one of the cases where mind perception warps risk profile. Many people happily pick up a piece of food from their kitchen counter and eat it, when study after study sho...
Jump to postLong, long ago, I worked for a ground service crew at SEA. I was supposed to be baggage only, but, a couple of times, I had to help clean the cabins. We had contracts with Aeroflot, Champion Air, and Sun Country. They wanted those birds in the air NOW!!! so some things were not cleaned. Airplane ca...
Jump to postLong, long ago, I worked for a ground service crew at SEA. I was supposed to be baggage only, but, a couple of times, I had to help clean the cabins. We had contracts with Aeroflot, Champion Air, and Sun Country. They wanted those birds in the air NOW!!! so some things were not cleaned. Airplane ca...
Jump to postI didn't even know people went in barefoot in the bathrooms until recently, when I read some stories about that. HonestIy still can't believe it, unless they were wearing double socks and throwing them away immediately after. Considering they must return to their seats right away, I can't give them ...
Jump to postRussia threatens nuclear war against the west: https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/russia-threatens-universal-nuclear-war-if-nato-peacekeepers-enter-ukraine/news-story/d1fb2e6d16d85dca0cb7283ee934f034 The west was too soft against him. What Western politicians need immediately is to be muzzled. Re...
Jump to postIt was mentioned in another forum that Putin had failed to clearly give examples as to why NATO or its expansion, was a threat specifically aimed at Russia, or a subterfuge for US dominance of Europe. Did NATO ever specifically deliate their "basic purpose" after 1991? NATO's actions in th...
Jump to postWhat? The Politics behind this is fascinating. https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-africas-president-blames-nato-russias-invasion-ukraine "South Africa’s president blames NATO for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: 'war could have been avoided' The problem is not so much NATO doing something wrong ...
Jump to postOf course it has to be cold hearted. This is no different than a triage situation. Or when searchers in earthquake zones decide where to enter or where to not enter to look for survivors. You have to make some tough choices to save as many people as possible, or to minimize the damage. War and peace...
Jump to postHow can I feel even remotely sorry for all those millions around the world who experienced this problem in the energy crisis of late 2000s, downsized to more economical vehicles that still got the job done, but then as soon as prices tanked four years ago, they went' straight back to the massive tan...
Jump to postI think that regardless of the outcome here, almost all sanctions should remain in place post-conflict so long as there persist a Russian occupation of any areas of Ukraine (including the Crimean region), and Georgia. He should understand that now there has been a "retro-active" reset of p...
Jump to postI would be a bit wary that Putin may want to upstage this event with something big in Ukraine. Hopefully not.
Jump to postIt appears that Canada has stopped Oil Imports from Russia. This is largely symbolic as Canada imports a very low amount of oil. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60564781 There will be economic hits for awhile as a lot of this import and export of oil cuts will cause oil prices to rise. it appears...
Jump to postWhile from the beginning I wanted tough measures against Russa, I also believe we need to leave an off-ramp open. I'm not an expert on how to craft diplomacy and negotations, the off-ramp clearly CANNOT be at the expense of Ukraine in any way shape or form. But I think there should be, now that most...
Jump to postWell, in the dictionary, the definition of "poor decision" has always been "when you $@#& so bad even FIFA and Switzerland punish you."
Jump to postStrange how little is being heard from the Biden administration… They've said what's needed to be said. What more are you expecting? Words don't matter, supplies do. Can you explain why America hasn't taken the simple step of banning all Russian airlines from US airspace? At the time of asking, I'v...
Jump to postThe conversation all these last few years was about how Russia was trying to sow division in Europe, North America, Middle East and further afield. A long-term,systematic infiltration and influencing campaign with the purported goal if increasing Russian power through the cracks of such divisions. S...
Jump to postThe issue on nuclear weapon use in Ukraine is what is the "West" response to the alert and what would they do if actually used. What Putin will do is what Putin will do, can his decision be influenced... .yes... question is how. He has gone public, the "West" can do the same or ...
Jump to postThe issue on nuclear weapon use in Ukraine is what is the "West" response to the alert and what would they do if actually used. What Putin will do is what Putin will do, can his decision be influenced... .yes... question is how. He has gone public, the "West" can do the same or ...
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