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Not me, nor have I seen anyone use it either. Kev.

I thought "that hat" was old, though ! Kev.

Things that make my "colon bend" ! Kev.

Well, that's at least one 40 heading my way. Kev.

In the 90s I used to fly quite a bit BA. They used to come round with a towel and then the "menu" for long haul. Air India seemed to copy this but their "menu" just had two lines: - "Veg" "None Veg" Kev.

...or anything for an easy life... Kev.

If I built track like that - I would be very pleased! Kev. (Joking - but I know what you mean.)

I do apologies. Kev.

I did, but I wasn't including that.... Kev.

I think the last few pages have lived up well to the threads title! Having said that, I can not come up with any cost effective solution either. Kev.

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I've ordered 1, just 1, as a rake would be longer than my layout! It will make its' (occasional) appearances as a "cripple" which, somehow, seems such a shame for such an exquisite model. Kev.

According to a learned published paper, there is no such thing as a fish. Kev.

I once ordered a taxi to carry/deliver an "encoder" from Southampton to Manchester on Saturday morning. He showed up Saturday afternoon, and seconds after dropping off the box, asked everyone, on the shop floor, "anyone wanted a taxi to Southampton?" - there were no takers! Kev.

Time was that valuable - and quantifiable! I nearly flew Concorde once, (I really really wish I had). A company in Florida had its main production line "down" - think $10000 per hour - and getting me there minutes earlier saved lots. (Production lines cost LOTS $$$$ when down / minute. Lots of pressure there....) It never happened - oh well... Kev.

I loved watching Concorde fly over my house in eastern Manchester. In the last years of its' service life, it was scheduled to MAN once a month and was always a great pleasure / privilege to see it bank / turn for the glide path down over Stockport into Ringway. (It always announced its' arrival - loudly - so you could go out into the garden and enjoy!) Kev.

I suspect the vast majority, of member of both houses, are completely oblivious to what any of that means. (So no difference then, to other areas of legislation, requiring indepth specialst knowledge!) Kev.

My apologies. I was thinking Plane Speed + Air Speed = Ground Speed. (I'm not sure now!!!) Still, impressive. Mach 1.02 but definately no BANG! Kev. Edit: to correct the autocorrect - again!

That's Mach 1.02 ! Are you allowed to break the speed of sound ?! Kev. (I know, GS + AS.)

...and no thread about airlines would be complete without Fascinating Aida's Cheap flights, Cheap flights. Flights for 50p... Kev. Edit: to correct the autocorrect!

Best check-in experience... XiAn to GuangZhou 2013 with (I think) XiaMen Airways. Kev. Don't confuse "XiAn" with "Xian" - they are completely different places! XiAn (2 chinese characters and usually written Xi'an) is in the Middle of China and is famous for the Terracotta Army. Xian (1 completely different chinese character) is in the middle of nowhere and a few hours drive to XiAn when you realise what has happened!

Last Monday MAN-DOH, with Qatar Airways, I noted we were at 38997 ft and doing 1018 kph over Saudi Arabia. I was on the morning flight but managed to miss it (taxi trouble) but was allowed to change to the mid afternoon flight for £62. I am always curtious to the staff (it really does pay off) and try to have a laugh too. They then moved me from cattle class to cattle class exit row. The meal was (possibly) the best airline food I have ever had - Beef stew and mash potatoes. B777 and really good IFE - I watched some Marvel Thor film and another about Dumbledoor. That left only 1 hour to kill hence looking at the map. Kev.

The collective noun for a collection of bridges may be a "cluster of bridges" or even a "tangle of bridges" - depending on situation.* Kev. *I just made those up, but I like them!

Stop STOP! You forgot the X04! Kev. ....oh, sorry...