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ACDC8

Re: Age in Airliners.net time?

Just about 20 years.

I'm not posting anymore, just browse if I'm really bored. The moderation team and Vertiscope have killed any sense of community left in this site with their constant rules and engagement towards members. It was fun while it lasted.

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ACDC8

Re: Electric Vehicles - AMA

Not sure why that is addressed to me. That certainly has not been the case on this thread. It was addressed to you. Why can't EV owners accept that EVs aren't where they need to be for the masses. Why always on the defensive instead of acknowledging their flaws and that there needs to be improvemen...

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ACDC8

Re: Rental car mileage

They could be hanging on to them a bit longer right now seeing the chaos with new car inventory has been over the last couple of years.

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ACDC8

Re: Electric Vehicles - AMA

A couple things. First, this is AMA. AMA stands for "ask me anything." Do you have a question you'd like to ask me? I do have a question. Why do EV owners always have to be so defensive when real world issues and problems involving EVs are brought up and try to sweep it under the rug. One...

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ACDC8

Re: Electric Vehicles - AMA

Would have really sucked if you had to depend on your car to get to someplace important, like work ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFAtqWOaEgg More importantly, it takes days to clean up by having to tow the vehicles. Hertz getting rid of their EVs citing low demand, high insurance costs, high m...

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

My bad, it is not new. Here's an example of what I have an issue with. On Friday, at the hight of the arctic outflow we just had where I live - the media and meteorologists made big stories about temperature records being broken. But what they don't tell you (until you really read the articles) is ...

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

I think the meterologist(?) Climate scientist. If thats the same thing, who knows. Too many new buzz words floating around these days. is saying that this Arctic air mass behaviour is new It is not new nor did they say it was new - it happens every year. What they're saying (very clearly) is that t...

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

I am sorry the science doesn't fit your life narrative!! We are seeing more Weather extremes directly linked to human caused climate change! Glad we live in a world where we have experts in climate science! Says the science doesn't fit my "life narrative" - posts an article that literally...

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ACDC8

Re: What diet do you follow?

dfwjim1 wrote:
Was that somewhere in Germany where you ate? Here in the United States a comparable meal would be cheaper.

LOL - no, I'm in Canada.

I wish I was at a McDonalds in Germany though - I sure do miss the McTasty

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... o-the-u-s/

ACDC8

Re: Electric Vehicles - AMA

B777LRF wrote:
Golf GTI Clubsport ticks all the right boxes.

Same here. Sucks that we don't get it in North America. Puts every EV on the market to shame when it comes to driving enjoyment.

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ACDC8

Re: Electric Vehicles - AMA

People don’t “change” EV batteries unless they get in a wreck. Speaking of which ... https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/12/11/hyundai-ev-battery-icbc-cost/ $60K for a new battery. Fortunately, our insurance system will cover it. Unfortunately, we will all see our insurance premiums go up and up and...

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ACDC8

Re: What diet do you follow?

I stay away from fast food as much as possible. The ironic thing is that fast food is hardly fast anymore these days - nor is it cheap. I went to Burger King the other week, $17 for a Bacon King Combo - first time I went to BK and crapped myself before eating the food :lol: McDonalds is no better, ...

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

Tens of millions of people can no longer scratch a subsistence living due to climate change. Let me fix this for you ... Tens of millions of people can no longer afford a subsistence living due to taxes piled upon taxes to "fight" climate change. https://www.oxfam.org/en/drought-east-afri...

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ACDC8

Re: Day trip to be on a particular airline/aircraft

I'll be doing that this year, gonna book a flight from Vancouver Harbour to Victoria Harbour and back just to experience a floatplane. However, living in Metro Vancouver, its not that big of an ordeal to get there lol.

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ACDC8

Re: Places in Europe to visit.

I love Paris, it's just got something about it that makes it special.
Amsterdam is awesome as well - spent many, many, many, many, many weekends there.
Rome, Barcelona, Athens, Istanbul - yeah they're all touristy, but they're still places one should visit at least once in their lives.

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ACDC8

Re: Are Frequent Flyer programs of any value anymore ?

The only value they provided for me was priority boarding.

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ACDC8

Re: Really great airline deals of the 80's and 90's

Last minute travel kiosks at airports in Germany. They had some killer deals.

For the very adventurous, you'd show up to the airport, luggage in tow, hit the travel market, pick something and fly out the same day.

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ACDC8

Re: Micro (small footprint) Computers

Is a laptop out of the question?

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ACDC8

Re: Future of LAS/SNSA

The location of LAS really adds to the Vegas experience of getting off the airplane and being at the casino within 20 minutes. It makes everyone feel like a celebrity. Absolutely. Even if you're staying up on Fremont and the traffic is really snarled up, you'd be from plane, taxi, checked-in, fresh...

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ACDC8

Re: Future of LAS/SNSA

You can get lots of cheap flights into LAS so why would anyone actually visiting (or those living in) Vegas want to fly into an airport and then drive another hour?

LAS is probably one of the best located airports I can think of, especially if you're staying at a resort south of Flamingo Road.

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ACDC8

Re: An amazing tidy mouse.

My mom was like that. She'd be around the house - cleaning, vacuuming, dusting, etc. We'd ask her if company was coming and she'd say "No, the house cleaner is coming later".

True story

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ACDC8

Re: Explosion at Historic Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._T._Waggoner_Building

... I'm assuming its the same building?

ACDC8

Re: Explosion at Historic Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas

I've never been to Dallas/Fort Worth. What makes this building historic?

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ACDC8

Re: Could a Glass Floor Road or Railroad Bridge be Built?

ArchGuy1 wrote:
Would a glass floor railroad bridge be a good idea though?

No. Because there is no reason to and is completely senseless. There is zero purpose, benefit or functionality.

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ACDC8

Re: Do VerticalScope(Torstar) really care about Airliner.net

This is an aviation website, last I checked. An aviation website with a non-aviation component. And that component has been vital to the success of this website as a business and as a community. And now its practically a ghost town. Topics are filled with opinions, and opinions can get heated or ev...

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ACDC8

Re: Could a Glass Floor Road or Railroad Bridge be Built?

Why? What would be the point?

The walkways make sense, gives people a chance to look directly down and gives them a thrill. But a vehicular bridge? Just build a bridge using steel grating like they used to if you want that effect - probably a lot cheaper and more durable.

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ACDC8

Re: Dodge Dealer screws over US Soldier deployed in Iraq

bchandl wrote:
I would actually argue the dealer did him a massive favor. The rug pull by the dealership saved the enlisted soldier from paying for a POS Stellantis (and a fkn dodge at that) with an inflated MSRP and the $50k(!!!!!!!!!) over sticker he agreed to.

LOL, no kidding, eh?

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ACDC8

Re: What diet do you follow?

Just to add on the topic of processed foods. Don't get me wrong, I have my weaknesses. Definitely won't say no to a bag of Jalapeño Cheddar Doritos, Strawberry Twizzlers or Kraft Dinner and fun breakfast cereals

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ACDC8

Re: What diet do you follow?

It really can be hard to avoid processed food sometimes, especially when time is a factor. Luckily we have a good amount of local stores (butchers, special dairy store, etc.) where we can get some foods I personally would avoid from large supermarkets. Meat loaf, sausages, yogurt, etc. Same here - ...

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

Yeah Canada has suffered from extreme fires and warmth never seen. 2023 is an example of what Canada will face more of in the future. Thats what happens when you don't let fires burn - they just continue the next year and then the year after that - no chance of letting the old dry forests regrow. T...

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

Well, looks like lots of parts of Canada is finally getting a blast of winter over the next week. Was enjoying the warm weather so far and now this thread jinxed that

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ACDC8

Re: 2023 was warmest year on record!

Doesn't really affect me - at least not compared to humans eons ago when climate change forced them to move around just to survive. We sure have it good compared to them

Its just unfortunate we have social media with all their doomsday prophets preaching their rhetoric.

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ACDC8

Re: What diet do you follow?

Balanced and moderate is the key to a healthy diet - keep it simple and stay away from fad diets - they never work out long term. I try to be as "healthy" as possible, so no processed foods, very balanced diet, 2-3x meat, 1-2x fish a week. Loads of vegetables and fruits. Many nuts. We do n...

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ACDC8

Re: Vehicle Toll Evasion by Covered or Altered License Plates

This is a bit a strange argument, as the goods you buy are transported by the truck so yes they get a bit more expensive but you also buy them. So its not like you get punished if you do not buy goods. Only the people that buy goods pay for the toll but they also want them goods to be transported a...

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ACDC8

Re: What diet do you follow?

The Ron Swanson diet which consists of meat, meat and more meat.

Going vegetarian or even worse, vegan, is nor ever will be an option for me. I enjoy life, and eating meat is a very big part of that enjoyment on a daily basis.

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ACDC8

Re: Dodge Dealer screws over US Soldier deployed in Iraq

Good on Kuniskis and it's a good thing they had some allocations set aside. Now, hopefully this will open up to more dialogue to finally regulate a corrupt and fraudulent system protected by lobbyists with their generous donations and help prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the futur...

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ACDC8

Re: Flight diversions, have you been on one?

Not a biggie - but JHL was fogged in on one of my work rotations, so we did a quick diversion to YMM. Didn't really change anything, they just sent the buses from JHL to YMM and then went to site.

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ACDC8

Re: Rare types in service 2024

An update from my home airport YVR, sadly many of the interesting types have disappeared. I'm bummed that LH sent the 787 this winter instead of the A340 :cry2: But JL is still sending the 767 so thats a bonus. Yeah, not as exciting as smaller turboprops and such, but still - anything is better tha...

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ACDC8

Re: Vehicle Toll Evasion by Covered or Altered License Plates

I like the German way of doing tolls. Leave private cars alone and have big rigs pay tolls electronically The problem with that is that the tolls of commercial vehicle gets passed on to the consumer which in turn, drives up prices of goods, which in turn effects everyone regardless if they have a c...

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ACDC8

Re: Dodge Dealer screws over US Soldier deployed in Iraq

The threat alone is usually enough. The dealers need the OEM more than the OEM needs the dealers. I'm going to disagree on that - the dealer can simply go to another brand but the manufacturer can't sell without a dealer as per US law. Dealerships have always been very shady and the last couple of ...

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ACDC8

Re: Dodge Dealer screws over US Soldier deployed in Iraq

Stellantis can do many things. Pull their flooring, pull their future premium allocation, pull their franchise, etc. Do they actually though? I know Ford was making a lot of noise about this over the last 2 years - it would be interesting to know if Ford actually did take action against scummy deal...

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ACDC8

Re: Dodge Dealer screws over US Soldier deployed in Iraq

If only there was talk of some sort of consumer protection that could have helped to prevent this in the first place. Oh wait, there was ... https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1476319 :scratchchin: Greed is greed - you can't have it both ways and only support it if its enacted ...

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ACDC8

Re: Dodge Dealer screws over US Soldier deployed in Iraq

This one really boils my blood. A US service member had placed an order for his dream car, a Dodge Demon 170. He agreed to pay $50,000 over MSRP to get his dream car. The car was custom built for him and not a dealer stock allocation. HIS car, his name on the monroney sticker. After months of waiti...

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ACDC8

Re: Strange Routes And Their Reasons

usflyer123 wrote:
I believe most of the pax are connecting at MSP to the East Coast\Caribbean.

Like I said, I understand its purpose

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ACDC8

Re: Happy Friday & Merry Christmas, Fellow Anetters!

Humbug!

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Re: Strange Routes And Their Reasons

bfitzflyer wrote:
Never been YWG , but MSP is a far cry from desolation.

Meh, everything East of the Rockies and West of the Eastern Seaboard is desolate

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ACDC8

Re: Books that start in the middle or end of the story

Max Q wrote:
Almost every book I’ve read lately

I’m currently reading ‘always another dawn’ by Scott Crossfield the famous test pilot, first chapter is great then he goes back to when he was born

Ridiculous

I'm not familiar with him, I'm assuming it's a biography of sorts? I mostly read fiction.

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