Re: Brawl on Ryanair flight

All of you have missed one very important point, and I am surprised 60 Minutes has not done a story on it. Every single solitary Ryanair flight with drunken brawl incidents are on... 737s!!! :stirthepot: Yet another thing to lay at Boeing's door! :scratchchin: ;) If it's Boeing I'm going Brawling...

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Re: Greatest living composer

Surprised no-one has mentioned Karl Jenkins.

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Re: Trump Organization found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud

readytotaxi wrote:

"BREAKING Trump says expecting 'arrest' on Tuesday."

I do hope he is not disappointed.

They should arrest him on Monday instead..

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Re: Update: AI makes commitments for 275 Airbus and 220 Boeing aircraft

Tata could conceivably create its own leasing company and keep all the profits in house.. Transfer capital from on subsidiary to another..

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Re: Report: AI to order 435 single aisle and 70 widebody aircraft

So .. no firm order, just a LOI? :roll: For the uninformed, what does an LOI signify and what does it take to go from LoI to order? It's basically a serious agreement before all the legal paperwork is signed... So I suppose you could technically withdraw without penalty but wouldn't look too good o...

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Re: Indian Navy - F18 vs Rafele Competition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTEaLDL6pgk

https://twitter.com/livefist/status/162 ... bbvYTQExMg

Re: Everything That George Santos Has Lied About (So Far)

And.. There's more George Santos says his mom was in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Records show she wasn't in the U.S. The congressman said on his website that his mother was in the South Tower during the Sept. 11 attacks. Newly obtained records indicate she was living in Rio de Janeiro at the tim...

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Re: I now have home Internet service - security measures?

c933103 wrote:

Encrypt the wifi network.

Yep WPA3 if your router supports it.. Also if you can.. hide the ssid.

Also some routers support vpn access via the router config as well so you can also add another level of security/anonymity

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Re: Kevin McCarthy makes history... first in 100 years to fail Speaker vote

MTG and Trump have now confirmed, on Fox News, that Trump put forward the idea of changing all the McCarthy objectors to vote Present, to allow him to be elected Speaker, with no additional support. So McCarthy will continue to be beholden to Trump, and the MAGA rebels, unfortunately. Trump put it ...

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Re: Harry's New Book 'Spare': Scuffle between Harry and Willie

Its half price already lol https://i.ibb.co/wMSzhXD/F0-CEA07-B-E6-AB-4812-9588-21-DA442777-B6.jpg I guess all the juicy bits have been broadcast already and reading books is so last century. [emoji1787] Indeed Meghan wont get as much ££ as she wanted ;) This cost of living crisis is terrible lol We...

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Re: Nearly half of Brits say Prince Harry should lose his title, survey suggests

All this furore over Harry is a nice distraction away from the family nonce...

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Re: New MINI Cooper Convertible ‘coming home’ to be built in the UK

The Mini is coming back but the PM will be riding in German made Audis : https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/brexit-causes-government-ditch-jaguar-25831678 No British manufacturer can make armored limousines. Now I will correct that headline, since the only possible contender (and c...

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Re: Musk, Twitter News and Discussion Thread

It's the poll tax all over again..

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Re: PA 103 Alleged Bomb maker in USA custody

PA 103 caused major changes to airline security, in particular stricter controls and requirements of checked bags. That included that the person who checked a bag but doesn't board the flight, it has to be removed as well as further examination of transferred checked baggage. It was a was a mortal ...

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Re: The end of an era in the French Navy

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePa ... ID=1705440

Re: Bridge Collapse in Gujarat, India

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... -up-claims

Re: Semi reversal of Mini Budget

Who's the idiot who designed that banding? Must be a lot of people and employers making sure income hits a ceiling at £50,190. My understanding is that the tax rate takes effect only beyond the floor value of the bracket. So, for example a taxable income of £80,000 does not incur a tax of £32,000, ...

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Re: Family of four found murdered

Horrible Crime , Horrible Person . I grieve for the families of the lost. From the article it appears the suspect tried to commit suicide and is in critical condition . Something tells me there is a lot more to this story than a random killing. Will be interesting to see what justice comes out if i...

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Re: Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, dies at 73

Apparently she died from blunt force trauma from falling down the stairs..

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Re: Boris Johnson done as Prime Minister?

art wrote:

Dozens of people saying they decline to continue working for a government led by Boris. What in the world makes him think he can continue? I think it is time he announced that he is resigning the position of PM to spend more time with his family.

Which one?

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Re: Passenger dies after leaving easyJet flight at LGW

Apparently there was someone there from the assistance company but they were helping one of 3 other passengers on the flight to get to the buggy.. It doesn't say how long they waited but presumably they would have been the last of the plane to make it easier to move them? A formal investigation has ...

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Re: Home / Doorbell Camera

Do not get WUUK.. I have one of them and they are awful.. Backed it on indiegogo and been no end of problems.. Battery dies suddenly and the app is crap.

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Re: American tourists bring unexploded bomb shell to Israeli airport

I remember when we went on a battlefields tour of France and Belgium in school (a long time ago). The farmers would still be digging up unexploded bombs and would leave them on the side of the road for the bomb disposal people to deal with.. We were warned not to go near them and told that occasiona...

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Re: UK Prime Minister and Chancellor Fined By Police

He broke the law in a 'limited and specific way' and according to the attorney general, that sort of behaviour is acceptable.. So he's not bothered.. In other news it's also fine to commit crimes as long as they are under 9 minutes, burglars and speeding motorists take note.. And as for the Daily Ma...

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Re: Dame Cressida Dick forced out as Metropolitan Police Commissioner

Seems like the bad apples in the MET might go quite high up: https://www.lbc.co.uk/crime/met-police-commander-accused-drug-taking/ Of course the response of the Police Federation is to have a go at the mayor instead of the conduct of some of its officers: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-6...

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Re: Desperate Boris Johnson quotes The Lion King in 'pep talk' to stop more staff quitting

Life peers can resign from the house of Lords as part of the 2014 House of Lords reform act.. This would allow them to stand for Parliament if they so wished.. Although many peers are washed up old parliamentarians or perinial losers who were unable to win an election to the commons to begin with so...

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Re: Desperate Boris Johnson quotes The Lion King in 'pep talk' to stop more staff quitting

Nadie Dorries is what you'd get if you lobotonised Jar Jar Binks.. Johnson will cling to power as long as possible. He had no shame or morals before becoming prime minister so I fail to see what will change now. Can't see sunak getting in as he doesn't appeal to the xenophobic and racist side of the...

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Re: Desperate Boris Johnson quotes The Lion King in 'pep talk' to stop more staff quitting

Mirza came to Johnson via think tanks, after being in, I am not joking here, The Revolutionary Communist Party. Another massive Johnson fan, pro Brexit warrior, was a woman sent to the House Of Lords, her previous exposure to public life was a refusal to condemn the no warning IRA bomb in the Briti...

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Re: Have you ever been to a party that you didn't realize was a party?

casinterest wrote:

How do you not realize it is a party?
Was everyone not there?

Did you think it was a personal/private meeting?

With Piffle and Rhubarb.. Perhaps Bunter was hoping for a sausage party..

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Re: Identify This Aircraft

https://imgur.com/TpP24yp

Re: Incident at Abu Dhabi

https://twitter.com/i/status/1483041284764073992

Re: Australian Open 2022

https://thewest.com.au/sport/tennis/nov ... -c-5289512

Re: Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

The judge has ruled that Ms Giuffre's 2009 agreement with Epstein doesn't preclude her bringing a civil case against Prince Andrew. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59871514 During a virtual hearing they said the Duke of York was a "potential defendant" as defined by the agreement and the ca...

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Re: Russian sub hits towed array sonar

Same thing happened with the USS McCloy and K-324 in 1983..

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Re: What is in Britain's future?

From an American perspective (that has done a bunch of research on the subject at hand) it looks like the UK will fall apart. Scotland will hold a vote before 2025 wether parliament likes it or not thanks to the recent support of the SNP party. Northern Ireland will eventually leave to Ireland beca...

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Re: Windows 11

You can edit the registry and install Windows 11 on machines that don't have supported processors.. There is also a scrip out there somewhere to skip the tpm requirement. I installed it on my unsupported laptop via install media and it works fine.. Although I haven't noticed anything great about it ...

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Re: 135 Years Since Dedication of the Statue of Liberty Last Week

What's significant about it turning 135 years old?

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Re: Four wheelers and taxation in India.

As I said earlier in the thread. The Jaguar is several years, and the Ioniq 5 does the same only better for more or less half the price. Thats how much things have changed only since 2018. The i-pace is a nice car(I’ve tried it) but several years old. Jaguar losing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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Re: An Accidental MAX Flight: ATL-MDW-RIC-ATL on Southwest

Great report and pics! That pizza is like nothing I have ever seen before!!! Looks more like a frankenquiche!

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Re: Favorite SSD

I need to see an optician.. Glancing at the title at first I thought it said "What is your favourite STD".

Anyway Samsung gets the seal of approval along with crucial.. I'd avoid the cheap Chinese ssds like the plague

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Re: Olio of advice on used-car-buying

Pre purchase inspections are always good if you are going to part with a fair amount of cash there's obvious things that have been said like a) Check it has been serviced regularly b) Looks for any leaks below the car and also look under the bonnet with the engine running c) Look for any warning lig...

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Re: Silly daft jokes.

1950s, Soviet Russia. In a KGB office, an anonymus report runs in with the following: "I have undeniable information that Ivan Ivanovich is an enemy of the State - he is smuggling diamonds in a pile of logs." Officers soon raid his house, toss the logpile around, but just to be sure, they ...

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Re: Silly daft jokes.

What's brown and sticky?

A stick..

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Re: Taliban rapidly taking over Afghanistan.

Let's guess how this plays.. Afghanistan will become a basket case, Pakistan will claim that the very forces they back are going to destabilise their country, they'll beg the USA again for military aid to 'secure the borders' and use those weapons to point towards India...

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Re: Is a speeding ticket for going 8 MPH over harsh?

This. Blow a tire above 80 and you're probably dead. Even over 75 it can get ugly fast. Nonsense. It would be acceptable if you'd write: Blow a tire above 80 and panic , you're probably dead. Keep calm, react properly and your chances to save the day are very high. Not to mention that tubeless pass...

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Re: Is a speeding ticket for going 8 MPH over harsh?

Hadec3 cameras all along the m1 and m25.. 3 points and £100 or a speed awareness course if you haven't done one in the previous 3 years They don’t go off though if you are doing 73mph No it wouldn't unless there was a variable speed limit in force Interesting confused.com asked the various police f...

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Re: Is a speeding ticket for going 8 MPH over harsh?

vrbarreto wrote:

noviorbis77 wrote:

In the UK, the rule of thumb is 10% plus 3.

So in theory you should get away with 80mph on a motorway etc.

But you could get done.

Hadec3 cameras all along the m1 and m25.. 3 points and £100 or a speed awareness course if you haven't done one in the previous 3 years

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Re: Is a speeding ticket for going 8 MPH over harsh?

If they do, they violate the law. The fines in Slovakia aren't up to the police officers. There is a set range of fines. This table is if force since April 1, 2020 and valid for 2021. Overspeed Fine Within city limits Rural area Up to 6 km/h Up to 6 km/h Warning 7 to 10 km/h 7 to 15 km/h 10-30 € 11...

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