mjmooney Posted January 13, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, blandy said: But do you get the daft o'clock in the morning U2* din? *no, not the annoying fella, the spy plane What? Are U2s still flying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, blandy said: But do you get the daft o'clock in the morning U2* din? *no, not the annoying fella, the spy plane Always kept me on edge. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, mjmooney said: What? Are U2s still flying? Yup. Think they have Blackbirds there now too but I am not allowed to reveal that . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Brumerican said: Always kept me on edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, mjmooney said: What? Are U2s still flying? Yep. Once upon a time when I was at Akrotiri, we were in work at the daft o'clock in the morning hour, and our jet was parked up on a pan right by the end of the runway. After a bit a U2 taxied onto the runway (the end we were at) to take off. We were ushered inside our jet and told not to watch. So obviously we watched. It's a proper carry on, one of them taking off. It sat there for a bit, with 2 escort cars - V8 muscle cars of some sort and some goons with machine guns, glaring at us watching them through the door and windows of our jet. The U2 set off down the runway, some red detachable wheels on legs dropped off the wings once it got going a bit...then we heard the engines drop in volume and the goons got in their cars and raced off down the runway after it. The U2 had aborted take-off. The cars have to (I was told) tell the pilot what they can see, cus the pilot can't actually see what's closely in front of and below him. I think also they may try and position themselves so the wing tip(s) settles onto the roof of the car(s), or maybe that's an urban myth. Anyway it was fascinating to observe and mildly amusing that the angry looking goons had to go and collect their broken aircraft and get it towed back into their hangar.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2021 16 hours ago, Xela said: Lee Sharpe at Man Utd always sticks in my mind for celebrating goals. Probably 92 or 93? Always thought he'd play for us one day. So did he, think he almost did, he is a big Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, blandy said: Yep. Once upon a time when I was at Akrotiri, we were in work at the daft o'clock in the morning hour, and our jet was parked up on a pan right by the end of the runway. After a bit a U2 taxied onto the runway (the end we were at) to take off. We were ushered inside our jet and told not to watch. So obviously we watched. It's a proper carry on, one of them taking off. It sat there for a bit, with 2 escort cars - V8 muscle cars of some sort and some goons with machine guns, glaring at us watching them through the door and windows of our jet. The U2 set off down the runway, some red detachable wheels on legs dropped off the wings once it got going a bit...then we heard the engines drop in volume and the goons got in their cars and raced off down the runway after it. The U2 had aborted take-off. The cars have to (I was told) tell the pilot what they can see, cus the pilot can't actually see what's closely in front of and below him. I think also they may try and position themselves so the wing tip(s) settles onto the roof of the car(s), or maybe that's an urban myth. Anyway it was fascinating to observe and mildly amusing that the angry looking goons had to go and collect their broken aircraft and get it towed back into their hangar.. I was the Army delegate for Inventory at SCAF so my entire job was making sure that the furniture on camp didn't go AWOL. This included the US hangars which weren't even allowed to go in . They probably sit on aliens during NAAFI break for all I know as we were never allowed to go and count anything. We just mailed them a list of items we said they signed for 600 years ago .They sign it and mail it back with a big "Yup we still got all that shit" and no questions are asked. Really did enjoy watching those things take off though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Xela said: Lee Sharpe at Man Utd always sticks in my mind for celebrating goals. Probably 92 or 93? Always thought he'd play for us one day. Season after season I’d wait for his arrival as my grandad always reckons he’d sign for us because he was a villa fan apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2021 What is the purpose of this ball and chain on an ironing board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, mjmooney said: What is the purpose of this ball and chain on an ironing board? Make life easier to release the collapse catch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Make life easier to release the collapse catch. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Eh? Its just an assumption but perhaps they have a collapse catch on the underside that for whatever reason is difficult to get to, so potentially the user has added that call in a chain to assist. Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: What is the purpose of this ball and chain on an ironing board? I thought that was a bed and some kind of sex toy. Lockdown has been tough. I need help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 minute ago, BOF said: I thought that was a bed and some kind of sex toy. Lockdown has been tough. I need help. I was going to say the same thing. It's plugged in too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2021 A quick Goog^H^H^H Mooney suggests that I am not alone in wondering about the ironing board ball. And nobody really knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2021 Just now, mjmooney said: A quick Goog^H^H^H Mooney suggests that I am not alone in wondering about the ironing board ball. And nobody really knows. And everything's a sex toy if you have the imagination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, BOF said: And everything's a sex toy if you have the imagination. Rule 35a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Apparently it's a safety thing. You put it over the lever to stop kids collapsing it when you're using it. Yours doesn't appear to have a hole through it though. Hmm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Paddywhack said: Apparently it's a safety thing. You put it over the lever to stop kids collapsing it when you're using it. Yours doesn't appear to have a hole through it though. Hmm. It does, on one side (not all the way through). But yeah, I guess that would be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: What is the purpose of this ball and chain on an ironing board? It's not an Ironing board, it's a surf-board on a stand - when the tide comes in the float rises and releases the board so the surfer can then launch themself into the swell. Don't you know anything? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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