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Colin McRae RIP
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no way. I read the story but never found out who the occupants were. Before his time."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
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Bang goes that franchise.
But seriously...
(Why isn't there a "sombre" smiley? The one most visually appropriate to such a feeling is "indifferent", which isn't what I feel:Originally posted by John DonneAny man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
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Colin's 5 year old son was also killed as well - very sad and tragic news.www.stormtrack.co.uk - My Stormchasing website.Comment
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Jesus,
why do all these rich people have crashes in helicopters ?
Lesson for us all, if we ever become rich don't get delusions of having a helicopter and becoming a pilot, every year we hear of rich people crashing their helicopters.
Maybe there should be stricter driving tests for helicopter pilots and more regular flying hours to keep the skills up ?
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I was having similar thoughts, the stats of rich folks crashing in these machines must be pretty high against professional piliots -Originally posted by milanbenes View PostJesus,
why do all these rich people have crashes in helicopters ?
Lesson for us all, if we ever become rich don't get delusions of having a helicopter and becoming a pilot, every year we hear of rich people crashing their helicopters.
Maybe there should be stricter driving tests for helicopter pilots and more regular flying hours to keep the skills up ?
Milan."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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I think the reason why these rich people die in helicopters is because poor people tend not to own them.
Very sad all the sameRule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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So being poor reduces your exposure to risk - I like that - applying for my old job in Tesco's, you should see the mean age of those folks working in my local
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Nope - that isn't what I said. Being poor tends to exclude you from the owning a helicopter brigade. As such, any crash would tend to involve rich helicopter owners and their mates - their mates could be poor though.
It's the same with expensive sports cars - you tend to find rich people driving these also, unless it has been nicked.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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