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In the office for 0530 today for a visit to an aircraft deicer. I now know lots about deicing rigs. Weather was too mild to see any action but we've pencilled in a visit in the New Year when I'll go out in the rig and watch the process and/or get to play at being a deicer by practising on the 'green goddess'.
I was in a plane once while it was deiced - one of those little Saab turboprop things. I’d been summoned to Aberdeen by my then employers; at EMA they cancelled the flight and took us up to MAN in a coach, where we boarded a plane that first stopped at EDI. At that point it was decreed that we be deiced, so a thing came and sprayed some kind of fluid all over us, after which we were finally able to continue up to ABZ
East Midlands Railways have refunded 50% of my train fare to Manchester for the CUK do, due to the delays which led to me getting there about thirty minutes later than planned (and by a considerably more circuitous route)
East Midlands Railways have refunded 50% of my train fare to Manchester for the CUK do, due to the delays which led to me getting there about thirty minutes later than planned (and by a considerably more circuitous route)
Lunch was poached tomato and scrambled egg on Morrisons sunflower and pumpking seed toast (crust), with a beetroot sarnie and 1.05 pints of Good Glengettie Tea rounding it all off.
Eeeh. Wot u dun Brillo? I slipped over a couple of weeks ago and bashed me back on the border wall while cleaning me little van. All ok in a week but it's nice to know that neighbours come rushing to help you when they hear you shout "F........................!" at the top of your voice.
According to BR14 twas just a scratch for me. I came off bike - fell on hip. While hobbling I have knackered my hip flexor. Grrrrrrr
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