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  • The Tartan Cottage
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    Must have been wonderful back in the days when they had the little piano bar upstairs at the front. *sigh* I could have so got used to that lifestyle.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    It was the bears' beds, not Goldilocks's.
    Figure of speech, old fruit. It was either that or you woke up with a hemorrhoid the size of a bowling ball, but whichever it was, you're a tetchy fecker today. And on a Friday, with pubs open*. Chill a bit...

    *Sorry NickFitz, some pubs which aren't in Leicester...

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  • AtW
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    She could not bear it anymore...

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    Who shat in your bed, Goldilocks?
    It was the bears' beds, not Goldilocks's.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    If you want to police his language, maybe you should piss off to North Korea.
    Who shat in your bed, Goldilocks?

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    Try 1960s for the original, and 1980s for the -400 as used by BA.
    Whatevs

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  • clearedforlanding
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    For those of you with second homes in Spain or vice versa there is the BA Flash Sale starting today I just picked up tulip load of £49 returns to AGP, Help me save the A320 from being phased out. (*not that I help out with this, I prefer the LCY flight)

    Special Offers | Latest flight offers & holiday deals | British Airways
    Last edited by clearedforlanding; 17 July 2020, 14:19.

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
    They were always planned to be phased out by 2024 anyway. With aviation not doing very well at the moment it makes perfect sense to get rid of them early as they're not very fuel efficient and are expensive to maintain. Aircraft technology has moved on a bit since the 1990's.

    Try 1960s for the original, and 1980s for the -400 as used by BA.

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  • ladymuck
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    They were always planned to be phased out by 2024 anyway. With aviation not doing very well at the moment it makes perfect sense to get rid of them early as they're not very fuel efficient and are expensive to maintain. Aircraft technology has moved on a bit since the 1990's.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    You seem to have forgotten which country you're in (for the time being, anyway). Leave the 'official' stuff to Pravda, Comrade...
    If you want to police his language, maybe you should piss off to North Korea.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    This is the Official thread
    You seem to have forgotten which country you're in (for the time being, anyway). Leave the 'official' stuff to Pravda, Comrade...

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  • AtW
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    This is the Official thread

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  • elsergiovolador
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    Turn them into mobile offices!

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  • WTFH
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    KUATB!

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  • AtW
    started a topic 747 DOOM

    747 DOOM

    British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn - BBC News



    Noooooo!
    Last edited by AtW; 17 July 2020, 09:51.
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