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Missed by that much...

People who use seen instead of saw. "I seen him walking down the street." Idiots.

1 hour ago, nomadpete said:

PS, moderator can you please add the missing 'r' to meteor, in the thread title?

Happy to oblige.

That's the story told on a Facebook post showing a student who had completed his first solo.

This combo is regularly parked in front of the house opposite my place.

This is not a joke as such, but does not warrant a thread of its own.

Does anyone know the origin of the practice of cutting a student pilots shirt-tail when they complete their first solo?

I was beside a Platinum in Ringwood yesterday. It was like a bl**dy elephant.

And the visibilty from small cars like my Festiva is woeful when one is next to you, especially in parking lots.

British Ministry of Defense: Russia fixes its biggest vulnerability

Every day since the start of Russia’s large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense has published its assessment of the situation in the conflict. On August 10, 2023, it is about Russia’s main vulnerability.

Via X, formerly Twitter, the UK Ministry of Defense writes: “Over the past week, Russian authorities have likely increased their efforts to disrupt Russian citizens’ access to virtual private networks (VPNs). According to reports, many of the most popular VPNs have become unusable in some regions of Russia. VPNs allow users to disguise their access to the Internet, protect their privacy, and circumvent government censorship. VPNs are very popular in Russia, although they have been illegal since 2017. They allow users to access objective international news sources, including about the war in Ukraine.”

Read more here.

I was a bit the same when my wife was alive. She loved going to concerts and plays. She would meet lady friends to sit with and I, too, would drive her there and pick her up. I was not that keen on going, although I would have sat through them with her, but we just couldn't afford them. If they were close to home, I would come home and watch telly. She loved morning concerts at Hamer Hall on Southbank - 12:30 till 2:00 pm. I would drive down and park at Albert Park, on part of the F1 track, from where I could watch boats on the lake and eat sandwiches, or go to the piers at Port Melbourne.

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