777-300ER order
03-28-2020 | 08:40 AM
#181
Squawking 2000
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From: Skeptical
My thoughts exactly.
I remember seeing a couple dozen turboprops parked on the old ramp in SGF about 20 years from some commuter that had transitioned to RJs. Van driver said he overheard that the bean counters had determined that was the cheapest ramp space available which also had the highest likelihood of tornado/hail damage. They were just waiting it out and hoping for an insurance claim.
I remember seeing a couple dozen turboprops parked on the old ramp in SGF about 20 years from some commuter that had transitioned to RJs. Van driver said he overheard that the bean counters had determined that was the cheapest ramp space available which also had the highest likelihood of tornado/hail damage. They were just waiting it out and hoping for an insurance claim.
03-28-2020 | 08:41 AM
#182
Line Holder
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From: NOYB
03-28-2020 | 09:45 AM
#183
You look like a nail
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03-28-2020 | 01:38 PM
#184
Line Holder
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Speaking of parking jets, I was looking at a picture of all the AA jets parked in Tulsa. Here we are going into wind / hail / tornado season and they have all these jets (many 777/787) lined up neatly for weeks in one spot smack in the middle of tornado alley. I’d be a tad nervous about that given the way all of our luck has been going lately.
04-01-2020 | 06:21 PM
#188
Gets Weekends Off
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From: Sleeping in the black swan’s nest.
My best guess is that golf balls have dimples to keep them from flying straight. And once they land out of bounds the dimples assist the the ball in stopping in the most dense and difficult underbrush with A tree directly between it and the fairway.
04-01-2020 | 07:28 PM
#189
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From: Tom’s Whipping boy.
Best golf post of the month. Thanks for the chuckle as I longingly look out over the 5th fairway, with an injured hand.
04-01-2020 | 09:42 PM
#190
Stuck Mic
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don’t let that stop you. One of my golf buddies blew his hand off in middle school making improvised fireworks (bad deal obviously) but we played on the high school golf team and basketball beyond high school. Even with one hand he has a great swing and an excellent golfer.
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