“Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.” (the Bard).
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” (Gothe).
“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
(P2 comment: Before "K" says "gotcha P2", these words of wisdom were originally attributed to Confucius ) A candle in the window. The climb itself had been arduous, even without the weather being foul; the descent difficult and dangerous and the weather ferocious;...
“A truth that’s told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent”.
It’s no good, sorry too much; I have to get this off my chest; so one topic only today. There are some good posts this week over a range of subjects; but the Essendon accident is so very important it demands attention. I ain’t certain the trick cyclists would agree,...
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
Bad news travels a lot faster than good, but have you noticed how ‘change’ for the better seems to take forever to arrive. Good news for aviation is a rare and precious commodity, change is even scarcer and hard won. It may take a while to penetrate and translate into...
Memo: from the department of funny coincidence.
Good job P2, and timely. The BRB tote odds for the release of the latest Pel-Air ditching report is at very short odds (5/4 on) for a ‘Budget day’ slider, (slipped under the door at 1659 followed by the patter of tiny feet, at speed, out of the building). There are...
“Because your question searches for deep meaning, etc.
The IOS have awarded DDDD another couple of D’s in acknowledgement of his work in matters aeronautical. Ducking, diving, deceitful, duplicitous being a sample of suggestions made: but ‘Duck-Up’ won the votes. Sandy set the tone:- Sandy – “Maybe he really is leaving, I...
‘’Tis a muddle,’
‘’Tis a muddle,’ said Stephen, shaking his head as he moved to the door. ‘’Tis a’ a muddle!’ Salt in the alphabet soup? "..Meanwhile, Australian and New Zealand airlines have joined forces to set up a new aviation industry group to lobby government on taxes, fees and...
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