Off Topic The Goodhand Arms

Corrected that for you

 

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight.

http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016...low_twitter_si

 

Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, has been evacuated from the South Pole after falling ill.
The former 86-year-old astronaut was visiting the US Antarctic Program's research centre as part of a tourist group.
The White Desert tour company said Mr Aldrin was stable under the care of a doctor.
The evacuation flight was provided by the National Science Foundation who said Mr Aldrin was "ailing"

I wish him a full recovery , but should it not read " The 86 year old former astronaut " ?.

 

I wonder if they had a fuel leak ? Very bad if they never put enough fuel in , in the first instance . Either way horrible .

 

Listened to Phil Vickery last night, who is a pretty sound journalist. From his findings, the plane type was marginal on the distance. Usually, this plane type refuels over the same trip. The plane took off late, and the airport that would have refuelled it is closed in the evenings. There was an unplanned alternative refuel at Bogota, but the decision was made to go straight to the destination, because of risk of police arrest to the pilot. On approaching the destination airport the pilot radioed that he was on vapours, but the Tower replied saying they had to circle while priority was given to another aircraft landing which was leaking fuel. So, on initial evidence, it appears to have been a tragic set of circumstances, and a cabin crew who made some seriously ill-judged decisions.

 

So do I, and yes it should.

 

Tragic , just tragic . thanks for the info TSS .

 

OK mate. I tried to remember exactly why there was a risk of Police arrest for the pilot. I think it is because making an unplanned, non-emergency [as then] landing at an airport carries a censure, but don't take that as an absolute fact.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38178353

I know he had a good innings, but a true comedy genius. The timing impeccable.

Ke? I know nothing...

RIP Manuel.

 

Just read of his passing............

 

R.I.P fire fire......

 

Aww.! Andrew Sachs was part of life's furniture. In latter years he made an excellent Dr Watson in the radio series, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, written by Bert Coules. Each episode being the subject of one of the throwaway lines referring to past cases. Coules had him talking back and questioning Holmes, and sometimes even taking the mickey out of Holmes and his narrow band of knowledge. He brought his natural humour to a straight role and made it all the better for it. Sachs was also a playwright and once wrote a play with absolutely no words in it. It's called The Revenge, and pretty good it is too.

 

Oh no 2016 continues to take my childhood away.

RIP.

 

Here's something the lighten the heart. The people of Lima in Peru, who live up in the hills, off the grid, usually have to pay 10 times for their water that people in the city do. Then a resident decided to stop waiting for the water grid to reach him and thought of a way to find his own - with fog nets. He catches fog. It's so breathtakingly simple, it's ingenious. The water droplets need a surface to attach to and so build up on as they sweep past. The nets are ideal as they are practically all surface area yet are not a barrier. The water drains down the net, flows into a pipe and then into a huge tank. On very few nets he achieves 400-500 litres of water per day. Trouble is, he could do with some investment, and that's the slight downside, because investing in the poor doesn't make money. Nice eh. I tip my hat to the guy who thought of the solution.

Watch the video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38175202

 

I bet that people would donate if someone set up a crowdfunding or even just a donations page.

 

Went to the Imperial War Museum for the first time in years before a gig yesterday. Other than the hordes of screaming schoolkids, it was absolutely fascinating and looks great after a recent-ish spruce up.

My favourite museum and just the right size for an afternoon wander.

 

Nico Rosberg Retires from F1 .



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846

Fair Play , quit while ahead !

 

I expect that will happen. Let's hope so anyway. The dry as dust attitude of the interviewed investment managers left me with a bad taste in my mouth. On the whole, I find I really don't like Capitalism.

 

****ing hell thought I'd had it today. Driving home from work in the fast lane of the M3 and my front left tyre blows out, causing much swearing and browning of underwear. How I didn't cause a multi vehicle pile up God only knows.

 

Glad you are ok