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link to the ubizoo to see the pics I got... http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums?a=tpc& ... 7481042365

Hey Erc...on biz there? My company has a hotel a few blocks from the Sheraton... I can try to set you up there with a special rate instead...

check this out guys... was looking at some info from the Spit rebuilding open house and came accross the photo Shadow posted...little history behind it. http://www.y2kspitfire.com/restorations.htm

I remember one long weekend in May in Edmonton and we got two feet of snow overnight. Was during the Oilers cup run (in the semis) against Minnesota North Stars (before the move to Dallas). Hockey Night in Canada showed all of Edmonton covered in snow on the 3rd week of May - thus cementing every back stereotype of Edmonton weather.

Found out today that George "Lefty" Whitman passed away a few weeks back in Winnipeg. http://www.hawkertempest.se/whitman.htm I was fortunate enough to meet Lefty though another vet and had several enjoyable lunches with him in Victoria. Lefty came to Canada to join the RCAF early in the war in order to fight the Nazi's - and never went back home - moving back to Canada after the war and never leaving. He served in 3 Squad. Lefty shared a story with a smile in his eye of how US Military Police showed up at his base to take him to a US base to join the USAF - and how he fled and hid. I suspect it was for reasons other than what he told us. Lefty, even in his advanced years, never lost his edge or sense of fun. Shared many great stories of his adventures - including flying Ernst Hemingway on his lap in a Spit over the English Channel, knocking down a Ju88 and many V1's. Lefty apparently was the first to claim a air to air kill in a Tempest - and the first to ditch in a Typhoon (after single attacking a German destroyer single-handed after his wingman flew off. I haven't been able to ascertain his official score - but he told me once it was 15 air to air, and 15 V1s. He flew everything from Hurris at the start to P51's at the end - and was one of the evaluation pilots test flying captured German planes. He told me the Dora was the best he flew - with the Tempest V was a close second. He always thought the German planes were bettter engineered and better thought out. He hated machine guns...he always said "give me a cannon" - punching the air in exclamation. He was awarded the Order of Canada, among many other awards for his contributions to Canada and the war effort. Great guy - sad he is gone - but glad I had the chance to get to know a legend.

sure Adolphman68...keep telling youself that...

I think it is just so freaking cool we have squaddies who will help eachother out like this... Can you imagine before the DD's saying "I'll just find some nice computer chap in jolly old England to dial into my machine and fix it".?

Dog gets medal for saving kids Tue May 8, 2:53 AM ET WELLINGTON (AFP) - Nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier George is being honoured with a posthumous bravery medal for saving five New Zealand children from an attack by two pitbulls. The medal from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) comes after US Vietnam veteran Jerrell Hudman said he was sending his Purple Heart medal to George's owner after hearing of the dog's bravery. George, who had a heart problem, won fame after defending five children from the pitbulls in the small North Island town of Manaia a week and a half ago. The two pitbulls rushed at the five children on the street, prompting George to charge the much larger dogs as the children escaped. The Jack Russell was badly mauled by the two pitbulls and later had to be put down because of his extensive injuries. The two pitbulls were also put down. The SPCA medal is usually awarded to people for their bravery in defending animals. "George was a very brave little dog who almost certainly prevented severe injury, if not death, to at least one of the children," SPCA chief executive Robyn Kippenberger said. "It's truly tragic that he paid with his own life for his instinctive act of courage." Hudman, 58, of Austin, Texas was a US Marine for 30 years and said he decided to send his Purple Heart to George's owner Alan Gay after reading the news on the Internet because the dog was "a little warrior". The Purple Heart is awarded to those killed or injured fighting for the US military.

Wow...well done Bbloke. Looked at one of your sorties - 41 train cars destroyed? Killer!

Welcome August. Look forward to flying with you. As for etiquette, well...most of us don't understand words as long as 3 syllables - so don't sweat it.

welcome back man...missed ya. See Kawilder from time to time.

LOL Painless.

I'm told it happens to those who view too much gay sheep porn on their computers. You big perv!

Is he buried on your farm somewhere now BG? Fired off a .44 magnum desert eagle, .357, Glock, Colt 45, 32cal and Beretta 9mm...stuff like that. As mentioned, Pete - you got us beat.

Things I've fired: Housekeepers, chefs, maintenance manager, catering manager... Oh, that kind of fired. Can't compete with you Pete.

We have love for Psycho. We love you for what you bring to us...namely hot blondes!

where can I post up the "Dump Psycho for good and recruit his blonde girlfriend" petition? Nothing personal Psycho, it's just...well...look at the photos.

that's not nice.

I run a hotel...the above is a forum of posts by hotel workers...you can see the crap I put up with daily.

http://community.livejournal.com/hotel_workers this is the stuff I encounter every day...

just had my annual eye exam and Dr. Thompson gave me a new test that he uses to measure the amount of retina pigmentation loss one experiences after the age of 40. This is a relatively new test. He gave me a copy of it to put on my computer so I can test myself every few weeks. I asked for permission to forward it to others and he graciously said I could, seeing it was new and so valuable. So I am sending it to my friends.

well, that and probably nipple clamps for you. We kinda' all knew that already Psycho, but didn't want to embarrass you. Because none of us would ever stoop to insulting a fellow Dog.