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Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2002, 20:40
Replies: 111
Views: 42,001
Posted By JPJ

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but as...

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but as more and more people join in making allegations against this man on PPRuNe the chance of a conviction (if any offence has been committed and if any...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Sep 2002, 18:43
Replies: 18
Views: 1,618
Posted By JPJ

I was a great Bader fan as a schoolboy. I seem to...

I was a great Bader fan as a schoolboy. I seem to recall that my parents acquired the Brickhill book through a book club. I wrote to the great man and I still have a personally signed photo of him...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2002, 07:26
Replies: 19
Views: 3,782
Posted By JPJ

http://www.bentwaters.org.uk/

http://www.bentwaters.org.uk/
Forum: Cabin Crew
15th Jun 2002, 22:47
Replies: 16
Views: 5,328
Posted By JPJ

Even those charged with serious offences can be...

Even those charged with serious offences can be bailed if the court has no grounds to fear that they will reoffend or abscond. There is a man called Hoogstraten who is currently on trial for murder...
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th Jun 2002, 19:28
Replies: 16
Views: 5,328
Posted By JPJ

"Honestly, where do the Customs buy there drugs?...

"Honestly, where do the Customs buy there drugs? Six kilos for £372,000 they really are getting ripped off!"

£62,000 per kg is a street value figure based on C&E research, and accepted by the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2002, 22:42
Replies: 6
Views: 1,934
Posted By JPJ

Weren't later Spitfire cannons protected from FOD...

Weren't later Spitfire cannons protected from FOD by Condoms, Rubber, Airmen For The Use Of?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Apr 2002, 11:41
Replies: 12
Views: 1,842
Posted By JPJ

I don't know what you call a hefty sentence,...

I don't know what you call a hefty sentence, Flaps, but I saw a chap a couple of weeks ago who had been a major Cocaine importer. He is serving 18 years, and has had all of his considerable assets...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2002, 10:01
Replies: 17
Views: 1,875
Posted By JPJ

The simple solution would be an EU-wide fuel tax...

The simple solution would be an EU-wide fuel tax at a uniform rate. Tankering will only happen on fairly short routes for obvious reasons. Since the EU will soon be very large indeed, it could be...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Apr 2002, 08:02
Replies: 12
Views: 1,842
Posted By JPJ

Routine X-raying of third world passengers,...

Routine X-raying of third world passengers, monitoring for Tuberculosis, is revealing a large number of cocaine swallowers at one very large airport. Average quantity swallowed is 500 grams, and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2002, 13:28
Replies: 13
Views: 2,466
Posted By JPJ

Just for the record the original post was not a...

Just for the record the original post was not a joke.

April the 1st is a super wind-up day, but might we leave security out of it?
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2002, 20:50
Replies: 13
Views: 2,466
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation LHR loses airside IDs

Today's press reports that police investigating the recent thefts from Heathrow have found that 8000 security passes are missing, wrongly issued, or otherwise not accounted for.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Mar 2002, 14:19
Replies: 1
Views: 372
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation I hope I am not teaching Granny to suck eggs...

I hope I am not teaching Granny to suck eggs here, but attachments need to be treated with the utmost caution. If I receive one, I either delete it, of telephone the sender to verify it. On two...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2002, 04:16
Replies: 9
Views: 779
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation About a year ago I visited LHR with some other...

About a year ago I visited LHR with some other magistrates. We went airside in a marked Police vehicle accompanied by two uniformed officers, and wearing passes and Hi-Vis jackets with POLICE on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Feb 2002, 02:37
Replies: 5
Views: 2,890
Posted By JPJ

Thumbs up Now that's what I call a pilot!

The Times publishes this obituary.

What a man - what a career.

Thorsteinn Jonsson. .Icelandic RAF fighter ace who later flew pilgrims to Mecca and food supplies to the starving of Biafra. . . ....
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
16th Jan 2002, 23:48
Replies: 11
Views: 743
Posted By JPJ

Red face Love to Jenny who was in ops.

Love to Jenny who was in ops.
Forum: Questions
14th Jan 2002, 21:23
Replies: 9
Views: 946
Posted By JPJ

Post egg is very good. 0% rate for the first 6...

egg is very good.

0% rate for the first 6 months, a good rate of exchange when the bills come in, and, best of all, a 0.5% cashback on what you spend, and free travel insurance if you spend more...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2002, 00:34
Replies: 3
Views: 777
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation This has been going on for some time. The record...

This has been going on for some time. The record is currently (I think) 27 couriers on one aircraft. Some die, of course, but this year only a handful have died in custody before the packages had...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Dec 2001, 21:00
Replies: 29
Views: 1,902
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation G-SXTY: I'm afraid the notebook won't help...

G-SXTY:

I'm afraid the notebook won't help you. I'm afraid that your hospital will not allow anything as sharp as a pencil.

Crayons might be okay.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Dec 2001, 20:41
Replies: 29
Views: 1,902
Posted By JPJ

Cool At the risk of making a serious point, and while...

At the risk of making a serious point, and while stepping delicately around the earlier posts:- shouldn't anyone who plans to go into an industry as service-based as aviation do a mandatory stretch...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2001, 05:29
Replies: 4
Views: 553
Posted By JPJ

Thumbs down The previous post says a lot about the poster,...

The previous post says a lot about the poster, and nothing about its intended victim.

The moderators are busy today. Tomorrow they will know what to do.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Dec 2001, 16:04
Replies: 8
Views: 1,070
Posted By JPJ

Lightbulb PP: My Ixus played up a teeny bit, and John Lewis...

PP: My Ixus played up a teeny bit, and John Lewis sorted it.

Surely it's the retailer who is liable, not Canon.

See a lawyer. ;) ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2001, 12:47
Replies: 2
Views: 852
Posted By JPJ

Post There is an enormous amount of cocaine coming...

There is an enormous amount of cocaine coming from Jamaica at the moment, much of it carried by couriers who have swallowed it (sometimes up to half-a-kilo). Port Health are routinely x-raying pax...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2001, 22:42
Replies: 16
Views: 1,199
Posted By JPJ

Thumbs down I think that The Queen should have a little...

I think that The Queen should have a little something for the Captain.

After all, 20 years of loyal silence as an MP equals a knighthood. £1 million to the party funds equals a barony. 20 years...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Oct 2001, 02:07
Replies: 4
Views: 337
Posted By JPJ

Talking There's two letter 'e's in 'statements' but not...

There's two letter 'e's in 'statements' but not where you put them!

Motes and beams?

[ 20 October 2001: Message edited by: JPJ ]
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2001, 15:36
Replies: 56
Views: 8,394
Posted By JPJ

Lightbulb Four men have been charged. ...

Four men have been charged.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1606000/1606219.stm
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2001, 15:34
Replies: 3
Views: 670
Posted By JPJ

Post Customs are said to have have arrested as many...

Customs are said to have have arrested as many drug swallowers in the first seven months of this year as in the whole of last year. Usually cocaine, typical amount, £20-30,000 worth at street value....
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2001, 13:00
Replies: 56
Views: 8,394
Posted By JPJ

Lightbulb I have seen a lot of drug importation cases over...

I have seen a lot of drug importation cases over the years, and the street value calculated by Customs has steadily dropped. At one time cocaine was estimated at £100k per kilo, now it seems to be...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2001, 14:46
Replies: 16
Views: 717
Posted By JPJ

Post For what it's worth, when my daughter went...

For what it's worth, when my daughter went looking for a Career Development Loan to finance her training as a solicitor, HSBC were the only big bank that seemed interested, and they were the ones who...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Oct 2001, 23:40
Replies: 8
Views: 597
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation In what other industry can you operate machines...

In what other industry can you operate machines costing £35 million (?) each,which require a high degree of skill and which operate in a tightly regulated market, and feel chuffed with a profit that...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2001, 22:07
Replies: 65
Views: 3,749
Posted By JPJ

Thumbs down The daughter of a good friend of mine is about to...

The daughter of a good friend of mine is about to start at St Andy's.

Her father is devoted to her. He is a Rugby Blue. He has many friends and contacts, because, worst of all, he is very rich....
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2001, 17:03
Replies: 38
Views: 2,327
Posted By JPJ

Thumbs down nothanxp: You misunderstand me. This is not a...

nothanxp: You misunderstand me. This is not a simple civil matter where you pay for the damage - it is a criminal offence deliberately to damage somebody's property, and it is dealt with in a...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2001, 14:55
Replies: 38
Views: 2,327
Posted By JPJ

Exclamation Careful, men! Cutting off the clamp is...

Careful, men!

Cutting off the clamp is Criminal Damage. If convicted,a hefty fine, and compensation and costs. Oh, and a criminal record.

Fiddling the clamp off and throwing it away is theft. A...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2001, 10:50
Replies: 16
Views: 987
Posted By JPJ

Question If he bad guys really are planning some more...

If he bad guys really are planning some more atrocities, the one thing that we can be sure of is that they aren't going to tell us what it is.

When terrorists force us to alter our daily lives,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Sep 2001, 00:40
Replies: 5
Views: 499
Posted By JPJ

Angry I missed the programme, but this has made me...

I missed the programme, but this has made me suspicious. It might just be a coincidence, but you know what they say: twice is coincidence, but three times is enemy action.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2001, 19:09
Replies: 12
Views: 862
Posted By JPJ

Angry "Unfortunately, jobsworths in their security...

"Unfortunately, jobsworths in their security booths around the world..."

That kind of remark has always been mindlessly offensive, and this week it seems to be particularly ill-considered.

For...
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