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by bigred
Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:32 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Remember the 80's?
Replies: 6
Views: 806

remember the 80's

not only did he describe winnipeg but also brandon and my childhood
by bigred
Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:26 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Tips for preheating your car this winter
Replies: 19
Views: 1674

warming cars

be care ful with the oil pan trick because there are some new cars out there with tin or alum coated plastic oil pans. there are a vew volvo drivers out there that found that out the hard way namley the alum melted and burnt through the oil pan and the dripping oil caused fire and in those cases ins...
by bigred
Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:36 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Best Gun to protect the Home Front?
Replies: 48
Views: 7345

gun to protect

short bus does that mean all the .50 ammo (and yes it is live) that i have here at home should be deposited somewhere safe ie the local river or military base? just so you all know and before you start ranting it was all purchased legally and from a reputable dealer before all this FAC bs came into ...
by bigred
Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:43 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: INSANE Low Flying!!!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 1953

insane low flying

The machines are from RAF Leuchars in Scotland. The primary identifying feature is when they fly below the height of the supporting stone foundation of the Bell Rock Lighthouse very cool indeed.
by bigred
Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:36 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: A Remembrance Day Thought
Replies: 15
Views: 1184

remberance day

the history channel did a good show this week called bomber boys was filmed in picton and hamilton ont with boys from around the world involved as well s there there grandfathers kinda neat to see it all and at least there are 7 more teenagers out there that know part of what there grandfathers and ...
by bigred
Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:28 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Scary Stories!
Replies: 23
Views: 2704

scary stories

I know of the story FSS is speaking of one of the tower guys told me about it. at the front desk at the bfc there is a glass display case and you would often hear one of the cats jump up onto it and then onto the desk and when you would lift your head up there wasnt a cak there but there have been a...
by bigred
Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:49 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Scary Stories!
Replies: 23
Views: 2704

scary stories

Yes I remember the stories rather well. The hangar turned many non believers into believers rather fast. My brother was one of the many that were converted after he heard a pool game being played(the brandon Flying Club has a pool table in the east end of the bldg) we turned on the lights and walked...
by bigred
Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:47 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Fedex Caravan down in Texas
Replies: 133
Views: 21645

fedex caravan down in texas

And no one had better start the stuff about this Van like they did the last Van. They are rather safe aircraft but like everything else if nothing else has happened to anything else they get spotlighted just like every other type of accident ie car rail bus you guys know what im talking about
by bigred
Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:30 pm
Forum: Employment Forum
Topic: Air Mikisew
Replies: 22
Views: 6167

air mikisew

Black I can attest first hand as to the size of their fleet. When i was a rampie i worked for there ground handeling dept Borealis Air Services. The pilots and staff for Air Mik were while I was up there were a pretty good bunch. Often the pilots would come back from a late flight medevac or other a...
by bigred
Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:22 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Collectables
Replies: 19
Views: 2752

collectables

I have a few kinda wierd ones 1. rh nav light of a buddies plane after he had his accident, 2. the firs cylander that i helped change off a 172 when i was doin work experence at the shop here in town 3. tail rotor assy off a bell 206 throttle,mixture,prop quadrant off a lysander few other odds and e...
by bigred
Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:09 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Speeding Tickets
Replies: 15
Views: 1610

speeding tickets

If you get one from out of province and do nt pay it and you decide to move there in future it could throw you. Example Person lives in AB recieved a speeding ticket in Calgary later moved to Mb without paying the ticket. Moved back to AB Edmonton this time tried to get a AB dvl was told he couldnt ...
by bigred
Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:14 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Suicide
Replies: 16
Views: 3531

suicide

Tube Drive you obvisly don't know anybody that has lost someone or has commited suicide by the very nature of your post. This coming from someone who has attempted it once and thought about it many times. It is very benificial for people to talk about this in hopes that it may stop them or they may ...
by bigred
Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:07 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Anybody else recognized friends or themself in airliners.n?
Replies: 48
Views: 7836

anybody recognized in airliners.net

Who is driving the Casa i refuelled it in YBR a few years ago
by bigred
Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:57 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What to do in Fort McMoney................I mean Murray
Replies: 11
Views: 1839

what to do in ft mcmoney

not much really what hotel are you staying at? you could always go hang out at that wierd bar on franklin ave or go to the pub attached to the rustys best canadian motor inn. barring that go scope the women in the wal mart lol
by bigred
Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:58 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Peter Jennings
Replies: 5
Views: 652

Peter Jennings

For you who follow the ABC news network they have lost a great individual. Peter Jennings succumbed to cancer he was 67. for those of you that don't follow Peter had been to just about all the worlds major hotspots both political as well as war in his long career he will be missed by a lot of people...
by bigred
Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:39 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: They have to be kidding
Replies: 35
Views: 5870

they have to be kidding

When I worked the ramp in YBR I recieved pretty good tips from pilots both Canadian and American the average tip from a Canadian pilot was about 5$ and the avg from an American was about 10$us so I had no complaints. If i was making 10$hr to start there I would probably still be there as well but wh...
by bigred
Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:27 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: A question about Canadian FBO's???
Replies: 18
Views: 2095

question about canadian fbo's

The Brandon Flying Club has a van they will let pilots and or flight crews take for the day if they wish for a small fee ($10) but for that fee you can use it all day with unlimited milage. Often when the van wasn't around id lend out my own personal car for the pilots and crews to use. I didn't min...
by bigred
Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:52 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Redneck dictionary
Replies: 7
Views: 1441

redneck dictionary

heres one from the biggest redneck here Me 8)
Witchadidja
hey you didnt bring your wife witchadidja
by bigred
Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:09 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: What Type of Millitary Aircraft Are You?
Replies: 30
Views: 2802

what kind of plane

I as well am a B-52 prefer to throw weight around and drop bombs Hell Yeah git er done
by bigred
Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:54 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Shaved my moustache
Replies: 22
Views: 3439

mustache

hey haza when are you going to shave you back? I'm sure tha ladys will love that easier to claw you eh 8)
by bigred
Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:51 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: You too can fly a water bomber
Replies: 8
Views: 2327

water bomber

well its a lot better than that stupid helocopter game
by bigred
Sat May 21, 2005 2:27 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Do you like Haz?
Replies: 20
Views: 2371

do u like haz

Yup why not I was in the same line of work as him for a while so I know the crap he puts up with and as well he hasnt crashed my system or avcanadas server yet so yeah wats not to like about him
by bigred
Mon May 16, 2005 11:13 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Planes and cars with the same names
Replies: 30
Views: 2472

planes and cars with the same name

when Ford came out with the mustang it was as I recall to be named after the legendary plane not the horse.
by bigred
Sat May 14, 2005 12:43 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: died for aviation discovery
Replies: 3
Views: 1248

died for aviation discovery

snaproll20 if you want to know more about the story of the bobmer in the desert pm me i know about 99%of the story as it is something I am very interested in the bomber not the weather
by bigred
Mon May 02, 2005 12:19 am
Forum: AvCanada's Wall
Topic: A great has his final flight...
Replies: 15
Views: 29835

a great has passed

If you have not heard of Billy Bishop you should leave Canada untill you have. I myself think it is pretty sad the way that Canada deserted Buzz Beurling and his family when his sabatoged plane crashed. And the only thing I can say for Pappy Boyington is this Baa Baa Baa I wish I could have met him.

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