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Pics or gtfo.

In terms of our Mike's excursion at Speke, seems a real possibility there was trouble with the RET (Rapid Exit Taxiway). Very near where the plane ended up, not only is there a massive change in the taxiway surfacing, but in dark/murky/rainy conditions, I wouldn't want to be using the white line on the right as a reference point; the surfacing suddenly changes from tarmac/concrete to grass. Here's a pic. Don't forget the plane would be exiting the runway and entering this taxiway from right to left... Now you're talking my language. Don't miss out on the French lot BEA as well. Some decent stuff on there. They did a great video of an Airbus windshear incident on takeoff from Bogota...

The law takes a very very dim view on failing to stop and/or failing to report. I think the law says "as soon as possible" and certainly "within 24 hours". You can easily get a custodial for that.

As I'm away, the match was like 3 in the morning so I missed it. Catching up with the thread on here though, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth at the ref, but no mention of it in your report. Who's right? Thanks as ever to Caramac for the gifs.

I've read none of this thread, so apologies if it's already been posted, but here's the WhatsApp I just got sent... "I'm still a bit undecided about my vote direction this coming Thursday. I've obviously taken into consideration what I consider to be the following swaying points on the two main parties. On the one hand the Conservative Boris Johnson is a bit of a rascal with the ladies and can sometimes bend the truth a bit, he’s also a bit posh. And on the other hand.. Labour's Jeremy Corbyn invited two IRA members to parliament two weeks after the Brighton bombing. Attended Bloody Sunday commemoration with bomber Brendan McKenna. Attended meeting with Provisional IRA member Raymond McCartney. Hosted IRA linked Mitchell McLaughlin in parliament. Spoke alongside IRA terrorist Martina Anderson. Attended Sinn Fein dinner with IRA bomber Gerry Kelly. Chaired Irish republican event with IRA bomber Brendan MacFarlane. Attended Bobby Sands commemoration honouring IRA terrorists. Stood in minute’s silence for IRA gunmen shot dead by the SAS. Refused to condemn the IRA in Sky News interview. Refused to condemn the IRA on Question Time. Refused to condemn IRA violence in BBC radio interview. Signed EDM after IRA Poppy massacre massacre blaming Britain for the deaths. Arrested while protesting in support of Brighton bomber’s co-defendants. Lobbied government to improve visiting conditions for IRA killers. Attended Irish republican event calling for armed conflict against Britain. Hired suspected IRA man Ronan Bennett as a parliamentary assistant. Hired another aide closely linked to several convicted IRA terrorists. Heavily involved with IRA sympathising newspaper London Labour Briefing. Put up £20,000 bail money for IRA terror suspect Roisin McAliskey. Didn’t support IRA ceasefire. Said Hamas and Hezbollah are his “friends“. Called for Hamas to be removed from terror banned list. Called Hamas “serious and hard-working“. Attended wreath-laying at grave of Munich massacre terrorist. Attended conference with Hamas and PFLP. Photographed smiling with Hezbollah flag. Attended rally with Hezbollah and Al-Muhajiroun. Repeatedly shared platforms with PFLP plane hijacker. Hired aide who praised Hamas’ “spirit of resistance“. Accepted £20,000 for state TV channel of terror-sponsoring Iranian regime. Opposed banning Britons from travelling to Syria to fight for ISIS. Defended rights of fighters returning from Syria. Said ISIS supporters should not be prosecuted. Compared fighters returning from Syria to Nelson Mandela. Said the death of Osama Bin Laden was a “tragedy“. Wouldn’t sanction drone strike to kill ISIS leader. Voted to allow ISIS fighters to return from Syria. Opposed shoot to kill. Attended event organised by terrorist sympathising IHRC. Signed letter defending Lockerbie bombing suspects. Wrote letter in support of conman accused of fundraising for ISIS. Spoke of “friendship” with Mo Kozbar, who called for destruction of Israel. Attended event with Abdullah Djaballah, who called for holy war against UK. Called drone strikes against terrorists “obscene”. Boasted about “opposing anti-terror legislation”. Said laws banning jihadis from returning to Britain are “strange”. Accepted £5,000 donation from terror supporter Ted Honderich. Accepted £2,800 trip to Gaza from banned Islamist organisation Interpal. Called Ibrahim Hewitt, extremist and chair of Interpal, a “very good friend”. Accepted two more trips from the pro-Hamas group PRC. Speaker at conference hosted by pro-Hamas group MEMO. Met Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh several times. Hosted meeting with Mousa Abu Maria of banned group Islamic Jihad. Patron of Palestine Solidarity Campaign – marches attended by Hezbollah. Compared Israel to ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah and al-Qaeda. Said we should not make “value judgements” about Britons who fight for ISIS. Received endorsement from Hamas. Attended event with Islamic extremist Suliman Gani. Chaired Stop the War, who praised “internationalism and solidarity” of ISIS. Praised Raed Salah, who was jailed for inciting violence in Israel. Signed letter defending jihadist advocacy group Cage. Met Dyab Jahjah, who praised the killing of British soldiers. Shared platform with representative of extremist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Compared ISIS to US military in interview on Russia Today. Opposed proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir. Attended conference which called on Iraqis to kill British soldiers. Attended Al-Quds Day demonstration in support of destruction of Israel. Supported Hamas and ISIS-linked Viva Palestina group. Attended protest with Islamic extremist Moazzam Begg. Made the “case for Iran” at event hosted by Khomeinist group. Photographed smiling with Azzam Tamimi, who backed suicide bombings. Photographed with Abdel Atwan, who sympathised with attacks on US troops. Said Hamas should “have tea with the Queen”. Attended ‘Meet the Resistance’ event with Hezbollah MP Hussein El Haj. Attended event with Haifa Zangana, who praised Palestinian “mujahideen”. Defended the infamous anti-Semitic Hamas supporter Stephen Sizer. Attended event with pro-Hamas and Hezbollah group Naturei Karta. Backed Holocaust denying anti-Zionist extremist Paul Eisen. Photographed with Abdul Raoof Al Shayeb, later jailed for terror offences. Mocked “anti-terror hysteria” while opposing powers for security services. Named on speakers list for conference with Hamas sympathiser Ismail Patel. Criticised drone strike that killed Jihadi John. Said the 7/7 bombers had been denied “hope and opportunity”. Said 9/11 was “manipulated” to make it look like bin Laden was responsible. Failed to unequivocally condemn the 9/11 attacks. Called Columbian terror group M-19 “comrades”. Blamed beheading of Alan Henning on Britain. Gave speech in support of Gaddafi regime. Signed EDM spinning for Slobodan Milosevic. Blamed Tunisia terror attack on “austerity”. Voted against banning support for the IRA. Voted against the Prevention of Terrorism Act three times during the Troubles. Voted against emergency counter-terror laws after 9/11. Voted against stricter punishments for being a member of a terror group. Voted against criminalising the encouragement of terrorism. Voted against banning al-Qaeda. Voted against outlawing the glorification of terror. Voted against control orders. Voted against increased funding for the security services to combat terrorism. So it’s a tricky one really."

You have NO idea. You think everyday life is sometimes over-governed by red tape and H&S? Try aviation. Seriously the bureaucracy is mind-boggling. You realise a simple runway excursion will result in a minimum three-month investigation examining - in minute detail - every possible factor, from the pilots, the operating company, the flight records, maintenance log, the runway condition, airport procedures, how high the grass was, weather conditions? In fact, you think of any possible influence, however remote, and you'll still get nowhere near. The UK agency responsible, the AAIB, will probably issue an initial report pending the full report in a year's time. Immediately, and before any flights are allowed to proceed at Speke, they'll be examining every inch of runway, whilst they figure out in the most convoluted way possible, how to move the plane. Then they'll want to repair the grass where the jet undoubtedly dug in. I'm really not kidding. The only surprise is they've not put the entire airport on "lockdown". Seriously, if I hear that term being used one more fucking time. Fucking lockdown my fat arse. If there's a slow puncture on a baggage trolley they'll cancel a hundred flights.

Phish-ing for sympathy I reckon. Oh, THAT Mike Gordon.

What on earth were they were doing walking on the grass next to the runway?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-50740693

Liverpool aerodrome (Speke. John Lennon my arse) temporarily closed due to a runway excursion by a private flight. "The aircraft flew from Newark to Hanscom field, not far out of Boston, then to Liverpool." So private jet then. Henry? Two crew, one cabin crew and one passenger. No fatalities reported. Apparently the plane is stuck in the grass; no surprises with a runway excursion. https://notaminfo.com/explain?id=1198664/0

Do the whip round yourself next time lazyarse. Then you can see who the mingbags are AND pocket a few knicker without anyone having a clue. Win win. Alternatively, leave. Try and time your departure for the day AFTER payday and when nobody's off sick. And cunt Janet in the fuck on the way out.

That pic with the two of them at the door. Isabel(?) looks like she's doing that weird arse-goes-sideways-while-the-body-goes-forwards thing they do, mostly in play I think. Makes me smile whatever it is.

Run that past me one more time?

Tell you what I had the other day, another delay repay. With Virgin it was automatic as long as you booked it online direct. With Southern, dream on. But here's the thing. I forget the exact money Farringdon to Eastbourne return with a railcard, £24.00 or something. The two hours delayed outward journey was delay repaid - TWELVE FUCKING ROBBING BASTARD CUNTING QUID. You couldn't actually BUY a single for that price if you booked it for next fucking century. The single journey is (and nothing winds me up more than this fukka) like £23.90 and the return is £24.00. So where do they get off with their twelve poxy ripoff quid? And don't say Eastbourne - especially as I never actually got there by train at all. There's no possible fare of twelve knicker to Eastbourne. Cunts. French* Southern Rail cunting Thatcher cunts. Where's my fucking *gets calculator out* eleven bastard pounds ninety you robbing cheese eating surrender monkeys*? jDart. *I think Southern are owned by the French. They certainly used to be. They own most of our fucking country now anyway. I can't be arsed looking it up. Even if they're no longer in control of Southern, it seems like they are, so there.