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WWI REMEMBRANCE DAY

Nov 11

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Belgium, England, France, PLS 2 / SLP 2, Poetry, READ, Troops, Veterans, WW1 | No Comments

Flanders Fields Poem, John McCrae - Photo © Wikipedia user: Lx_121

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae (1872-1918) – Ypres battlefield 1915. Photo: Lx 121, Wikipedia courtesy

The War to End All Wars left 37,000,000 casualties – 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded. The Allies lost 5.7 million soldiers. May their souls rest in peace

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When mice take the Mickey out of airline…

Sep 10

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in B-757, Cabin crew, China, FUN, Nepal, On board, Pilots, PLS 2 / SLP 2, READ, Thailand | No Comments

Mouse - Photo © George Shuklin, Wikimedia.org

It first happened on Monday September 5, 2011. A Nepal Airlines flight was cancelled at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.

Do you guess why? The flight attendants spotted a stowaway mouse onboard their B-757 bound to Bangkok! The small rodent fled from the galley’s pantry, and rushed from a box of drinks to the back of the cabin although the 113 passengers did not notice the tiny stowaway.

The mouse was finally caught thanks to a glue trap. The jetliner was grounded for more than eleven hours.

Then, the same Boeing 757 – this time bound to Kathmandu – was grounded at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday September 6, in the evening.

The reason: the pilots spotted a mouse in the cockpit just before the airplane departure. The aircraft has not been cleared to take off because this mouse was trapped but then escaped, and would still be on the loose. The 84 passengers were rerouted on a Dragonair aircraft.

As far as flight safety is concerned, an aircraft cannot take off with a mouse moving freely onboard as it can gnaw the wiring, and therefore represents a potentiel danger.

It can only be caught or trapped. However, NAC (Nepal Airlines Corporation) could not poison any mouse for a small animal can damage an airplane even if it is dead somewhere, and particularly if in contact with a vital part of the plane.

Special thanks to Mr Hermas, and LadyEleanorA who buzzed this piece of news.

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PASSENGER STUNG by SCORPION … on a PLANE!

Jul 28

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, General English, LISTEN, On board, Passengers, PLS 3 / SLP 3, USA | No Comments

Yes, you have well read. This unbelievable story happened on a commercial aircraft, on a red-eye flight (a flight taking off late at night and landing early the next morning) from Seattle to Anchorage a month ago. Video report:

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McFrench fries & Coke n’roll

Jun 8

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“Everything’s bigger in America” – Morgan Spurlock’s movie: SUPER SIZE ME

About junk food, and medical English:

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Heavily-striped pilot on enormous traffic pattern

May 4

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…or how to learn with humor – watch the video:

Special thanks to DeltaDart48 for stumbling upon this video starring Paul Bertorelli in this “flying lesson”. By the way, who sells such stripes on E-bay?

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FUN – Sledge HAMMER versus sniper

Apr 9

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