Cars in the water...

The threat of global warming leads people to hilarous ideas. Over the coming weekend the G8 meeting in Germany will discuss matters like these, unfortunately not all participants agree with all ideas. Here is mine: Take what we've got, and think about new ways using it.

The British car magazine Topgear came across similar thinking. But their idea seemed to be fueled with more than just one pint of beer... Typical British humour along with some really stupid ideas - but still a BIG laugh!

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Hope you have as much fun as I had when I found this...

The good new of the week

I don't have to go to hospital! That was one huge reliev when I was laying on the couch at the doctor's.

It all startet on Tuesday late evening when I almost puked my guts out. No sleep at all that night, but on Wednesday - I stayed at home that day - things seemed to improve a bit. On Wednesday evening the pains in the guts came on big time and I thought I just had an occlusion. But in the night I got diarrhea and the pain in the guts got worse.

The very next day a pharmacist refused to sell me medication against occlusion since the symptoms led him to the assumption that I had appendicitis.

DAMN!

I don't want to go to hospital! Not in this wonderful springtime. Not when they need every single employee in our company. NOT AT ALL!!!

But since my health condition got worse throughout Thursday I had to face the fact that there was probably something going horribly wrong in my belly. So this morning I called the doctor's and declared an emergency. They booked me at 9 in the morning - and I was alone with no car. The doctor is in the next village, and I couldnt possibly walk or sit on a bicycle.The pain got worse...

Fortunately my brother went to work late gave me a ride to the next Mobility car. So at least I could drive to and from the doctor's, how I would get back home was not of a major concern to me then.

So there I was on the couch, telling the doctor where it hurts - and believe it or not: 'That's just a flu...' She subscribed me some strong medication on a biological basis and told me to come again when I start to get high fever.

Lucky me. I'm home, and now that the pressure is off the pains are slowly disappearing. Walking is good, just sitting around triggers the pains again.

Humor in the logbook

Every registered aircraft in the world - especially those belonging to an airline - has a logbook where the pilot reports failures or occurences during the flight. In airlines these logbooks are called 'Gripe Sheets', and whenever the plane reaches its homebase mechanics check these sheets, deal with the problems quoted by the pilots and confirm and explain the solution for the problem in the gripe sheet.

For quite some time abstracts from Qantas gripe sheets occur in the internet, and the mechanic's solutions somethimes are really funny. I don't have any evidence of the accuracy of these quotes, but I had a lot of fun reading them. Have fun too!

(P = The problem logged by the pilot.)
(S = The solution and action taken by the engineers.)

P: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

Bird causes mayhem at Zurich Airport

A runaway-bird from the zoo at Zurich causes sheer chaos at Zurich Airport - furtunately only a movie. The story: An american software-company soon releases a panel / cockpit for the Airbus 320 in Flight Simulator X. For the teaser they asked two Flight Sim buffs from Switzerland to make a movie in Flight Simulator. Here's what they came up with.



Expecially funny: The swiss accent of the controller of Zurich Aiport. Watch and laugh...