Howdy Everyone !
Mike, nice job on figuring that out ! (I'm not surprised )
I first spotted the space station a couple of years ago (purely by chance) I looked up and saw an object brighter than Jupiter crossing the sky and thought, "What the H is that ?" It looks quite impressive !
Bill
I have seen both the ISS and the Space Shuttle from my home, both in the very early 4:30am ish time frame, but on different days of course. They are BOTH cool to watch as they zoom thru the night sky. Although I live in a neighborhood at 4:30am it is still pretty dark, no street lights and only a few porch lights, so seeing them was COOL!!! My kids though did NOT like getting up, my wife even less!!
Well, like submarine hunting, I ought score an assist on that. Make it 1.5 ... :-)
OK, on a lighter note, a true story :
As per a prior thread, scenes from the movie Healing were shot at Healesville Sanctuary. My wife works there. She could sell you a ticket to tickle a platypus tummy if you like. Anyhows one day when they are shooting with no less than Hugo Weaving about, the call goes forth for extras from the admin staff. My nearest and dearest quickly replies, obviously, with :
Quote:
No way. I haven't had my hair done.
... as you do. Right. Uh huh. Yup. But it turns out she would have been 50 meters into the background, in shot but out of focus.
So now the household joke is that she knocked back a role with Mr Weaving, starring as an amorphous blob.
Cheers, Mike.
NB. I have risked my life today to bring this story to the wider world. Remember me when I'm gone.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Just had a wonderful conversation with my son, who should be completing his tour in the Navy this fall and coming home. Can't wait!
Hey Phil, that is GREAT !
Yes, Mike does like to live dangerously ! Mike, you may want to take up 'Base Jumping' that's those Idjots who dive off of cliffs hoping the chute opens before they hit bottom! There was some very humorous videos on youtube of some of them diving off, and then smacking into the side of the cliff repeatedly when the chute malfunctioned )
Ah Yes - the Darwin award winners )
Just had a wonderful conversation with my son, who should be completing his tour in the Navy this fall and coming home. Can't wait!
Congratulations and please convey my very best wishes to him ! ;-)
[ I get highly annoyed at the dissing of service folk by the Dumb Brigade sitting in the lamechairs. They enjoy that freedom to do so by the very presence and actions of those brave hearts up on the wall. There are moral absolutes, which they blithely ignore from a position of nil risk. Empty Heads blathering in the Coconut Grove. Seriously Highly Disrespectful. ]
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: Howdy Everyone ! Mike,
I have seen both the ISS and the Space Shuttle from my home, both in the very early 4:30am ish time frame, but on different days of course. They are BOTH cool to watch as they zoom thru the night sky. Although I live in a neighborhood at 4:30am it is still pretty dark, no street lights and only a few porch lights, so seeing them was COOL!!! My kids though did NOT like getting up, my wife even less!!
There's an awful lot of deep
There's an awful lot of deep thinking going on in this thread.
Winning without thinking.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
Good afternoon everyone.
Good afternoon everyone. :-)
Winning without thinking too hard... ;-) :-)
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
Well, like submarine hunting,
Well, like submarine hunting, I ought score an assist on that. Make it 1.5 ... :-)
OK, on a lighter note, a true story :
As per a prior thread, scenes from the movie Healing were shot at Healesville Sanctuary. My wife works there. She could sell you a ticket to tickle a platypus tummy if you like. Anyhows one day when they are shooting with no less than Hugo Weaving about, the call goes forth for extras from the admin staff. My nearest and dearest quickly replies, obviously, with :
... as you do. Right. Uh huh. Yup. But it turns out she would have been 50 meters into the background, in shot but out of focus.
So now the household joke is that she knocked back a role with Mr Weaving, starring as an amorphous blob.
Cheers, Mike.
NB. I have risked my life today to bring this story to the wider world. Remember me when I'm gone.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
RE: I have risked my life
Ah, Mike likes to live dangerously. When I was married I would rather have played tag with a cobra than steam the other half.
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
RE: Ah, Mike likes to live
To be exact, die dangerously ... tombstone to read :
Dissed His Significant Other
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Good evening everyone.
Good evening everyone. :-)
Posting after dinner. :-) Homemade tacos tonight. :-)
TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join SETI Refugees
Just had a wonderful
Just had a wonderful conversation with my son, who should be completing his tour in the Navy this fall and coming home. Can't wait!
I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
RE: Just had a wonderful
Hey Phil, that is GREAT !
Yes, Mike does like to live dangerously ! Mike, you may want to take up 'Base Jumping' that's those Idjots who dive off of cliffs hoping the chute opens before they hit bottom! There was some very humorous videos on youtube of some of them diving off, and then smacking into the side of the cliff repeatedly when the chute malfunctioned )
Ah Yes - the Darwin award winners )
Bill
RE: Just had a wonderful
Congratulations and please convey my very best wishes to him ! ;-)
[ I get highly annoyed at the dissing of service folk by the Dumb Brigade sitting in the lamechairs. They enjoy that freedom to do so by the very presence and actions of those brave hearts up on the wall. There are moral absolutes, which they blithely ignore from a position of nil risk. Empty Heads blathering in the Coconut Grove. Seriously Highly Disrespectful. ]
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal