The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[NotWise]

I'm juggling two plot lines that have to come together at the end of the story. So far, one of them is a lot easier than the other.

 

[Duleigh]

I'm getting ready to do a cross over chapter that will tie three seperate series together. but first
Ensign Scarlett
Lieutenant Scarlett
Commander Scarlett
Prequals to the Captain Scarlett Saga.

 

[Duleigh]

 

[Rustyoznail]

This was my Saturday morning watching while having coffee.

 

[MillieDynamite]

It looks fun to watch! I'd lose my breakfast flying in one. LOL, but I get seasick walking up the gangplank or across the little bridge into a ship. I've been saving money to buy an Alaskan cruise for our anniversary next year. Jo, my lovely, talented, and way out-of-league wife, will shit bricks when I do. Why, you ask? Good question. I finally told her about my fears and phobias about flying, riding behind her at breakneck speeds on the motorcycle, and being on the ocean. But I do love her so, so she should get her way at least some of the time.

This was my Saturday morning watching while having coffee.
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[Duleigh]

It looks fun to watch! I'd lose my breakfast flying in one. LOL, but I get seasick walking up the gangplank or across the little bridge into a ship. I've been saving money to buy an Alaskan cruise for our anniversary next year. Jo, my lovely, talented, and way out-of-league wife, will shit bricks when I do. Why, you ask? Good question. I finally told her about my fears and phobias about flying, riding behind her at breakneck speeds on the motorcycle, and being on the ocean. But I do love her so, so she should get her way at least some of the time.

She's going to love it! I'm so Jelous! I can sit out and watch the ocean slide by all day long. Give me a ship and a tall star to steer (or something like that) If Jo doesn't want to go, I'll go with you. You know... to edit your stories. Or sumpin'

 

[TheWritingGroup]

This was my Saturday morning watching while having coffee.
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Really? How do you drink coffee while doing aerobatics? Maybe a squeeze tube?

-Annie

 

[NotWise]

I have a new PC on the way -- got a deal on a refurbished Dell. It should be smaller and quieter than the old one, and sit nicely off my desktop. I bought a hard drive docking station thinking the new PC would be too small to have space for hard drives, but it isn't that small.

It comes with Windows 11, which is a waste of money. I'm downloading the latest and greatest Ubuntu LTS version as I type.

 

[Duleigh]

I bought a hard drive docking station thinking the new PC would be too small to have space for hard drives, but it isn't that small

I build external USB drives with a SSD drive (they're getting really cheap - 500GB for $30) and a $20 drive enclosure. We used to spend $300 on the same thing not long ago

 

[MillieDynamite]

Are you crazy? She loves airplanes, boats, fast motorcycles, swimming in the ocean, and going on cruises; she'll be thrilled. Sorry Charley, only the best for Jo.

She's going to love it! I'm so Jelous! I can sit out and watch the ocean slide by all day long. Give me a ship and a tall star to steer (or something like that) If Jo doesn't want to go, I'll go with you. You know... to edit your stories. Or sumpin'

 

[Rustyoznail]

It looks fun to watch! I'd lose my breakfast flying in one. LOL, but I get seasick walking up the gangplank or across the little bridge into a ship. I've been saving money to buy an Alaskan cruise for our anniversary next year. Jo, my lovely, talented, and way out-of-league wife, will shit bricks when I do. Why, you ask? Good question. I finally told her about my fears and phobias about flying, riding behind her at breakneck speeds on the motorcycle, and being on the ocean. But I do love her so, so she should get her way at least some of the time.

It was! And we were very lucky. That's the RAAF Roulettes acrobatic team, flying Pilatus PC-21's. They were heading to Mildura for an air show, and came via here to do a 10.30am practice over the bay. At 9.30, it was raining, 10 it cleared up, and at 11.30 the rain came back.

Impressive display.

 

[NotWise]

I build external USB drives with a SSD drive (they're getting really cheap - 500GB for $30) and a $20 drive enclosure. We used to spend $300 on the same thing not long ago

I didn't have to buy any new drives. The two-bay dock will take HDD, SSD, 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch, for $34.

I have two drives mounted in the old PC and one on the shelf. My wife has another sitting around. All together I think they total 5 TB. The dock was to give the new PC and my laptop access to all the old stuff, The new PC comes with a 1 TB SSD, and I have a 2TB external drive for backup. I might just copy everything off the old devices and recycle the storage along with the old computer.

 

[AloneTooLong]

It looks fun to watch! I'd lose my breakfast flying in one. LOL, but I get seasick walking up the gangplank or across the little bridge into a ship. I've been saving money to buy an Alaskan cruise for our anniversary next year. Jo, my lovely, talented, and way out-of-league wife, will shit bricks when I do. Why, you ask? Good question. I finally told her about my fears and phobias about flying, riding behind her at breakneck speeds on the motorcycle, and being on the ocean. But I do love her so, so she should get her way at least some of the time.

If possible, DO NOT book passage where Vancouver, Canada is a beginning or ending port.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

If possible, DO NOT book passage where Vancouver, Canada is a beginning or ending port.

Um, why?

 

[Candy_Kane54]

The kettle is hot if anyone wants a cuppa. I'm over in the corner reading "Field of Dishonor" while enjoying my Earl Grey.

 

[yowser]

Um, why?

The only reason I can think of (since Vancouver itself is a thoroughly charming, handsome cosmopolitan city) is that if you are a US citizen you would need to go through customs. A cruise from a US port eliminates that aspect of traveling.

But I say 'do Vancouver,' stay an extra day or two, not to be regretted.

 

[MillieDynamite]

If I get it booked, it will start and end in San Francisco or Los Angeles.

If possible, DO NOT book passage where Vancouver, Canada is a beginning or ending port.

Lucky you! I've been to a few air shows and loved them.

It was! And we were very lucky. That's the RAAF Roulettes acrobatic team, flying Pilatus PC-21's. They were heading to Mildura for an air show, and came via here to do a 10.30am practice over the bay. At 9.30, it was raining, 10 it cleared up, and at 11.30 the rain came back.

Impressive display.

 

[Duleigh]

It was! And we were very lucky. That's the RAAF Roulettes acrobatic team, flying Pilatus PC-21's. They were heading to Mildura for an air show, and came via here to do a 10.30am practice over the bay. At 9.30, it was raining, 10 it cleared up, and at 11.30 the rain came back.

Impressive display.

Doesn't the RAAF fly C-17s the size of a humpback whale between office buildings or perform the "Zippo" and light 1000 liters of jettisoned jet fuel with their F-111's anymore? That's the RAAF I remember.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

 

[NotWise]

Do I look younger? Sleeker? Faster?

I'm on the new PC, but I have a bit more setup to do.

 

[Duleigh]

Do I look younger? Sleeker? Faster?

I'm on the new PC, but I have a bit more setup to do.

You look so shiny!

 

[NotWise]

You look so shiny!

Use your shades if you have to.

It took seconds to copy my old files to the new PC. I've logged in to the major sites I need to reach, and it looks like I'm mostly done with the setup.

Every little change in a compute is obvious when you're looking for them, but I think the increase in speed would be noticeable without looking. The upgrade is from fast to faster, so it isn't like it's going to save me time.

 

[Duleigh]

My old PC took well over 10 minutes to boot up, so when I got a new machine that boots up in less than a minute, I was overjoyed. It could have smelled like skunkbutt and handed out my credit card info, I wouldn't have cared, it was up fast and running.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Doesn't the RAAF fly C-17s the size of a humpback whale between office buildings or perform the "Zippo" and light 1000 liters of jettisoned jet fuel with their F-111's anymore? That's the RAAF I remember.

No, you're thinking of the Hercs. The C17's are used for scaring roos away from the airbase.

The RAAF hung onto the pigs as long as they could, but retired the last one in 2010. They fly F35s and F18s now. Just not the same.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Doesn't the RAAF fly C-17s the size of a humpback whale between office buildings or perform the "Zippo" and light 1000 liters of jettisoned jet fuel with their F-111's anymore? That's the RAAF I remember.

The RAAF decommissioned the Pigs a decade ago, maybe more. You're right though, seeing a low level after-burn, that's impressive!