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freeflow

Those Magnificant men...

Dec 27, 2002 16:25

Last Christmas my folks got me a tent for camping in. This year, its off and upwards to the other end of the spectrum. They bought me a 1 hour flying lesson at a local airport. After some ground school briefings, the student goes up with the pilot and we fly over the hills and Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond ( Read more... )

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lorna_babes December 27 2002, 08:48:46 UTC

You wanna know what I got for Christmas? I got a paid LJ account from my brother! It lets you do directory searches by location and that's how I came up with you! I just thought I would say hello!

~Lorna~

freeflow December 27 2002, 11:13:21 UTC

Hi, hello, how are you?

Re: lorna_babes December 27 2002, 11:41:02 UTC

Hey, Yeah Im ok. Attempted to go into Glasgow today to shop and it just didn't happen. It was madness in there, madness I tell you!! I'm staying at home from now on!

How are you? Tell me what you do etc...

~Lorna~

freeflow December 27 2002, 15:22:20 UTC

I'm tired. Time to get off of this computer, one things just.........leads to another. So you have a paid account? Good way to find the 'wegies' that are out there. Its good to see more ppl from Glasgow arriving on the LJ scene. When I first started this, over 2 years ago, it was mainly Americans, still is by far.

What do I do? Good question - lots of things. At the moment I'm involved in Community Development and the project that I've been working on has been building a large complicated data base back ended web site for a Local authority. Its provided an information access point.

I like using LJ as its one of the best content management systems around and I can 'steal' a lot of ideas. Well I can steal them in principle, as I still have to figure out how to best implement them as the programming langugae I use is completely different (ASP). Have I lost you now?

Probably. Anyway, its nice to meet you and I've added you back on my friends list.

What did you study at Uni?

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platofish December 27 2002, 09:20:08 UTC

as you climb into the cockpit......make sure the instructor doesn't hear you hum the theme tune to The Dambusters

Daaa daaa da daaaa daaaaaa da da da
daaaa daaaaada da da de da
dummm de daaaaa etc.

/roger/ over and out

bandicoot December 27 2002, 09:45:18 UTC

Or -Up in the air, Junior Birdmen; up in the air, upside down,
Up in the air, Junior Birdmen; with your noses to the ground.
And when you hear the grand announcement: that your wings are made of tin.
Well, then you know, Junior Birdmen, it's time to send your box tops in.
For it takes: 5 box tops, 4 bottle bottoms, 3 coupons, 2 wrappers, and one thin dime!

Actions: Make a face mask each time you sing the words, "Junior Birdmen" by lacing your fingers. Then, with thumbs under the chin, twist your hands outwards so that you make goggles for the eyes.

On "Upside down," perform a jet plane swoop outstretched arms.
On "Ground," bring the swooping arms as near to the ground as possible.

freeflow December 27 2002, 10:16:37 UTC

Bandi lad, have you been drinking the home brew again ?
; )

bandicoot December 27 2002, 10:21:34 UTC

Please! The Junior Birdmen were a famous club in the 20's and 30's. There were even a series of 26 or more "flying lessons" published to get kids interested in aviation.

Try singing the song (with all the actions) next time you're at the pub. I'm sure you'll get the secret handshake ;)

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