Recent content by Ekka

Quite so. It's a shame that the Capricornian doesn't run any longer; now there was a briliant train.

Having been taken to task (incorrectly) by Serfty, some years ago, for preferring correct English to the alternative, I hereby resign, noting that someone should have had to correct "should of" to should have. Good grief.

All from Melbourne, or was it only two, serfty? Sorry I couldn't make it , but the humidity plays havoc with my mometer.

I hope they have no "guys" or even "guy's"in Ireland these days; I did not detect any in 1973, 1992, 2001, 2014 or 2015.

Racket?

Most amusing.

Americans use dispatch, and stress the first syllable, while Dr Johnson said despatch - in 1755 you say - which has been good enough for me for over half a century. I have no idea where the stress was placed in 1755, but my Australian version has more emphasis on the second syllable. Also...

Correct.

Gluten-free, etc, eh?

You may, but having lived in Brisbane since 1957 aged 10, I have this to offer: sparrows and starlings (who occupied roofs), were rife. Now there are no sparrows and no starlings. None There are are no brown-winged kookaburras, sad to say. QF WP, when you're better, may I suggest that you...

A Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service A380 in Queensland? Never, says the Irishman who lives in the faraway tree.

Mt Isa to Longreach in September 1966. VH-RMI. The instructors on my ATC course in Melbourne early the following year mentioned it frequently.

Tennis used to be worth watching before the introduction of the ugly double-handed backhand, and until the AO was moved every year to the place which cannot be mentioned. Of course I am from the same state as Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Mal Anderson, Pat Rafter, Samantha Stosur and the wonderful...

As an ex BN (BNE to some) ATC who retired young (53) before they built the parallel runway at Brisbane, I'd like to go, but I have seen enough sunrises and sunsets (beautiful from a tower), so I won't stand in the way of an AFF who really wants to go.

The Irishman has continued to ignore the Q in Qantas, as well as the NT. It's SAMAS, now, with his imprimatur, don't you know?