Security measures?
Aug 9th 2005, 12:36 pm
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Discovery Re: Security measures?
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:10:55 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
>Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
and landed successfully in the dark.
--
Martin
>
>> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
>Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
and landed successfully in the dark.
--
Martin
Aug 9th 2005, 12:53 pm
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Re: Discovery Re: Security measures?
In article <[email protected]>, Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:10:55 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
> >
> >Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>
> and landed successfully in the dark.
219 orbits, 5.8 million miles.
It is gonna cost NASA $1mil. to take Discovery back to Florida... but
hearing that unique double sonic boom again was very sweet (11 minutes
past the critical "Challenger" reentry point and 3 minutes to wheels
stop)! This was the 50th Edwards AFB landing in California.
jay
Tue Aug 09, 2005
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<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:10:55 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
> >
> >Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>
> and landed successfully in the dark.
219 orbits, 5.8 million miles.
It is gonna cost NASA $1mil. to take Discovery back to Florida... but
hearing that unique double sonic boom again was very sweet (11 minutes
past the critical "Challenger" reentry point and 3 minutes to wheels
stop)! This was the 50th Edwards AFB landing in California.
jay
Tue Aug 09, 2005
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Aug 9th 2005, 12:55 pm
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Re: Discovery Re: Security measures?
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:53:01 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, Martin
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:10:55 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
>> >
>> >Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>>
>> and landed successfully in the dark.
>219 orbits, 5.8 million miles.
Safer than Air France even.
>It is gonna cost NASA $1mil. to take Discovery back to Florida... but
>hearing that unique double sonic boom again was very sweet (11 minutes
>past the critical "Challenger" reentry point and 3 minutes to wheels
>stop)! This was the 50th Edwards AFB landing in California.
What's another million, when each flight has cost 1.2 billion? :-)
--
Martin
>In article <[email protected]>, Martin
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:10:55 -0700, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
>> >
>> >Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>>
>> and landed successfully in the dark.
>219 orbits, 5.8 million miles.
Safer than Air France even.
>It is gonna cost NASA $1mil. to take Discovery back to Florida... but
>hearing that unique double sonic boom again was very sweet (11 minutes
>past the critical "Challenger" reentry point and 3 minutes to wheels
>stop)! This was the 50th Edwards AFB landing in California.
What's another million, when each flight has cost 1.2 billion? :-)
--
Martin
Aug 9th 2005, 1:09 pm
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Re: Security measures?
Following up to Go Fig
>> Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>"wheels stop" in California !
now you can say it!
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>> Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>"wheels stop" in California !
now you can say it!
--
Mike Reid
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Aug 9th 2005, 1:09 pm
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Re: Security measures?
Following up to Go Fig
>> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
>Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
don't say anything till its safely on the ground. Its bad luck!
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Mike Reid
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>> Discovery is 1000 miles from touch down.
>Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
don't say anything till its safely on the ground. Its bad luck!
--
Mike Reid
Walk-eat-UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Walk-eat-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Photos of both "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"
Aug 9th 2005, 1:12 pm
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Re: Security measures?
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:09:22 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Go Fig
>>> Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>>"wheels stop" in California !
>now you can say it!
Not until it's back in Florida, I saw it fly over NL on a Boeing 747
long ago.
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Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Go Fig
>>> Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
>>"wheels stop" in California !
>now you can say it!
Not until it's back in Florida, I saw it fly over NL on a Boeing 747
long ago.
--
Martin
Aug 9th 2005, 2:24 pm
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Re: Security measures?
>> he got an email instructing him to telephone a given
>> number tomorrow with his date of birth and passport number
.
> He should telephone Air Canada directly and see what they
> say. E-mail cannot be trusted. He should _never_ just telephone
> a number from an e-mail and give away personal information.
That was my first thought, too. If the email he received contained
details
of his booking (such as "this is regarding your booking on Flight 1234
on December 5...") then it's probably legitimate, but if it was just a
form
letter with no specific details, I'd be wary unless I got confirmation
that
it was legitimate.
Jim
>> number tomorrow with his date of birth and passport number
.
> He should telephone Air Canada directly and see what they
> say. E-mail cannot be trusted. He should _never_ just telephone
> a number from an e-mail and give away personal information.
That was my first thought, too. If the email he received contained
details
of his booking (such as "this is regarding your booking on Flight 1234
on December 5...") then it's probably legitimate, but if it was just a
form
letter with no specific details, I'd be wary unless I got confirmation
that
it was legitimate.
Jim
Aug 9th 2005, 2:38 pm
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Re: Security measures?
> Considering what it COSTS to visit Disneyland, etc. these
> days, why would anyone be willing to put up with the hassle?
I agree they're expensive, but their competitors such as
Universal Studios and similar parks are also pretty expensive.
Building and maintaining those parks costs a fortune; they
are virtually like small cities. In fact, when Disney built EPCOT
at Disney World in Florida I believe it was one of the most
expensive private construction projects in the history of the
country.
Jim
> days, why would anyone be willing to put up with the hassle?
I agree they're expensive, but their competitors such as
Universal Studios and similar parks are also pretty expensive.
Building and maintaining those parks costs a fortune; they
are virtually like small cities. In fact, when Disney built EPCOT
at Disney World in Florida I believe it was one of the most
expensive private construction projects in the history of the
country.
Jim
Aug 9th 2005, 3:32 pm
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Re: Security measures?
http://www.cedarpoint.com/
Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
About $41 per day when you print tix online; under Two free; under 48"
tall (some rides restricted) about half that rate. Been to Disney in
FLA many times... Cedar Point kick's ass!
Tim K
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> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:31:58 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
> >
> >> Considering what it COSTS to visit Disneyland, etc. these
> >> days, why would anyone be willing to put up with the hassle?
> >
> >I don't know. When Disneyland starts behaving like the NSA, perhaps
> >it's time to find other amusement parks to visit.
> >
> >> Of course everything else was a lot
> >> cheaper in those days, too (as were wages), but now you can
> >> figure two adults and two kids are lucky to get by for $200.
> >> (For a day in an "amusement park"!!!)
> >
> >At Disneyland Paris this would run about $210 for admission, plus the
> >cost of food and things, for one park. For both parks it's a bit
> >higher. This is for one day. It's slightly cheaper if the kids are
> >under 12.
> under 10 in Anaheim.
> --
> Martin
Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
About $41 per day when you print tix online; under Two free; under 48"
tall (some rides restricted) about half that rate. Been to Disney in
FLA many times... Cedar Point kick's ass!
Tim K
"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:31:58 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
> >
> >> Considering what it COSTS to visit Disneyland, etc. these
> >> days, why would anyone be willing to put up with the hassle?
> >
> >I don't know. When Disneyland starts behaving like the NSA, perhaps
> >it's time to find other amusement parks to visit.
> >
> >> Of course everything else was a lot
> >> cheaper in those days, too (as were wages), but now you can
> >> figure two adults and two kids are lucky to get by for $200.
> >> (For a day in an "amusement park"!!!)
> >
> >At Disneyland Paris this would run about $210 for admission, plus the
> >cost of food and things, for one park. For both parks it's a bit
> >higher. This is for one day. It's slightly cheaper if the kids are
> >under 12.
> under 10 in Anaheim.
> --
> Martin
Aug 9th 2005, 3:38 pm
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Re: Security measures?
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:32:17 GMT, "Timothy Kroesen"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>http://www.cedarpoint.com/
>Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
>About $41 per day when you print tix online; under Two free; under 48"
>tall (some rides restricted) about half that rate. Been to Disney in
>FLA many times... Cedar Point kick's ass!
Under 48" tall is one of the criteria for being a happy Panda driver.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>http://www.cedarpoint.com/
>Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
>About $41 per day when you print tix online; under Two free; under 48"
>tall (some rides restricted) about half that rate. Been to Disney in
>FLA many times... Cedar Point kick's ass!
Under 48" tall is one of the criteria for being a happy Panda driver.
--
Martin
Aug 9th 2005, 6:04 pm
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Re: Security measures?
The Reids writes:
> like Spaniards?
Yes.
> like Spaniards?
Yes.
Aug 9th 2005, 6:05 pm
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Re: Security measures?
Timothy Kroesen writes:
> Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
Only if you like roller coasters and you're only interested in
enjoying yourself during a few months in summer.
> Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
Only if you like roller coasters and you're only interested in
enjoying yourself during a few months in summer.
Aug 9th 2005, 6:10 pm
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Re: Security measures?
Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:09:22 +0100, The Reids
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Following up to Go Fig
> >
> >>> Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
> >>
> >>"wheels stop" in California !
> >
> >now you can say it!
>
> Not until it's back in Florida,
I dunno. I admire the shuttle- it's an awesome piece of technology. But,
would the BBC Lunchtime news have devoted so much time to it landing
today (it used to not even make the bulletin) if it hadn't been out of
slightly goulish interest to see if it didn't disintegrate on re-entry?
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> On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:09:22 +0100, The Reids
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Following up to Go Fig
> >
> >>> Boom! Boom!... coming home safely
> >>
> >>"wheels stop" in California !
> >
> >now you can say it!
>
> Not until it's back in Florida,
I dunno. I admire the shuttle- it's an awesome piece of technology. But,
would the BBC Lunchtime news have devoted so much time to it landing
today (it used to not even make the bulletin) if it hadn't been out of
slightly goulish interest to see if it didn't disintegrate on re-entry?
--
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Aug 9th 2005, 6:11 pm
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Re: Security measures?
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:05:12 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Timothy Kroesen writes:
>> Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
>Only if you like roller coasters and you're only interested in
>enjoying yourself during a few months in summer.
--
Martin
wrote:
>Timothy Kroesen writes:
>> Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
>Only if you like roller coasters and you're only interested in
>enjoying yourself during a few months in summer.
--
Martin
Aug 9th 2005, 7:13 pm
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Re: Security measures?
You're speaking from absolutely no experience whatsoever again, *as
usual*. I live about Sixty Miles from the park and have been there at
least 25 times over the last Forty or so years.
Cedar point is open Six Months of the Year and has a myriad of things to
offer besides the coasters. Just read the website to note all the other
attractions you apparently illiterate and clearly foolish pundit...
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Timothy Kroesen writes:
> > Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
> Only if you like roller coasters and you're only interested in
> enjoying yourself during a few months in summer.
usual*. I live about Sixty Miles from the park and have been there at
least 25 times over the last Forty or so years.
Cedar point is open Six Months of the Year and has a myriad of things to
offer besides the coasters. Just read the website to note all the other
attractions you apparently illiterate and clearly foolish pundit...
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Timothy Kroesen writes:
> > Voted the best amusement park in the USA for the last Seven Years.
> Only if you like roller coasters and you're only interested in
> enjoying yourself during a few months in summer.