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14 minutes ago, Kargokings said:

Just remember if you turn off your water, to shut down your hot water heater as well .......

Well, that goes without saying.  Who would leave their house for an extended period and leave the hot water heater on?  What are you - made of money?  That's like leaving a window open and the furnace on.

9 minutes ago, Kip Powick said:

Fixed the problem now by having two lines after the water goes through the meter. Each line has an independent on/off valve. So in the summer, the "inside" water can be OFF and the "outside" water can be ON.. 

That's the perfect solution and well worth the financial investment.  I have no need for outside water when I'm away but for those that do I recommend Kip's plan.

After hearing many years ago about a similar incident involving a washing machine fill hose fitting I've always made it policy to shutoff the main water supply line right were it comes in the house if I'll be away for an extended period.

If you really think about it there are lots of places where something like this could happen; sinks, toilets, tubs, dishwasher, washing machine.  Best to prevent them all.

I've never been to the place (and will never likely get there) but it doesn't seem like a "true" pilot hangout.  The clues for this are; a picture on the webpage of a martini glass perched on a napkin coaster and a reference to "a chef inspired menu" neither of which is appropriate for a pilot bar.  I would guess there's just enough "aviation" to pull in the pilots but not so much as to scare off their wives.  That's not a criticism, just an observation.  

Kind of like a place that bills itself as being outdoorsy and Canadian because they have a canoe hanging from the ceiling but in every other way is indistinguishable from a Montana's Roadhouse or a place that calls itself an "Irish Pub" because they have Guinness on tap but the menu is fish tacos and pizza.

As I said, not a criticism, I don't need to be surrounded by aviation memorabilia when I eat and if it's truly owned by a pilot (ex-pilot) I wish him every success.  Owning a restaurant is a tough go between attracting people with an interesting atmosphere but not so much as to scare off the rest.

5 hours ago, conehead said:

It's always 5:00 somewhere. 

That's exactly what I was going to post!  Reminds me of a bit from Earnest Gann's autobiography - his rule was no drinking before local sunset.  Harsh!  I would find that hard to abide.

1 hour ago, Wolfhunter said:

Me too, nicely done.

Rivers 1974... is a reunion in order?

Rivers 1978.

Well, those who have flown sailplanes would ask, "What's the big deal?"  In a sailplane every landing is "deadstick".  I was impressed with his calm radio comms and clear thinking though  - pretty good for a "power" guy!

This is what happens when you think you know more than you really do:

48 minutes ago, Moon The Loon said:

Perfect Vsplat - mystery solved! I remember seeing that AIC but forgot about it. One falls behind very quickly when every day is Saturday ("Retired)!

Nope, I do not think this solves your "mystery".  Sure, the abbreviation was changed from ICG to ICE but this appears to be only for SIGMETs, AIRMETs and TAFs - read it again.  In the METAR that initiated this thread the term ICE appears in the RMK (remarks) section and appears to be describing a "thickness" with the "1-3".  I stand by my interpretation.

Wow, never heard of this before.  When the Hawker Hunter jets reach a certain speed, oncoming airflow over the gun ports creates the great sound known as the "Blue Note". It's similar to when you blow over the edge of a glass bottle.

1 hour ago, conehead said:

Thanks. I think it’s silly though, one shouldn’t require a decoder to understand critical information such as weather conditions. I’m serious.

Pilots learn to understand the shorthand.  It's not really that hard once you do it a few times - the format is always the same.

1 hour ago, conehead said:

Why are those things written in secret code? Why not in plain English?

It's to keep out the riff-raff.  You want to be in the club, you have to learn the secret language.

1 hour ago, Moon The Loon said:

SPECI CYFC 051204Z AUTO 34006KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC017 M12/M14 A2991 RMK VIS VRB 1-3 ICE SLP132=

What does "ICE" mean? Can't find the definition anywhere.

 

I believe this is a measurement of the thickness of ice on the indicator.  This part - 1-3 ICE is in the "remark section" - exact same place where you typically see FROIN.  In this case the "remarks" are visibility variable and ice to a thickness of 1-3 on the indicator.  This is also where you might see something like "CB ALQDS" (thunderstorms all quadrants) or "FQT LTGICCCCG"  (frequent lightning in cloud, cloud to cloud, cloud to ground)

The observation site has an "indicator." which is similar to a "representative surface".  Think of it like a rain gauge but for non-liquid precip.  The only thing I can't find is the units for the measurement - probably millimeters.

The code for ice pellets is "PL" and it would appear immediately following the visibility. 

In the above example -SN means "light snow."

16 minutes ago, deicer said:

Now that is awesome!

 

How was your prediction?

It's in Japanese so you won't understand the words although no problem understanding what's going on.  Make sure to pause at :18 seconds and make your prediction.

18 hours ago, deicer said:

Which of you has this bedroom?

 

Yikes!  Each to his own taste I guess but it's my opinion that's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.  If it has to be done, and I'd argue it doesn't, at least make it the Shuttle, or the Concorde or an F-14.

8 hours ago, Specs said:

I don't see how that could ever be done in Canada with the drivers we have on our roads. 

There's a couple of issues besides the drivers.  Did you happen to notice the perfect pavement?  Even if this was legal in Canada you couldn't do it because the frost heaves and broken/repaired pavement would prevent it.  Also the complete lack of broken retread carcasses littering the road - hit one of those at 100 mph and it's the end of the speed run, the end of the car and the end of the driver - imagine the carnage hitting one at 260 mph.

8 minutes ago, GDR said:

I'm not so sure. It looks like they finished their act only up 20 or less and then married and had relatively normal lives. I wonder what their backs were like when they got older.

Well, one was in an abusive relationship with a schizophrenic and twice divorced, the next one was also divorced and the third died from a drug overdose.

I would guess their backs were good but ironic that one of them became a chiropractor.

22 minutes ago, GDR said:

Who could imagine that to be at all possible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ross_Sisters

I also checked the Wikipedia article - seems like they did not have a happy life - was going to post a link but didn't want to rain on the parade.  

29 minutes ago, GDR said:

WOW!! There must have been a lot of bruising sustained in developing that talent.

Here's another.  I'm a little hesitant since the video actually freaks me out a bit but watch this (video cued to performance):

The following video has 52 million views - not sure why?  Haha, just kidding, some serious talent.  Her name is Viola Brand, you know, just in case you want to search for more.