Hamish Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Not suggesting you hold them to ransom ……. But I hope they treat you fairly. You’ve had their back for a while now and facilitated their IT Covid needs WFH for staff and everything !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 There’s a lot going on, and it takes two to tango on a contract. Still waiting to see how it shakes out. Day 132 Glass of resin hand, beg before midnight so I can get to the dz early and prepare for an instructor course (and an audit of out operation by the feds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 25 minutes ago, GT6MK3 said: an audit of our operation by the feds No doubt you are in good shape, but let’s hope they enjoyed their breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Day 133 Lots of glowing skydivers ready to go night jumping, just before the fog rolled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 presumably fog stopped play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 We hung out till about 10pm, then had to give it up. (Beer was calling). Day 144 Sunset at the end of a very long weekend - we’re short staffed, so I got to supervise a first jumper course, run a night jump course for 16 potential first night jumpers, run the first 2 day of an instructor course for 6 potential new instructors, and be the Safety officer, all while the feds were running our first audit in 5 years (One minor non-compliance found, a transposed number in a spreadsheet). Current status is “Shattered” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Busy weekend…… (Back to work for a rest ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Hectic but successful weekend by the sounds of it. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Day 145 Post workout. Pretty much everything hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The Black Death epidemic was about 1379. What was so awful about 1979? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, JohnD said: The Black Death epidemic was about 1379. What was so awful about 1979? Nothing unless you were a miner Edited May 17, 2022 by Hamish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 16 hours ago, JohnD said: The Black Death epidemic was about 1379. What was so awful about 1979? In the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s (and to some degree the 90’s), the fatality rate for skydivers was pretty frightening - the safety systems were like early F1 cars. Skydivers being irreverent, and hopefully of it never happening to them, had a toast to use when drinking to lost friends; “Blue Skies, Black Death” Australia’s oldest club (in the spirit of irreverence) have always had the motto “Death Lurks”, and started running an event called the “Black Death Boogie”, in 1979, and have every year since. That T shirt is mine from when I attended the 2019 event. That required an 8 hour flight each way, but was worth it to catch up with some old friends. Day 146 Full Mamil in recovery mode. Finally managed to average over 20km/h all the way home from work on the hybrid bike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Masochist…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Day 147 Snuck up to the happy place for the afternoon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Day 148 Made the mistake of riding to work on a day with a presentation and drinks after work to farewell a departing staff member. Now leaving for home 3 hours after dark… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) What lights on the bike, Craig? I've recorded elsewhere how impressed I am with the laser-like quality of modern LED bike lights! And mine is a mere 720 lumens, when you can get them with 2000! Edited May 19, 2022 by JohnD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 I’m old enough to have played the dynamo on the wheel game John, so I too appreciate led lights. Mine’s fairly compact, so it’s effectiveness is questionable on the twisty dirt tracks. Still, I managed to average just 1km slower in the dark, and got home without incident. Day 149 More lifting up and putting down heavy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, GT6MK3 said: I’m old enough to have played the dynamo on the wheel game Me too...... Go too fast and you'd boil the filament onto the inside of the bulb, turning it silver and significantly reducing light output. In my case it tended to be the result of cycling whilst full of beer. Amazing how much faster you can go when feeling no pain..... Resulting in a double hangover - legs and head!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Hello All Do you mean one of these? (Lucas C25P) I do not have a bike without an engine now! So I am open to offers and it is probaly carbon neutral? The Memsahib still has her old bike(I have to be careful how I say that?) Open to offers on that as well! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Day 150 (Already? Good Lord!) Dropzone’s local pub, Saturday night. Many stories being expansively told… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Day 151 Ground crew had beers waiting in the paddock as we landed for the last load of the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Day 152 Scribing the cylinder spacer for a new engine, getting ready for porting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Engineering with beer and snacks...... how civilized btw, what is the thing on/in the wall behind you with lanyard hanging from one knob.... built in stereo? Houshold climate control panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, Nick Jones said: btw, what is the thing on/in the wall behind you with lanyard hanging from one knob.... built in stereo? Houshold climate control panel? Looks like a very large push button radio from 'the old days' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 It does…. But seems unlikely….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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