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Title: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: GTX on May 01, 2010, 01:39:41 PM
Boy it's noisy at times...

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Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: Silver Fox on May 01, 2010, 01:46:00 PM
Jet Noise... The Sound of Freedom.

Great pics!
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: retro_seventies on May 01, 2010, 02:12:54 PM
Noisy but AWESOME :)
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: PR19_Kit on May 01, 2010, 03:53:46 PM
...and he calls this WORK???  :o
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: Cliffy B on May 01, 2010, 04:10:30 PM
Are you hiring?  ;D
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: nev on May 02, 2010, 12:08:18 AM
Love the rear shot of the 111 and the glowing cans on the Superbug.

Whats the white store in pic 3?
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: Maverick on May 02, 2010, 12:50:07 AM
Brilliant stuff Greg, the Pigs are awesome and the Super Bugs are nice too, pity about the Boring-Old-Grey.  :lol:

Nev, the white store is an SUU series (SUU-20?) practice bomb & rocket carrier.

Regards,

Mav
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: GTX on May 02, 2010, 12:21:57 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on May 01, 2010, 03:53:46 PM
...and he calls this WORK???  :o

Do you know how hard it is to have a conversation when your office is about 200m from all this?!

QuoteAre you hiring?


Maybe...depends on your skills.

Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: PR19_Kit on May 02, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
Quote from: GTX on May 02, 2010, 12:21:57 PM
Do you know how hard it is to have a conversation when your office is about 200m from all this?!

I can imagine..........  :lol:

When we moved office from Stroud to Cirencester I found the new office buidling. My old boss swears to this day that purposely placed it on the extended centre-line of the three main runways at Brize Norton, Fairford and Kemble!  ;D

We could see VC-10s, B-52s, U-2s and Hunters all within 5 mins of each other. MAGIC!  :lol:
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: bobbo on May 02, 2010, 03:18:09 PM
Sucks to be you . . .  ;D ;D ;D

You lucky sod . . .

bobbo
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: anthonyp on May 02, 2010, 08:10:44 PM
Wanna hire a (slightly) crazy IT manager?  I'm looking...
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: Scooterman on May 02, 2010, 08:26:32 PM
Me love me some PIGS!!!
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: GTX on May 03, 2010, 12:10:50 AM
Quote from: anthonyp on May 02, 2010, 08:10:44 PM
Wanna hire a (slightly) crazy IT manager?  I'm looking...

Funny you should ask - we may need one or two soon - want to come to Australia?

Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: Mossie on May 04, 2010, 03:07:12 PM
Quote from: GTX on May 01, 2010, 01:39:41 PM

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Need some marshmallows & a long skewer! :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: pyro-manic on May 04, 2010, 05:54:52 PM
And someone to drive the motorbike as you chase the bloody thing down the runway!

That's an epic photo, GTX - I was lucky enough to see the Pigs doing a dump-and-burn at the Bundaberg airshow a few years back, but I've never seen it done that low. :blink:
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: PR19_Kit on May 05, 2010, 07:48:40 AM
Quote from: pyro-manic on May 04, 2010, 05:54:52 PM
.....but I've never seen it done that low. :blink:

Low? That's not low (to misquote Crocodile Dundee....)

At the 197something Queen's Jubilee Air Display at Finningly the RAAF had a few F-111Cs to take part, one of them did the 'dump and burn' as their finale. He was SO low he set fire to the grass as he turned and climbed away!!! The Station Fire Brigade were less than amused having to demonstrate their skills before thousands of Joe and Jane Publics!  ;D
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: anthonyp on May 05, 2010, 04:03:38 PM
Quote from: GTX on May 03, 2010, 12:10:50 AM
Quote from: anthonyp on May 02, 2010, 08:10:44 PM
Wanna hire a (slightly) crazy IT manager?  I'm looking...

Funny you should ask - we may need one or two soon - want to come to Australia?

Regards,

Greg

I would not be averse to that.
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: Just call me Ray on May 06, 2010, 10:13:50 AM
Me neither!
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: rickshaw on June 04, 2010, 06:21:26 AM
Quote from: GTX on May 03, 2010, 12:10:50 AM
Quote from: anthonyp on May 02, 2010, 08:10:44 PM
Wanna hire a (slightly) crazy IT manager?  I'm looking...

Funny you should ask - we may need one or two soon - want to come to Australia?

Regards,

Greg

Bugger that.  Hire an Australian first!  I'm looking and I've got 20 years in IT under my belt...   :lol:
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: anthonyp on June 06, 2010, 01:48:41 PM
Quote from: rickshaw on June 04, 2010, 06:21:26 AM
Quote from: GTX on May 03, 2010, 12:10:50 AM
Quote from: anthonyp on May 02, 2010, 08:10:44 PM
Wanna hire a (slightly) crazy IT manager?  I'm looking...

Funny you should ask - we may need one or two soon - want to come to Australia?

Regards,

Greg

Bugger that.  Hire an Australian first!  I'm looking and I've got 20 years in IT under my belt...   :lol:

Yes, but I'm already used to Defense Industry idiocy and am looking to see if Aussies do it differently than Planet Pentagon.  Tell you what, you can have my job, and I'll take the one at Greg's company.
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: rickshaw on June 07, 2010, 05:23:08 AM
Quote from: anthonyp on June 06, 2010, 01:48:41 PM
Yes, but I'm already used to Defense Industry idiocy and am looking to see if Aussies do it differently than Planet Pentagon.  Tell you what, you can have my job, and I'll take the one at Greg's company.

I've got my experience with the Australian version as well.  I'm not sure if I'm to the standard required for working in the five-sided insane asylum.  Its bad enough working for the place in the shadow of the "Bunny Ears" (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=Russell+ACT&ie=UTF8&f=q&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=38.161973,47.373047&hq=&hnear=Russell+Australian+Capital+Territory&ll=-35.297492,149.151818&spn=0.001572,0.00324&t=h&z=18).  ;)
Title: Re: Some recent happenings at work
Post by: sotoolslinger on June 07, 2010, 11:58:14 AM
FREAKIN AWESOME :wub: :bow: