Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by scarry

A bit like saying that those who haven't had a traffic infringement for say,15 yrs,should have a good few credits in case they get one,which is never going to happen.

Funny how these days the Law is not supposed to have access to priors in case they influence the decisions of the Jury/Court. Tell that to the traffic mobs.

Originally Posted by Tins

Doesn't offend me. I'm now down to 81 kg, and carry very little luggage. And yet I still cannot get a comfortable seat on an aircraft of any kind that isn't a Cessna. If I want extra leg room, and I'm only 185 cm, I need to pay for Business class. Can I call "discrimination"?

Bloody entitled people.

Or try to get a seat near an exit door,they usually have more leg room.

Long haul,we always get a seat near the doors or save up and go business....

Bailiffs boarded a London-bound Ryanair flight in Austria after the airline refused to pay compensation to a passenger who had a delayed flight.
The budget airline reportedly ignored a court order to pay a woman €890 (£769) in legal costs and compensation following her experience two years ago when her flight was delayed.
A bailiff boarded the plane while it was on the ground at Linz airport in Hörsching, near Linz, a city in Austria, on Monday.
The crew could not pay the compensation as the airline's planes are cashless, so the bailiff plastered a 'cuckoo sticker' on the aircraft.
A 'cuckoo sticker' or 'seizure sticker' gives the court legal control over the aircraft.
In this case, the aircraft was allowed to operate and flew to London - but a court can sell the vessel at auction if the debt is not settled.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Bailiffs boarded a London-bound Ryanair flight in Austria after the airline refused to pay compensation to a passenger who had a delayed flight.......................

In the late 80's my brother was involved in aircraft financing, aka leasing, usually Japanese money, US built planes and airlines everywhere. He told me about some of the unusual things.

Yes, the practice of stopping a ship leaving port because of unpaids was to nail a notice to one of the masts, can't remember which one.

On a plane in the 80's the notice was fixed to the cockpit bulkhead. Varig had quite a collection.

When a new plane from the US was to be delivered somewhere 2 flight crews were onboard, one from the factory and one from the destination airline.

The US crew flew the plane into international airspace, got confirmation that the money was in the bank, then handed over to the other crew who flew the plane on to its new home.

DL

Seize and dump 4.8 tonnes of cocaine French Polynesia clearly is fine with not tossing drug smugglers in Jail.

Not suggesting some of the crew are just that. Some knew the drugs were on board



"A bizarre international drug saga has unfolded in Sydney Harbour, with NSW Police forced to rescue the crew of a vessel linked to a $1 billion drug shipment en route to Australian shores.The 11 crew members on board were left stranded after the French Navy intercepted the MV Raider off French Polynesia on January 16, seizing 4.8 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $1 billion.
Authorities let the crew sail on after the drugs were dumped into the sea, however, three weeks ago they were denied entry into Australian waters near the Cook Islands."

Guess who pays to fly them home now

Sales catalogues obtained by the ABC showed "commercial" drones listed on the online retail platform Alibaba described as "cruise missiles" and "suicide attack drones".
Some of the listed drones had near-identical dimensions and capabilities to the Iranian-made Shahed drones that have effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz.
What's next?

The ABC could not confirm if the sellers were genuine, but when it notified Alibaba, the company removed the listings and said it suspended the sellers' accounts.

'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibaba - ABC News

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How times change, now you're lucky to find a bricks and mortar store.

Yes even big stores, there is a rumour that David Jones may have to close due to 16 day overdue payments to suppliers.