TheFiend

I get injections in my lower spine,it certainly helps but it's only temporary relief....

And that is what it is - your opinion....

Rat-arsed already??? Been out on the grog all day???

I've never had to go through security at Doha, off the plane and out onto the concourse very time!!!

It's no surprise Boeing fanboys jump to the defence of Boeing!!!!

10 minutes ago booked flights for flying from MAN to BKK 31st October and return BKK-MAN 16th November.... Price quoted on Qatar website £950 for 2.... After checking Skyscanner got the same flights for £871. And as it stands we have A380 DOH-BKK and BKK-DOH

Time to lock this post....

Tonight is Mrs Fiends second attempt at making Corned Beef stew, this time without help from me...... except for one samll thing.... opening the tin, a feat she has yet to master!!!!!

I found it in game-week history...

I must admit I'm shit at this fantasy football malarkey.... Consistently shit!!!! Over the last 3 seasons my scores have been:- 2014/15 = 1839 2015/16 = 1836 1016/17 = 1840

Kane!!!

I've gone with both!!!

Today Mrs Fiend tackled her first Corned Beef stew, with a little help from me, and her first attempt wa actually quite good!!! :thumbup Her Tattie Pots are getting better all the time, but her Shepherds Pies still have room for improvement....

I hope you mean cooked as separate dishes, not combined together!!!

Mmmmmmm.... you've jst given me an idea for what to eat tonight!!!!

I love a bit of Wensleydale or Caerphilly and a dollop of Branston Pickle...... As for Spam...... Have been known to eat it..... but not very often!!!

Brexit will affect UK travellers going into Europe... Europe will want border control with us, Brits will have to start queuing alongside the Non-EU travellers to go through immigration

Boeing predicted the future would be point to point but the international airlines at the moment seem happier flying spoke to hub and hub to hub.....

My balls do glow in the dark!!! :blink:

I've always been an English Electric fanboy, just love the sound of Class 20's, 37's 40's, 50's and the Deltics.... travelled the UK being hauled by them. I was one of those idiots you'd see with my head stuck out the window right behind the loco!!! Donated a few hundred quid towards helping preserve 2 Class 40's one of which has returned to running on the national network again..... Direct Rail Services (which is actually a government owned company, through the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) are used to transport stuff to and from my place of work and have done since 1994, so most days at work got to see class 20's and 37 still in action.... Since the advent of the internet it has made finding out what loco's are working what, and where, so much easier.... Just like Flightradar for aircraft

Yesterday I enjoyed a ride behind a 52 year old Class 37 diesel on a service train.... ..... Love the sound of that V12 engine!!!! Visiting Thailand has kind of rekindled my enthusiasm in railways after seeing some old diesels still in use in Thailand.

The nerd part of me uses it to find out the registration of the plane I'll be flying on prior to getting to the airport........ Yes, I keep a log of which aircraft I have flown on... I guess it follows on from my train-spotting days!!!

The 80's was a long time ago.... things have changed. Manchester now has direct flights to Singapore, Hong Kong as well as China. There are a large number of Thai's living in the north of England and Scotland. Thailand is now a very popular destination for people travelling from Manchester Airport. A 7 days a week service probably wouldn't work but perhaps 3 or 4 times a week service using a Boeing 787 or Airbus A350 could be viable.

HKG and SIN now have direct fliights from MAN, so I think will only be a matter of time before BKK non-stop gets added.....