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I was just thinking about how lame many of these posts were, when it dawned on me that I haven't heard anything from JDK in a couple of months. Where is that smart S.O.B?

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He is on a State tour of Europe and currently somewhere in the UK. I'll be seeing him next week so I will poke him in the ribs for you. :lol:

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Probably recharging his "batteries"...that boy can burn thru a bucket of words like no one else! :lol:

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Sorry folks, I've been busy in the real world...

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Probably recharging his "batteries"...that boy can burn thru a bucket of words like no one else!

You aren't wrong - the camera batteries have been well used too.

This is where Nick found me the other week.

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France - La Ferte Alais:

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And one of the other stops the far side of Denmark:

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And today ~ I'm sure Nick know where this was taken; he's probably the closest..

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Normal service will return ~ sometime soon. ;)

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I love that second shot.

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You were that close and you didnt call me for a Beer??

You are at the bar next weekend dear boy :lol:

PS its being closed for renovation soon is it not??

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You were that close and you didnt call me for a Beer??

Nearly did - trust me - but how much Renaissance art can you stand?
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You are at the bar next weekend dear boy :lol:

Owe you one anyway old bean. I was looking at bottles of 'Bluebird' by a certain lake last week. If we move any faster we'll meet ourselves coming back.
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PS its being closed for renovation soon is it not??

Yes, one of the reasons we went. One of the world's great museums, and not just because of the shrunken heads.

For the mystified: http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/

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mustangdriver wrote:
I love that second shot.


What do you like about it???? Maybe because its a DC-3 painted into a C-47 or is it a C-47 as a DC-3. Gear doors, short stack, wing insp light???? I bet the blue is the wrong shade!!!!..........................sorry, had to :D I like it too

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