A couple of Christmas, 2014........pic'ies from Anne at Schiphol today......♠ Thanks Anne for sharing..........♠
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| Beautiful Christmas tree at Schiphol.......♠ |
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| Long way to 'Time Out'..........for thos bad boys and girls...........Remember Santa is watching you.....??!! |
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| Refueling.....station......♠ |
2 Preez'ies from my Aviation pal, Anne.......he took a couple of 'goodie's from his 'perch' in the Netherlands....Bas's backyard....Thank you Anne, even though I didn't ask if I could 'post'......too bad....I'm posting....SMILE..........THANKS ANNE........!!!!.
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| Good Morning 'Honey bunches of oats'.......♠ |
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| Nice .............♠ |
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| BEAUTIFUL.............♥ |
This is Bas's comment he left after my 'Thanksgiving' post,......and I just have to put it here.......besides tending to the care and feeding of all those planes landing and taking off......at the YOW, ....those nights at HQ4.....me and GG found out that Bas........has quite the 'Repertoir'..when it comes to sings......the oldies.......!!!!....So when he started sing Johnny Cash songs, or 3 Dog Knight, songs........me and GG head spun around like in the 'Exorsist'......YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING......BAS.......?????!!!!......NOPE----NOT KIDDING...!!!!..our singing was HYSTERICAL..........!!! Bas knew the songs better than us, unfortunately, GG made the mistake of recording us....half light up....NOT PRETTY ....but it did solve the...'Mystery' of all the "GO AROUNDS.................LOL....This is his comment he left....Bas says:
Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you, Duck and your family all the best Julie!
Don't forget to smile, it heals ;)
I miss HQ folks...really. I had such a blast! When people ask me, 'how was Canada?' I just don't know where to start!
LOL @ Dave... Now I know... Went there once in Toronto! :D Spicy Turkey Bucket...because it's gotta be spicy!
Almost weekend folks!
Bas
P.S.
''Alligator bait in the Lousisana Bayou. About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana'' -Jerry Reed.
Had to think of you Julie! Love that song :)
Giulia is rolling her eyes right now, me listening to old people's music again hahaha.
OMG......Bas Man...I love that song too.......Here ya go.........the video..........."ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THIBODAUX LOUISIANA............its a bit long....but so damn Hilarious....!!
Here's another one......Bas Man..........."She got the gold mine, I got the shaft"......LOL
lets all sing.........and a one and a two............LOL
ok,
As usual.........I'm behind....and it has come back to haunt me.........My phone.....crashed and burned........as of now, I have no idea if my pictures or anything for that matter will be saved............trust me...there were several thousand of them...and the ones I'm most fearful of losing...are of my Ottawa trip....Heavy Sigh.....Thank GG, and Bas......for sending yours to me...so I can.......'post'...!!!.....replacement phone this week, Tuesday....and the closest 'Apple' store is an hour away..course I get to pass by MSY......so not all bad.....
Granny always said....make the best of it, and if not.....a well placed slap....will send your pouting ass straight........ha ha.....
It was so Magical the whole weekend..........GG couldn't be there to pick me up at the airport....it was Halloween......so trick or treat....was game on for those sweet 'Badeggs'...and when I went through 'Customs'.....and this time.......I didn't forget my name or my address....The 'customs' lady did ask me...If I was born in Canada.....I said..yes..........then she says 'Are you a Canadian citizen??"...I said no....as I didn't think I was....she said your ARE a Canadian.....citizen........right at that moment....we smiled at each other......was a split second.....of connection....as she was on to the next person.
so I go collect my suitcase......all the time I can't see Bas or.....GG's Hubby.....I was dying.....its one of those moments....when I was in between worlds.....I'm officially there, but technically was in between worlds so to speak, but the few minutes for me to get my suitcase, I stopped and Thank God....because I'm the luckiest person in the world right now..........and I'm just a corner or two.....from my Aviation family....
I walked out, and the first thing I saw was BASMAN...........he's Tall...!!!!.....I got the best hugs, right then and there...from both...it was, like I say several times here........MAGIC......!!!!.
The very same 'MAGIC.......from my first flight 2 yrs earlier to meet GG...there in Ottawa, and when GG flew here....that same year in June...........then when Dave and Lucy flew here...last year and again GG flew here while they were here ...!!!!!
MAGIC..................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there were NO Awkward moments....it was as if we had been together in the physical realm.....forever!!!
these first slides are of us...in my hotel room.... the "HEADQUARTERS FOUR EVER" affectionately referred to as 'HQ4EVER'.......I say 3 of us.....but GG's husband.........gave us some of the best laughs ......recording...a message for "HQ4....so when someone would call .......his message.....is priceless....Got to find a way to get that recording, here on the blog...........It's Hysterical........!!!...
Ha Ha........Well here's the background music to Mike's 'message'.....I actually love this song........♥
Went to dinner that first night.............then after..in hotel room......
we, me Bas and GG.....opened up the curtains......cranked up the Live ATC at the YOW......and we would listen and watch the planes coming and going...took the couch and moved it in front of the huge window............I have to say...I knew me and GG.....were nuts about watching and matching ATC with the planes coming in........but Bas ...was every bit as CRAZED as we are about.....not missing one plane......even if all we saw the lights of one....far off......we were glued to the window......while listening......and getting so damn EXCITED.........when every thing Jived.......!!!!!!!!!!!!...
God those nights were the best....HQ4EVER........BABY..!!!.....then Bas and GG got a little "TESTY" with me...when for just a few damn minutes..I put my live ATC on JFK Tower........Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...needless to say, I didn't do it...........again.......lol....and I'm still having to hear grief over it.....;)...
Damn we didn't take many pics of us in the room...I guess no one wanted to miss out on a plane.....taking off or landing.........the last night there was the best....there was a distinct buzz in the Aviation realm that night at YOW from, HQ4.....we watched a 'First Air'.....737(i think) do 11 touch and go's......OMG....every time it took off..we would yell and scream.....laughing ....out loud....wondering if it was going to again touch or land..........
Only true Aviation Geeks....get this ....it was 'MAGIC' and I shared with 2 wonderful people......!!!..There was also an MD-80 that landed.......which was out of the ordinary.....well it was a Team 'Charter' flight.....another.....jump and down.....laughing......!!!
and pardon, if my memory does not serve me right...but we also watched the president of France land......We all got picks of his plane when we parked at the airport....the next the day I flew back........:(
we saw it parked where gov't dignitaries land....That jet..is a Beauty......!!!WOW...what an Absolutely wonderful weekend....from HQ4EVER....!!!......here are some of the slides from HQ4......I want to say his plane is a 777......??!!....♥
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| Screen shot of 'First Air' Cargo...and the 11 touch-n-goes......I don't know about you.but....that pilot.....has troublo staying in the lines............. WAY TO GOOOOOOOOOOO..COMRADE.....;) |
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| View from HQ4.....you can see our Beloved FED-EX..757 sitting pretty as she does every week..... |
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| Here you can see the MD-80..parked ....it was the night before we saw it land......... that it was a team 'charter'..look at that Beauty...... sorry about the quality... I must have been shakiing from the DT's......o_O.....;) |
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| what a beautiful day .....it was.......♥ |
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| The 'Fuel' of choice for Bas Man...........ours was of course, White wine..........yum.....!!! |
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| 'View' from HQ4..........♥ |
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| Even the weather was 'Magic'.......look at that Sky.........!!!! |
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| I absolutely HATE this pic.......but I've put my pride aside..because this is HQ4.....as seen with the couch, we pulled up to the window Bas on the computer....my dumbass.....pointing......(rolling eyes).... |
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| OMG...."GANGSTA AVIATION".....Would you get a load of this Motley Crew........thats us on the couch facing the Window.......We were so full of ourselves.............I LOVE THIS PIC...........♥ |
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| Our 'MAINFRAME''......where anything Aviation related is there.......you just need 10-20 yrs to find...it.......oooopsie.......♣ |
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| LOL......GIVE IT A REST ...........'SCROLL' POLICE..........;/ |
Discaimer:....if I got anything wrong........please correct me.........you two.......:)
11 comments:
LOL,
Daaaaamn, Jules! That's one heckuva long post. Did your hand cramp up?
It's great! The AAS meet up was certainly magical for everyone. And describing all of our get-togethers as natural is SO true! No awkward moments--like we've known each other for years!
Oh those First Air touch n go circuits!!! I remember, knocking on your hotel door to meet you guys and hearing you screaming! What the?! LOL
There you were--both of you--staring out the window of HQ. Cheering!
What do we do? Move that damn sofa and get comfy!
Now don't think the whole scene was lost on me...Bas flies across the pond to hang out in a hotel with two old ladies he met online. HAHAHA!
Only geeks could understand our story.
Anyway, a few times we laughed at Julie's " mainframe" computer. And her impeccable filing system. Everything's in one folder called pics. None of the thousand pictures are named with anything other than DSC###.... Hell. She had to click through each photo to find anything!
And remember Bas when it sounded like her laptop was about to take off--it was spooling up!
She tried hard to keep track of the air traffic...she was very competent. JFK on ATC and Osaka airport Luve Cam on. A real pro!!! :)))) (rolls eyes)
It was a lot of fun, really it was. I gotta send you the audio of you and Bas belting out Jim Croce songs...Honestly!
Remember when we were speculating when the president of France would arrive. Then all of a sudden we heard that smooth Fench accent on Live ATC? More yelling!
I think the aircraft was an A340.
And your FedEx isn't a Boeing...ahem.
I'll see if we can find a way to embed Mike's Ottawa Tower answering machine recording...what it would be like if Julie was running that tower. It's hilarious...can't forget the "the girl from ipanema" soundtrack in the background! :))))
Before I go, I gotta say that there wasn't a laughing moment when we didn't say, if only Dave and Lucy were here..........:( <3 Soon, dear friends...
We toasted all of our aviation friends that weekend.
We're a motley crew--but We wouldn't have it any other way.
((Hugs))
GG
LOL.......Hell yea, GG...done FLARED UP MY "CARPAL TUNNEL".........;)
I know I was so anxious for you to get there, hadn't seen ya in a year dammit...
Thats right the 'Comfy' sofa......saw more action than most....and we ain't talking about...lalalalalalalala !!
Thats right Bas's flies 10 hrs to hang out with 2 old ladies.....ok 1 old lady and Granny..he met online.......Ughhh...omg..CHILDREN COVER YOUR EYES.....!!!.Ok, so my laptop is 400 years old and sport a PRAT & WHITNEY.....Mmmmm......I knew I get some of the facts wrong......Its a plane dammit....!!!! oh yea.....the 'Girl from Ipanema' the back ground music for Mike's recording.......omg..we've got to find a way to post that message..........!!!!!!!..and I want to Thank you GG and Mike, for taking such good care of me and especially Bas Man....I'm sure we will be getting a bill for his 'POST TRAMATIC.....blah blah..blah.....Miss you GG,& Bas Man..it was Fabulous to meet you ..!!!
That morning shot is nice! Can't do that with an iphone:P
Good, honest writing, as usual. Post & Comments!
P.S.
Bas:
Johnny Cash? :)
"Well, my pa left home when I was three,
He didn't leave much for my Mom & me,
Just this ol' guitar and an empty bottle of booze... "
Oh Shush.....Anne......o_O
got a couple of nice ones you took today.....at Schiphol.....as much as it pains me to say.....you've been generous today......from work...!!!
Paul Daniel......Exactly what me and GG......said.........oh well.lets get cracking the oldies........
"MY NAME IS SUE.......HOW DO YOU DO.....;)))))
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Now THAT'S a post! Whoa!
I love the clip that goes with the song hahahaa....actually the other one reminds me of a Johnny Cash song where he's building 'One piece at a time'. It's them countryside genes Julie!
Meeting up was the best thing ever, and HQ had the best window we could get!
Hahahahahaha, yes, how do I explain this...hanging out with people I met online LOL.
Jules I'll get you the A340 French Plane pics! They're on the SD-card. Remember we saw it standing there just before you left? (-.-)it was short but good.
Yes Dan! A boy named Sue...was laughing so hard the first time I heard that one.
Oh memories!!! I can still hear Julie's mainframe taking off...that machine sure had a hard time ;)
And that couch picture is horrible! But I guess we all have to put our pride aside... ;P
The Man In Black. :)
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THE BAS IN BLACK...
OMG......I KNOW BAS, THE PIC IS TERRIBLE.......but had to post.....to give the picture.........
and hell yea.....Paul Daniel.....Bas is the new man in BLACK......this just might stick........Bas Man....LOL
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So glad you liked the post....there's more......but in time....spoon feed the massess.....hopefully they'll return.....for more..of us ate up with the Aviation dumbass....;)))))))))
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