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by Aux1
Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:34 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: The Return to Normal?
Replies: 400
Views: 105794

Re: The Return to Normal?

shimmydampner wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2020 5:23 pm Nice to see this thread hasn't yet devolved into a discussion about an aviation related topic and that everyone is staying firmly in their own lane of expertise.
^ I see what you did there.
by Aux1
Fri May 29, 2020 7:43 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: The Return to Normal?
Replies: 400
Views: 105794

Re: The Return to Normal?

Jimmyh787 wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 2:52 pm Wearing a mask appropriately is courteous to your fellow citizens like washing your hands after you take a dump. We all wash our hands I hope. My personal observations would suggest, based on the number of adult males I've seen come out of a washroom stall...
by Aux1
Fri May 29, 2020 7:42 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: The Return to Normal?
Replies: 400
Views: 105794

Re: The Return to Normal?

Jimmyh787 wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 2:52 pm Wearing a mask appropriately is courteous to your fellow citizens like washing your hands after you take a dump. We all wash our hands I hope. My personal observations would suggest, based on the number of adult males I've seen come out of a washroom stall...
by Aux1
Mon May 25, 2020 10:37 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: @#$! 2020
Replies: 16
Views: 4851

Re: @#$! 2020

Keep perspective.

Your grandparents were asked to go to war, you are being asked to wash your hands, stay home and socially distance.
You got this!

Think of the stories you'll be able to tell your grandkids.
by Aux1
Sat May 23, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Snowbird crash in CYKA
Replies: 435
Views: 68135

Re: Snowbird crash in CYKA

co-joe wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 10:33 pm
Why does this guy look so familiar? Was he in that TV show Jetstream?
Did you ever watch a TV series called Airshow? Albatross guy. Amongst other stuff. 8)
by Aux1
Tue May 19, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Snowbird crash in CYKA
Replies: 435
Views: 68135

Re: Snowbird crash in CYKA

Condolences to the family, friends, coworkers of Capt. Jennifer Casey.
Thoughts and best wishes for Capt. Richard MacDougall.
by Aux1
Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:52 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level
Replies: 115
Views: 28308

Re: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level

iflyforpie wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:13 pm Sure it is... if the flu was accurately tracked and differentially diagnosed and reported and published by the media daily or hourly.
...Flat-Earther?
by Aux1
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level
Replies: 115
Views: 28308

Re: When do you think flying will be back to february 2020 level

Same death rates as the flu, as of April 25. “I mean people always say, 'Well, the flu does this, the flu does that,'” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said Wednesday during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. “...
by Aux1
Tue Apr 14, 2020 4:15 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019
Replies: 25
Views: 4218

Re: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019

ant_321 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:18 pm Once again I ran the numbers myself and ended up getting more back with my own work. I now do my own taxes.
I wonder which would stand up to an audit...
by Aux1
Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:13 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019
Replies: 25
Views: 4218

Re: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019

twa22 wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:57 am Nobody said you have to read the entire tax act, most of it is likely not applicable to the average joe anyways, and as FOD said, turbo tax gives plenty of help, even using the free version
Alrighty then...

Cheers
by Aux1
Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:58 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019
Replies: 25
Views: 4218

Re: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019

I just did my own taxes this year... And then I asked myself why the hell did I pay someone to do it all these years? It's the easiest thing... Just takes a little bit of reading if your return is a little more complex. Some accountants charge hundreds of dollars, yet they claim they save you hundr...
by Aux1
Mon Apr 13, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019
Replies: 25
Views: 4218

Re: COMMUTING - TAXES 2019

One of your biggest expenses through the years will be taxes. Why would you ask for TAX ADVICE on an internet forum... Spend a few bucks and get it done by someone who has some understanding of the tax code, so you are paying your fair share of taxes, but not a penny more. Hire a professional to do ...
by Aux1
Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Coronavirus Numbers
Replies: 377
Views: 72502

Re: Coronavirus Numbers

"In a Pandemic, Political Polarization Could Kill People" NYU psychology professor Jay Van Bavel refers to that pivot point as a "reality constraint" on beliefs. In other words, people can disregard reality for a remarkably long time according to motivational reasoning, at least until it comes butti...
by Aux1
Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:17 am
Forum: Air Canada
Topic: Coronavirus Numbers
Replies: 377
Views: 72502

Re: Coronavirus Numbers

Many here have young children, or College tuition looming and large mortgage payments. Within 6-months a lot of us will be on the brink of insolvency. There has to be a better way of protecting the vulnerable than crashing the economic engine that runs the free world . If the choice is family or fi...
by Aux1
Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:37 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ukraine International PS752
Replies: 29
Views: 10299

Re: Ukraine International PS752

Iranian Missile System Shot Down Ukraine Flight, Probably by Mistake, Sources Say https://www.newsweek.com/iranians-shot-down-ukraine-flight-mistake-sources-1481313 U.S. officials say it's 'highly likely' Iranian missile brought down Ukrainian airliner https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-missile-i...
by Aux1
Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ukraine International PS752
Replies: 29
Views: 10299

Re: Ukraine International PS752

What sure looks like the front fin section of a 9M330 missile (from a TOR launcher), was reportedly found near crash site. Another coincidence? https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-wants-to-search-iran-plane-crash-site-for-possible-russia-missile-debris/ https://defence-blog.com/news/ukrainian-pass...
by Aux1
Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:59 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Terrifying mid-air emergency on board a Qantas flight
Replies: 0
Views: 832

Terrifying mid-air emergency on board a Qantas flight

"Terrifying mid-air emergency on board a Qantas flight as pilots are forced to turn around after a plane wheel EXPLODES on take-off" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7517359/Qantas-plane-make-terrifying-forced-landing-tyre-EXPLODES-off.html Headline could read... Q400 Tire Explodes on take-o...
by Aux1
Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:25 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: A321 off airport landing - Aug 15 - 2019
Replies: 25
Views: 5785

Re: A321 off airport landing - Aug 15 - 2019

Wonder if their ears were popping?
by Aux1
Sun May 05, 2019 7:41 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Buffalo DC-3 Hay River
Replies: 99
Views: 20835

Re: Buffalo DC-3 Hay River

Glad the crew is ok. Sad to hear about JKM... She was a grand lady, and a pleasure to fly.
by Aux1
Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:58 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737 max
Replies: 494
Views: 84504

Re: Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737 max

Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max Aircraft Canada Minister of Transport Marc Garneau just announced that as the result of new data that they received this morning, they will no longer allow Boeing 737 Max 8 or 9 aircraft to take off and land or fly over Canadian airspace. https://www.cnn.com/world/live-...
by Aux1
Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:44 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737 max
Replies: 494
Views: 84504

Re: Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737 max

boeingboy wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:33 am Wow.....talk about an over-reaction from almost everybody. It's the herd mentality at it's worst.
Lion Air + Ethiopian = 346 lost souls.

Over-reaction?

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