Gentlemen,

I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have just 
had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on Thursday and 
as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the daughter fetched 
her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with other side effects.
Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday and 
today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs then 
goes away :-((

Martin P

Been there a few weeks ago.
Perhaps the contents of the off topic link below (for aero nuts) will help.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8313000/8313842.stm

                                                                             
        Mike.H.
"campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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> Gentlemen,
>
> I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have just 
> had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on Thursday and 
> as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the daughter 
> fetched her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with other side 
> effects.
> Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday 
> and today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs 
> then goes away :-((
>
> Martin P
>

Mike,

Thanks for that, couple of points.
1. It appeared to have a large wing incidence which gave it a nose down look 
when flying straight and level.
2. It still amazes me how they crammed 8 engines in the wings, I know they 
were angled, the Cof G must have been critical having those engines so far 
back.
3. Did you notice the amounts of smoke coming from the engines.

Martin P

Mike.H."  wrote in message 
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> Been there a few weeks ago.
> Perhaps the contents of the off topic link below (for aero nuts) will 
> help.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8313000/8313842.stm
>
> 
> Mike.H.
> "campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have 
>> just had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on 
>> Thursday and as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the 
>> daughter fetched her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with 
>> other side effects.
>> Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday 
>> and today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs 
>> then goes away :-((
>>
>> Martin P
>>
>

On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:08:47 +0000, campingstoveman wrote:
> I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have just 
> had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on Thursday and 
> as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the daughter fetched 
> her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with other side effects.
> Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday and 
> today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs then 
> goes away :-((

Something similar's been on this side of the Atlantic, too, although
symptoms vary (always fever and headache and 48hrs, but not always
sickness. I got off lightly compared to everyone else I know, with just a
light fever and semi-bad headache - I think I was too stubborn that week
to let it floor me :-)

There are 32 kids in our boy's class at school and the day he went back 23
of them were off sick with it...

cheers

Jules

Thought you would like it .Try this one ----
http://www.aviationarchive.org.uk/stories/pages.php?enum=GE121&pnum=0&maxp=
We used the "Wing" test plant (211East) in later years for containment tests 
(bird shots).Sadly the whole of the East works has been flattened and is due 
to be sold off for development,
                                                       MH
"campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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> Mike,
>
> Thanks for that, couple of points.
> 1. It appeared to have a large wing incidence which gave it a nose down 
> look when flying straight and level.
> 2. It still amazes me how they crammed 8 engines in the wings, I know they 
> were angled, the Cof G must have been critical having those engines so far 
> back.
> 3. Did you notice the amounts of smoke coming from the engines.
>
> Martin P
>
> Mike.H."  wrote in message 
> news:OCGHm.44926$MG6.27342@newsfe13.ams2...
>> Been there a few weeks ago.
>> Perhaps the contents of the off topic link below (for aero nuts) will 
>> help.
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8313000/8313842.stm
>>
>>
>> Mike.H.
>> "campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
>> news:k9-dnSL7Scy9j3LXnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> Gentlemen,
>>>
>>> I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have 
>>> just had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on 
>>> Thursday and as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the 
>>> daughter fetched her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with 
>>> other side effects.
>>> Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday 
>>> and today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs 
>>> then goes away :-((
>>>
>>> Martin P
>>>
>>
>
>

Mike,

Forgot to mention, last week I came back from Heathrow into Ireland and on 
the bus trip around the terminals back to the long stay car park I saw my 
first Airbus 380 in Singapore airline colours, its huge.

Martin P

"Jules"  wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:08:47 +0000, campingstoveman wrote:
>> I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have 
>> just
>> had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on Thursday 
>> and
>> as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the daughter 
>> fetched
>> her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with other side effects.
>> Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday 
>> and
>> today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs then
>> goes away :-((
>
> Something similar's been on this side of the Atlantic, too, although
> symptoms vary (always fever and headache and 48hrs, but not always
> sickness. I got off lightly compared to everyone else I know, with just a
> light fever and semi-bad headache - I think I was too stubborn that week
> to let it floor me :-)
>
> There are 32 kids in our boy's class at school and the day he went back 23
> of them were off sick with it...
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>

Good way I've found to get out of this problem is to drink loads of cheap 
lemonade with the fizz knocked out. It tends to stay down, with me 
anyway!!!!
"campingstoveman"  wrote in message 
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> Gentlemen,
>
> I hope you have had a better weekend than my wife daughter and I have just 
> had, the daughter took her mother to Peterborough shopping on Thursday and 
> as they arrived my wife felt ill and was violently sick the daughter 
> fetched her home still feeling unwell. Friday no better with other side 
> effects.
> Saturday and Sunday my daughter went the same way and guess what Sunday 
> and today was my turn. Just beginning to feel better, hits you for 48hrs 
> then goes away :-((
>
> Martin P
>

On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:49:09 -0000, Charles Hamilton wrote:

> Good way I've found to get out of this problem is to drink loads of 
> cheap lemonade with the fizz knocked out. It tends to stay down, with me 
> anyway!!!!

CocaCola (full fat not thin line) and banana is good. Plenty of sugar
and water in the coke and essential minerals/salts in the banana.
Stays down and doesn't taste as vile as the rehydration sugar/salt
mixtures you can get.

-- 
Cheers
Dave.

You could always try the old "Seasickness Trick" with strawberry jam!!
"Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:49:09 -0000, Charles Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Good way I've found to get out of this problem is to drink loads of
>> cheap lemonade with the fizz knocked out. It tends to stay down, with me
>> anyway!!!!
>
> CocaCola (full fat not thin line) and banana is good. Plenty of sugar
> and water in the coke and essential minerals/salts in the banana.
> Stays down and doesn't taste as vile as the rehydration sugar/salt
> mixtures you can get.
>
> -- 
> Cheers
> Dave.
>
>
>

> You could always try the old "Seasickness Trick" with strawberry jam!!



which is??????

Dudley Simons wrote:
> 
>> You could always try the old "Seasickness Trick" with strawberry jam!!
> 
> 
> 
> which is??????


Swallow few good spoonfuls of jam before the voyage - doesn't cure 
seasicknes, but makes it taste better on the way up ;-)

Have you the avoided the plague yourself Martin? You could be a carrier 
  of course, best steer clear of you at Enstone my 'full attendance' 
bonus is still intact, though we are yet to be told exactly what it 
might comprise - probably a box of time expired helicopter bearings!

NHH

NHH wrote:
> 
> Have you the avoided the plague yourself Martin? You could be a carrier 
>  of course, best steer clear of you at Enstone my 'full attendance' 
> bonus is still intact, though we are yet to be told exactly what it 
> might comprise - probably a box of time expired helicopter bearings!
> 
> NHH

Re-read your original post - and clearly no, you didn't escape!

NHH

Nick,

Its now Tuesday and its as if we weren't ill.
You could sell the bearings to some south American country who are not 
bothered :-))


Martin P
"NHH"  wrote in message 
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> NHH wrote:
>>
>> Have you the avoided the plague yourself Martin? You could be a carrier 
>> of course, best steer clear of you at Enstone my 'full attendance' bonus 
>> is still intact, though we are yet to be told exactly what it might 
>> comprise - probably a box of time expired helicopter bearings!
>>
>> NHH
>
> Re-read your original post - and clearly no, you didn't escape!
>
> NHH