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Post by pjrcorreia on May 6, 2009 19:44:15 GMT
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Post by roger on May 6, 2009 19:46:45 GMT
Hi Andrew, The origami stawberries look amazing but I am disappointed not to see any origami cream!   Roger |
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Post by Andrew on May 6, 2009 21:38:34 GMT
Hi Andrew, The origami stawberries look amazing but I am disappointed not to see any origami cream! Roger Hi Roger, Very good... I can't top that one!  Andrew  |
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Post by Andrew on May 6, 2009 21:43:20 GMT
Hi Paulo, Hey thanks!!! When I was making those strawberries I was listening to 'Strawberry Fields Forever'... Glad you liked the other photos too!  Now it's your turn... i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifAndrew |
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Post by pjrcorreia on May 6, 2009 22:38:40 GMT
Hi Paulo, Hey thanks!!! When I was making those strawberries I was listening to 'Strawberry Fields Forever'... Glad you liked the other photos too! Now it's your turn... i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifAndrew Hi Andrew, My turn for what? I don't know how to make such beautiful origamis!...  ...And I am a terrible photographer! Best wishes, Paulo Correia |
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Post by grant on May 8, 2009 18:01:42 GMT
Hello everyone On Bank Holiday Monday this week, I and a group of friends were guests of London Fire Brigade for the day, the highlight of which was a visit to the Fire Boat Pontoon at Lambeth, close to the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. We had expected only to be viewing the boats, but our host had arranged a demonstration of their capabilities which was most impressive and exciting to watch. For the technically minded, the two boats "Fire Flash" and "Fire Dart" were built in 1999 by Alnmaritec in Northumberland and are landing craft type boats of their 'Wave Patroller' class. Both are powered by two Volvo diesel engines. "Fire Flash" approaches at high speed Who says boats don't have brakes?! "Fire Flash" demonstrates it's ability to slow rapidly from high speed. For its second run past, "Fire Flash" demonstrated its fire fighting capabilty with its monitor in use. The two boats have awesome manoevering capabilities as can be seen in these two shots, of "Fire Flash" turning at high speed. The eagle eyed amongst you may notice the wide grin on the face of the monitor operator in the first of the pictures - Grant, in his wisdom, had decided that better pictures would be obtained by taking advantage of the lower vantage point afforded by standing on the deck of "Fire Dart" - seconds after these pictures were taken, quite a few of us found ourselves to be quite damp! Best wishes Grant |
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Post by flotsam on May 8, 2009 20:09:41 GMT
Wow, looks like it's about to crash into the bridge!
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Post by pjrcorreia on May 8, 2009 21:03:31 GMT
Hi Grant, WOW! GREAT PHOTOS!  Best wishes,  Paulo Correia |
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Post by scoobedoo on May 8, 2009 22:01:46 GMT
Hi Grant,some good action photo's there,and yes if you were in the wrong place I would imagine you would be rather damp Just curious here Grant, are those boats using the “Jet propulsion” pump system that was engineered here in NZ by Hamilton Jetboats? They have sold different model pump units for different applications and was keenly sought after by the marine industry in the UK quite some years ago now. When Hamilton's demonstrated the jetboat on the Thames, they were amazed at the Hamilton 360deg turn at full speed. cheers, Rodders |
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Post by david on May 8, 2009 22:09:22 GMT
Hi everyone, Excellent photos there Grant and Andrew, thanks for posting! On a beautiful day in Edinburgh recently I went for a walk round Holyrood Park which is near the City Centre, here is a small selection of photos I took, hope you enjoy them!  The Scottish Parliament building  Holyrood Palace  Showing the two together  Looking over Edinburgh. It was beautiful but fairly hazy.  The City Centre  The Castle I will hopefully post a few more in due course. David |
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Post by larryhauck on May 8, 2009 22:37:59 GMT
David,
Thanks for the wonderful photos. How did you find a dry day?
Just kidding. Beautiful shots.
Larry
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Post by grant on May 8, 2009 23:26:34 GMT
Hi Rodders Just curious here Grant, are those boats using the “Jet propulsion” pump system that was engineered here in NZ by Hamilton Jetboats? Yes, they both have two Hamilton 291 water jets - I didn't want to bore everyone with too much technical detail, but if I'd realised that Hamilton was a New Zealand company, I certainly would have included that bit of info! You can read more about the boats HERE and just scroll down. Thanks everyone else for your kind comments. Best wishes Grant |
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Post by grant on May 8, 2009 23:39:38 GMT
Great photo's David! Must get back to Edinburgh one day soon!
Best wishes
Grant
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Post by scoobedoo on May 8, 2009 23:46:57 GMT
Hi Grant,thanks for that I had an idea they were probably were Hamilton jets.
David thanks for those wonderful photo's of Scotland, I look forward to my tour that takes in Scotland,thanks for sharing them,
cheers,
Rodders
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Post by pjrcorreia on May 9, 2009 21:26:50 GMT
Hi David, Wonderful photos! Edinburgh looks like a beautiful place! Best wishes, Paulo Correia |
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