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LiT's Mum Is Famous Again...

waddliewaddlie Posts: 542
edited March 2011 in Commuting chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

Now it goes with sayout saying that my mum is the best mum in the world, but if Carlsberg made mums I think they might use LiT's mum as some kind of benchmarking exercise...
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  • Kieran_BurnsKieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    *cough* same page http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12762609 *cough* :P
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  • waddliewaddlie Posts: 542
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    *cough* same page http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12762609 *cough* :P

    Oops. In my defence, that thread was right next to DDD's one containing a political conspiracy thriller involving potholes. I was so blinded by the awesomeness of DDD that I couldn't see any of the threads near to it.
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  • lost_in_thoughtlost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Waddlie wrote:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

    Now it goes with sayout saying that my mum is the best mum in the world, but if Carlsberg made mums I think they might use LiT's mum as some kind of benchmarking exercise...

    :lol::lol:

    I just read her your post over the phone. She likes it very much!
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  • dvdfozdvdfoz Posts: 62
    Waddlie wrote:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

    Now it goes with sayout saying that my mum is the best mum in the world, but if Carlsberg made mums I think they might use LiT's mum as some kind of benchmarking exercise...

    To be honest, I think a fair few mums may well be down to Special Brew
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  • waddliewaddlie Posts: 542
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Waddlie wrote:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

    Now it goes with sayout saying that my mum is the best mum in the world, but if Carlsberg made mums I think they might use LiT's mum as some kind of benchmarking exercise...

    :lol::lol:

    I just read her your post over the phone. She likes it very much!

    Supoib. I note her Spitfire has an extra seat. I've always wanted a go in a Spitfire but have flown nothing more glamourous than a DG-500 glider. So please tell your Mum if she likes my post that much I'm always up for a trip to Duxford... :wink:
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  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,922
    Todays page 2 girl from the Sunday Star.

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  • lost_in_thoughtlost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Thanks Redvee! Very handy to have cuttings :)

    Is the sunday star a bristol paper? Or the daily star?
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  • EKE_38BPMEKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Thanks Redvee! Very handy to have cuttings :)

    Is the sunday star a bristol paper? Or the daily star?

    Well, it does have a few Bristols in it, not sure if it is fair to describe it as a bristol paper though!
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  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,922
    edited March 2011
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Thanks Redvee! Very handy to have cuttings :)

    Is the sunday star a bristol paper? Or the daily star?

    It's the sunday version of the Daily Star. The pic was lifted from the e-paper, not the print version which was monochrome or black & white for the youngsters.
    There are ways to get the footage from the ITN news sites if they are needed, no doubt the ITV local news for Southampton will have the same if not more footage.
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  • stuaffstuaff Posts: 1,736
    There's a video interview on the BBC News site at the mo..
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848
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  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,922
    StuAff wrote:
    There's a video interview on the BBC News site at the mo..
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

    Try this link

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12656773
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  • stuaffstuaff Posts: 1,736
    redvee wrote:
    StuAff wrote:
    There's a video interview on the BBC News site at the mo..
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12655848

    Try this link

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12656773

    Ta, higher quality vid on there.
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  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,922
    Just grabbed the ITN footage from YT and about to do the same with the footage above.
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  • bornagainroadiebornagainroadie Posts: 74
    Blimey. I feel like I am in the presence of aviation Royalty. Lit's Mum is the famous Ms Grace !?!

    I've always wanted a ride in a Spitfire but it seems like the few two seat ones are all operated on Private and not Public Certificates of Airworthiness and therefore cant take paying passengers.

    I'd love to know what twist of the rules the folks at Top Gear used to get 3 two seat Spitfires in the same place loaded with the TG presenters for a program a few years back.
  • stage_frightstage_fright Posts: 218
    Living not that far from the airport where the first flight of the Spitfire took place, I was quite looking forward to seeing one on Saturday - but spent the day on Southampton General Hsp with my little lad.

    Was out on Sunday morning taking him to the local duck pond (yep - in 24-hours a 2-year-old can go from barely able to breathe to bouncing round the place, I blame the steriods, if he was drug tesetd yesterday he would have been out the next Olympics). Heard an engine noise and looked up to see a Spitfire fly right over us. Angle was wrong to see if it was a two-seater, but if that was your mum LiT, please do say thanks for making sure we didn't miss out!
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  • owenlarsowenlars Posts: 719
    That was the Grace Spitfire, LiT's mum was on the radio on Saturday talking about it.

    Oops should have read the rest of the thread before stating the obvious!!!
  • stevec205gtistevec205gti Posts: 366
    Living in Cambridge I'm pretty certain I get to see this a lot during the summer - there's been many a sunny afternoon spent watching the skies for impromptu practice aerobatics. I was also lucky enough to see her fly at The Last Night of the Proms at Audley End last year - an amazing display set to music - say thanks to your mum for me :D
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  • owenlarsowenlars Posts: 719
    BornAgainRoadie wrote:
    I've always wanted a ride in a Spitfire but it seems like the few two seat ones are all operated on Private and not Public Certificates of Airworthiness and therefore cant take paying passengers.

    But you are allowed to contribute proportionately to the cost.
  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,922
    More of Caroline from todays Daily Mail.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... ffair.html
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  • bornagainroadiebornagainroadie Posts: 74
    Very random thread bump - 11 years later.

    Sadly it seems Carolyn has died in a car crash on holiday in Australia.

    https://flyer.co.uk/spitfire-pilot-carolyn-grace-killed-in-car-crash/

    Condolences to the family.
  • Harry182Harry182 Posts: 1,169
    Sad news indeed. Condolences to the family.
  • roger_merrimanroger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    bornagainroadie said:

    Very random thread bump - 11 years later.

    Sadly it seems Carolyn has died in a car crash on holiday in Australia.

    https://flyer.co.uk/spitfire-pilot-carolyn-grace-killed-in-car-crash/

    Condolences to the family.

    Oh that is sad never met her though met LiT at some of the socials over the years!

  • Moonio_returnedMoonio_returned Posts: 19
    Oh that is sad.. I hope Lit is ok, it’s been years since I’ve been here..
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