TV (was Re: Weekly Chat Reminder)
On 22 Apr 2009, at 19:32, Alberto Monteiro wrote: The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over ten years. (...) BTW, about the chat we had two weeks ago, I think I know the confusion about Heroes. What I was calling Season 4 (not aired nowhere) was the Book 4. Book 3 finished a long time ago, I think they are showing Book 4, but I missed all episodes, since I thought they were reprising. I got my satellite DVR upgraded to HD just before we went to Prague last week so now I'm watching Heroes, 24, Bones, Lost and others in HD with Dolby Surround Sound. Very nice. On the first leg of our journey (to Paris) we flew on an Embraer 190 which was very comfortable and quiet. The Air France stewardesses were very nice and the sandwich was smoked salmon. The second leg (Paris - Prague) was on a Czech Airlines 737-400 which was cramped and noisy and the sandwich was cheese, turkey and cabbage. Not sauerkraut Maru ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: TV (was Re: Weekly Chat Reminder)
William Goodall wrote: On the first leg of our journey (to Paris) we flew on an Embraer 190 which was very comfortable and quiet. (...) Really? But that's not its streght. Surely you have heard about the airplane collision that happened over Brazil a few years ago? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Flight_1907 The huge Boeing 737-8EH SFP (c. 40,000 kg) collided with an Embraer Legacy (c. 16,000 kg). The Boeing dissolved in the air and crashed, while the Embraer landed successfully with its seven occupants uninjured. These planes are reputed for their resilience. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: TV (was Re: Weekly Chat Reminder)
On 28 Apr 2009, at 17:33, Alberto Monteiro wrote: William Goodall wrote: On the first leg of our journey (to Paris) we flew on an Embraer 190 which was very comfortable and quiet. (...) Really? But that's not its streght. Surely you have heard about the airplane collision that happened over Brazil a few years ago? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Flight_1907 The huge Boeing 737-8EH SFP (c. 40,000 kg) collided with an Embraer Legacy (c. 16,000 kg). The Boeing dissolved in the air and crashed, while the Embraer landed successfully with its seven occupants uninjured. These planes are reputed for their resilience. So, spacious (2+2 seating instead of 3+3), comfortable (wider seats, more legroom), quiet and built like a brick house? Mrs Wife (who has travelled more than I) said the Air France flight was the best she's been on. Last time we went to Prague it was British Airways via Gatwick on 737-400s and the stewards were comically gay. Their demonstrations of the oxygen masks and life jackets were quite hilarious. Stereotypes Maru ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com