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So Ant, did you catch any of the fly-overs during the lock-down? All the big cities (I guess we weren't big enough for either the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds! lol) got a flyover by one or both of them. Seeing both groups flying one behind the other is something pretty unique that I don't recall reading it happening any other time in their history. We ended up getting the 4 F-15s out of Westover AFB and they did a rather obscure fly-by over Boston, mostly coming from the harbor and following the Charles River over Cambridge and to the west. I didn't see them but did you?

This was also filmed during one of those flybys and this must've been one of the 2-seater F/A-18s and the guy in the back filming and certainly not the pilot loool (I think he has to concentrate of other more important things :D) since it doesn't appear to be a 360* camera or it would be a bit steadier and their movements are much more mechanical and have a wide-angle look as well. This is probably a hand-held GoPro or something but, bottom line is they must be in prime shape which is weird to be already there at this early stage of the season. Typically they start at 3 feet apart and by mid-way through the season, they've tightened the space to the 18" they strive for but this already looks like they're there LOL! This is definitely some anti-nerve wracking stuff.

 
Gomig-21 said:
So Ant, did you catch any of the fly-overs during the lock-down? All the big cities (I guess we weren't big enough for either the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds! lol) got a flyover by one or both of them. Seeing both groups flying one behind the other is something pretty unique that I don't recall reading it happening any other time in their history. We ended up getting the 4 F-15s out of Westover AFB and they did a rather obscure fly-by over Boston, mostly coming from the harbor and following the Charles River over Cambridge and to the west. I didn't see them but did you?

This was also filmed during one of those flybys and this must've been one of the 2-seater F/A-18s and the guy in the back filming and certainly not the pilot loool (I think he has to concentrate of other more important things :D) since it doesn't appear to be a 360* camera or it would be a bit steadier and their movements are much more mechanical and have a wide-angle look as well. This is probably a hand-held GoPro or something but, bottom line is they must be in prime shape which is weird to be already there at this early stage of the season. Typically they start at 3 feet apart and by mid-way through the season, they've tightened the space to the 18" they strive for but this already looks like they're there LOL! This is definitely some anti-nerve wracking stuff.

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I was staying in Boston from Tuesday-Saturday and didn't know about it. Even had the news on in the background and didn't hear a peep about it.

I have to say I don't miss living in Boston. I nearly ran somebody down at around 10pm Wednesday. Guy walked out from between two parked cars right in front of me wearing all dark clothes. I only saw him when he was just a few feet from my front bumper. I slammed on the brakes, swerved and missed him by just inches. My right mirror probably missed him by millimeters. Looked in the rear-view and he kept walking like nothing happened. Not even a blip on his radar. Geez!! He doesn't know how lucky he was.

I'm back in the suburbs...and everybody's cars are in their driveways. Nobody casually walks across the road.
 
Hamartia Antidote said:
I was staying in Boston from Tuesday-Saturday and didn't know about it. Even had the news on in the background and didn't hear a peep about it.

I have to say I don't miss living in Boston. I nearly ran somebody down at around 10pm Wednesday. Guy walked out from between two parked cars right in front of me wearing all dark clothes. I only saw him when he was just a few feet from my front bumper. I slammed on the brakes, swerved and missed him by just inches. My right mirror probably missed him by millimeters. Looked in the rear-view and he kept walking like nothing happened. Not even a blip on his radar. Geez!! He doesn't know how lucky he was.

I'm back in the suburbs...and everybody's cars are in their driveways. Nobody casually walks across the road.
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Good for you! Wow the temps have been brutal the last couple of days into today and tomorrow. Gonna be some hot ones out there.

I got a pic of an Aston Martin cutting in front of me and flying on 93 I'll post later. Pretty cool looking car that at first I thought was a Ferrari Spider but then there were some differences that didn't match neither was the horse emblem anywhere to be seen. Then it dawned on me. Just gotta upload the pic later.
 
By far i think the best thing to come out of America is it's branding and marketing. Well maybe it's not the best bit of America but certainly it's greatest strengths. Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Apple, all incredible examples of American brands and marketing. America is marketed and branded in the same way. Everyone wants to see New York and LA, people across the world listen to your music, watch your films - it's an incredible effort to gain that influence.
 
Gomig-21 said:
Good for you! Wow the temps have been brutal the last couple of days into today and tomorrow. Gonna be some hot ones out there.

I got a pic of an Aston Martin cutting in front of me and flying on 93 I'll post later. Pretty cool looking car that at first I thought was a Ferrari Spider but then there were some differences that didn't match neither was the horse emblem anywhere to be seen. Then it dawned on me. Just gotta upload the pic later.
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5 days ago 10PM again in Boston now backing into the driveway. As I was halfway across the sidewalk a runner darted by...just couldn't wait those precious few seconds.
 
Hamartia Antidote said:
5 days ago 10PM again in Boston now backing into the driveway. As I was halfway across the sidewalk a runner darted by...just couldn't wait those precious few seconds.
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lol! That happens so frequently it's crazy. And they don't even confront you, right? They just give you a dirty look as if it's completely your fault and keep going.

Just yesterday, again in the people's republic of Cambridge loool, I unloaded a huge piece of EPDM membrane off my truck onto a two-wheeler and rolled it around the corner where I was parked on the side street and because I had my mind on getting that super heavy material that was burning hot from sitting in the truck bed exposed to the sun by the time I got there and wheeling it around the corner that I forgot to put my mask on. As soon as I turned the corner, some Harvard chick walking her mutt looked at me and grabbed her mask trying to adjust it so there's no openings on the sides and gave me a wicked dirty look LOL! I felt like telling her "oh please, stop being so dramatic you fool" but I just laughed at her and kept walking. She knew she was being a donkey. :lol:
 
Gomig-21 said:
lol! That happens so frequently it's crazy. And they don't even confront you, right? They just give you a dirty look as if it's completely your fault and keep going.

Just yesterday, again in the people's republic of Cambridge loool, I unloaded a huge piece of EPDM membrane off my truck onto a two-wheeler and rolled it around the corner where I was parked on the side street and because I had my mind on getting that super heavy material that was burning hot from sitting in the truck bed exposed to the sun by the time I got there and wheeling it around the corner that I forgot to put my mask on. As soon as I turned the corner, some Harvard chick walking her mutt looked at me and grabbed her mask trying to adjust it so there's no openings on the sides and gave me a wicked dirty look LOL! I felt like telling her "oh please, stop being so dramatic you fool" but I just laughed at her and kept walking. She knew she was being a donkey. :lol:
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I had left my mask in the car and a big 18 wheeler truck came down the road and pulled down some of the wires. The cops and firemen were there in 2 minutes. I wanted to run out and move my car in case they blocked the ends of the road and waited all day for the utility companies. Didn't want to get dirty looks. Cops weren't wearing masks BTW. Luckily they seemed to fix it quickly.
 
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Hamartia Antidote said:
I had left my mask in the car and a big 18 wheeler truck came down the road and pulled down some of the wires. The cops and firemen were there in 2 minutes. I wanted to run out and move my car in case they blocked the ends of the road and waited all day for the utility companies. Didn't want to get dirty looks. Cops weren't wearing masks BTW. Luckily they seemed to fix it quickly.
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Interesting. Most cops in the city and close suburbs are wearing masks, at least from what I've been seeing but I noticed staties aren't, those arrogant bastards. lol.

Anyway, happy father's day to you and to @VCheng and any other fathers out there. I would wish it to Nilgiri but 2 things interfere with that. 1) Don't know if he's a dad yet or not and 2) he managed to get himself banned again! lol. It's tough for Indians on this board, there's no question about that.
 
Gomig-21 said:
Interesting. Most cops in the city and close suburbs are wearing masks, at least from what I've been seeing but I noticed staties aren't, those arrogant bastards. lol.

Anyway, happy father's day to you and to @VCheng and any other fathers out there. I would wish it to Nilgiri but 2 things interfere with that. 1) Don't know if he's a dad yet or not and 2) he managed to get himself banned again! lol. It's tough for Indians on this board, there's no question about that.
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Happy Father's Day to all who qualify indeed! :D
 
Hamartia Antidote said:
Kind of interesting seeing how things change and maybe what stays the same.
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That's great, I had the same bike! Got it for my 7th B-day and it was souped up! Same memories of similar TVs with antennas like that, no google of course and no cell phone lmao. BB gun, favorite shows on TV but we obviously never celebrated Christmas being a Muslim family but many of my friends did. My older brothers were into the Beatles at the time. The way that guy narrated with the text was pretty cool.
 

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