Author Topic: Switzerland... (Read 1137 times)

Curval · « **Reply #30 on:** February 22, 2003, 05:05:16 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
swiss watches are so like last century, they even still have gears in them,over priced also, i have a japanese solid state digital diver watch that costs $19.95 and keeps perfect time.
i guess it depends if you want to know what time it is or just show off how much money you can spend on a watch.
you could almost buy a car for the price of a rolex

My Rolex will probably be worth more than I paid for it in 10 years. It tells time AND increases in value.

It was also a gift. Should I have said "No thanks?"

lazs2 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 22, 2003, 08:14:58 PM »

I like "gears".. I like the solid feel and look. I look at the Omega as art... at least compared to some plastic thingie.. I will pass the Omega down to my son most likely.. I don't wear jewlery but need a watch. If you are only going to have one watch and no jewlery... might as well be a Rolex, tag or Omega. Plus... No batteries with the self winders.

I guess if ya gotta have it explained to ya....
lazs

Rockstar · « **Reply #32 on:** February 22, 2003, 09:55:05 PM »

squarehead=swede not swiss.

Now I've been to one world fair,
a picnic and a rodeo and that's
the stupidest thing I've heard
come over a set of earphones.
Are you sure you got todays codes?

lazs2 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 23, 2003, 09:34:43 AM »

ya think swedes and swiss look different?

lazs

Rockstar · « **Reply #34 on:** February 23, 2003, 02:26:06 PM »

They may not look much different, but it's said the Swiss make a better watch, squareheads make a better sailor. Plus if I'm not mistaken squareheads don't what a watch is for.

Kirin · « **Reply #35 on:** February 23, 2003, 03:00:44 PM »

LOL - just as Mexicans and Minnesotans resemble each other...

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #36 on:** February 24, 2003, 01:57:39 AM »

i just moved close to the swiss border, and working now for a swiss
company, well the swiss rox!:)

Angus · « **Reply #37 on:** February 24, 2003, 03:05:11 AM »

Doesn't air traffic control stop at 50.000 feet? Does military control perhaps not have a ceiling? Would be interesting to know.
There is a little story to this.
Sometime in the 70's/early 80's my great uncle was flying 747's for Cargolux. One fine day the French Air traffic controllers went on a strike (well, the French are always striking), thereby stopping all flight over their zone. But by going OVER 50K one could pass. So that's what the old man did, squeezed the Jumbo up to about 51K and overflew the French zone.

Replicant · « **Reply #38 on:** February 24, 2003, 04:53:35 AM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
Wow I'm surprised they won't let Saddam into the country. Imagine that - the Swiss passing up a chance to profit off the blood money of a genocidal dictator. They really have changed!

I'm sure if Saddam applied for Asylum in the UK they'd welcome him with open hands!

We've just taken on two Taliban refuges, one of them still considers us as an enemy! Talk about potential terrorist!

lazs2 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 24, 2003, 08:35:37 AM »

Hmm... more like Mexicans and Guatamalans I would think. Same shape heads in any case.
lazs

Monk · « **Reply #40 on:** February 24, 2003, 09:14:37 AM »

Switzerland?..........ain't nothin but a Bremsklotze on my way to the Toscana.

Toad · « **Reply #41 on:** February 24, 2003, 09:26:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Angus
Doesn't air traffic control stop at 50.000 feet?

So that's what the old man did, squeezed the Jumbo up to about 51K and overflew the French zone.

I don't know about France but the US Class A airspace goes from 18,000 to FL600. That's a positive control zone, Transponders and contact with ATC.

And I'd be amazed if anyone ever got a 747 up to 50k, even totally empty and flying on fumes. I think the max certificated altitude is 42K.

Not to rain on your parade or ruin a good story........

Angus · « **Reply #42 on:** February 24, 2003, 11:41:17 AM »

I used to fly with the Cargolux planes a lot, - I was escorting horses from Iceland to Luxembourg (up to 30 of them sometimes).
That old fully-loaded 747 actually climbed well, and we usually cruised at 39.000 feet. I suspect that a light-loaded one easily goes much higher.
The same old Pilot actually flew Spits in WW2. He managed to squeeze a Spitfire Mk IX HF up to 49.000 feet on one occation. I asked him why, and he replied: "to see how high I could get, - I wanted to get to 50K, but was unable to".
Would be nice to know some more about this.

Toad · « **Reply #43 on:** February 24, 2003, 12:16:46 PM »

As I said, I'd be amazed at 50K+ for a lot of reasons.

There's a BIG difference between 39K and 50K+, loaded or not.

Then there's the pressurization question. IIRC almost every Boeing system is designed for ~42K max altitude. Then the it can't hold desired pressure and cabin alt will rise with altitude.

Maybe he did it; I bet Boeing would be interested in that if he did.

But, liked I said, I'd be amazed.

Literally. Jaw dropping amazed.

Gorf · « **Reply #44 on:** February 24, 2003, 05:58:10 PM »

Swiss are a bunch of greedy bastages. GIVE us your money and leave.

THey should be kicked out of the UN... think they are part of the UN.

BLow up all clock works.

Take all tthe drug, jewish, nazi, illegal weapon money from their banks.

Take all there chocate factories and force them to eat Jello.

Make PORN outlawed...oooo speaking of that, humm.. between the remove of chocalte factories, taking illegal money, destroying all clock works, and the ending of the porn industry. WEll hell, they would become a 3rd world nation.