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Cleared for Takeoff
As of 30 seconds ago, the AOPA webboard was disconnected from life support.
Robert said:Sorry, I did not see who posted the last message,
Len Lanetti said:I ask as I lost my last AOPA hat, the headband on my Mooney hat broke and I ran over my Maule hat with the lawn mower.
Len
You need a PoA hat!Len Lanetti said:I posted a message that had a time stamp of 5pm, the board appeared to be available for about another 10 or 15 seconds after that.
Does the last poster get an AOPA hat?
I ask as I lost my last AOPA hat, the headband on my Mooney hat broke and I ran over my Maule hat with the lawn mower.
Len
Robert said:Sorry, I did not see who posted the last message, I was clicking the mouse button to stop the WebBoard. I will try to post updates on what will happen when we come back up, but it depends on what I am allowed to say. See you all in a few weeks.
The hamster can finally relax (at least for a little while).
Robert
Richard said:Len, maybe you better stay on the ground until this streak of your passes.
Ken Ibold said:You need a PoA hat!
NC19143 said:Some one who has the forum E-Mailed to them knows..
Hey, I was still subscribed! The last email I got was Len's (timed at 5:00) about the fish. I didn't understand the fish part though.Carol said:Wouldn't you know it?! I went in and unsubscribed to the mailing lists. I didn't even think about getting the last post by email.
Diana said:Hey, I was still subscribed! The last email I got was Len's (timed at 5:00) about the fish. I didn't understand the fish part though.
The next to last email was from Beth (at 4:59), I understood that one.
Yes! How did you know?Carol said:Did he say something like "So long and thanks for all the fish"?
Diana said:Yes! How did you know?
Diana said:Yes! How did you know?
Carol said:I was going to write that myself.
It's from "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" trilogy. (Four books in the trilogy) Written by the late Douglass Adams
Carol said:Did he say something like "So long and thanks for all the fish"?
Diana said:So, what does it mean?
Diana said:It was interesting today looking at all the people who were online at the end. Like we were all watching the end of an era.
BillG said:It was the end of an era - definitely...
Bill
fgcason said:
.....
Long story short and without giving way the plot in the least: It was the dolphin's last message to the Earth.
Very appropriate in context and delivery as we all said goodbye to the webboard.
It was. I missed the end by about 3 minutes.
Any chance you still have that message? It should go in the archives.
RogerT said:Incidentally .. the AOPA chat server is still operating if you
have mIRC or Pirch to access it:
65.125.13.143 Port 6667
I don't know if they'll kill that too when they figure out
it's still operating.
Quite often there's someone there about 8pm central.
Troy Whistman said:Trillian will connect to it, but I need to know what "channel" name to join... Do you know?
Troy
fgcason said:
Diana, I am shocked that you haven't read the HHG. You really need to get those books and read them.
fgcason said:Any chance you still have that message? It should go in the archives.
Carol said:Very appropriate. Diana, if you still have that would you email it to me?
gibbons said:Brilliant stuff. I mean, a four book trilogy.....
You gotta love it.
Chip
Diana said:Yes! How did you know?
Carol said:Yep.
The self-made wing-deicing kit
Lady Malibu (whom I believe you outed, Bill)
Air Dead Guy
What else?
Diana said:Hey, have you got those books? Can I borrow them?
Brent Bradford said:I need another book to read when I am at FBO's. Does anyone know if you can still buy those at Barns and Nobel or some where like that?
Brent
gibbons said:If you can't then we need to take a serious look at what we call "progress". I'm sure Amazon has them.
Or, here you go.... hurry: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=377&item=4541417226&rd=1
Chip
Troy Whistman said:Trillian will connect to it, but I need to know what "channel" name to join... Do you know?
Troy
The giant yellow vogon space constructor ships hung in the sky exactly in the way that bricks don't.Carol said:Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters
...the effect of which were like getting hit in the face with a gold brick wrapped with a lemon. :martini:
(not a direct quote but close)
Diana said:Yes! How did you know?
Brent Bradford said:I need another book to read when I am at FBO's. Does anyone know if you can still buy those at Barns and Nobel or some where like that?
Brent