why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

Racer X 69 · 05-21-2019, 07:11 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Hope Charlie is not fighting a bad case of Montezuma's revenge and unable to post.

Originally posted by dbs

What has Charlie disappeared into the ether like Bert ?.............oh dear....I hope its not catchy.

Dave

That's the thing.

Bert is MIA.

Another is @FantasticMrFox who was MIA for a long time, then popped in for a brief comment recently, then went MIA once again.

Kids.

dbs · 05-21-2019, 07:13 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That's the thing.

Bert is MIA.

Another is @FantasticMrFox who was MIA for a long time, then popped in for a brief comment recently, then went MIA once again.

Kids.

Can we assume the "kids" got a life.....or.........

Dave

Racer X 69 · 05-21-2019, 07:22 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by dbs

Can we assume the "kids" got a life.....or.........

Dave

Hopefully the former and not the latter . . . . . . . .

dbs · 05-21-2019, 07:26 AM

Yes....true...true

Dave

robtcorl · 05-21-2019, 07:49 AM - **3 Likes**

Guess I'm behind the times, this is from 2016.
Then again, I don't watch or care much for Jimmy Fallon.
Pretty cool though if you haven't seen it:

Youtu.be

**CharLac** · 05-21-2019, 08:25 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

Hmm... We just bought ourselves a new home.

Moving is no fun. Looking forward to when it's all done! The flat is a nice one with quite a view - we can see all the way to our little island

But that's still a couple of months away. Now we have one home too many. Anyone planning relocating to Norway? No?

Sounds like we are leading parallel lives!

**CharLac** · 05-21-2019, 08:33 AM - **4 Likes**

Not gone, just catching up on this yackity yack thread! Man you guys are chatty. It's been a busy few days. Got home from Mexico on Friday (barfed on the plane so yeah, I guess Montezuma's....) and straight to bed. Woke up bright and chipper on Saturday morning so my son and I packed up the Forester and headed into Algonquin park. We caught and ate a couple nice specks on Sunday so all in all, a great vacation...other than the barfs. I'll see about posting a picture of the fish. Real beauties.

robtcorl · 05-21-2019, 08:38 AM - **3 Likes**

Yay, Chuckie's back!

Originally posted by CharLac

barfed on the plane

Happens to Mrs Bob every time, it's the landings that get her.
One time a stewardess said Sorry,we're out of barf bags.
Say what!?! She did get her a trash bag to make deposit in.

Racer X 69 · 05-21-2019, 08:52 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Happens to Mrs Bob every time, it's the landings that get her.

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

**OldPentaxFan** · 05-21-2019, 09:37 AM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

Many years ago, when I was flying to job sites instead of driving like I do now, I was headed home from Denver. It was an uneventful flight but we seemed to be taking for ever to descend and land. I happened to have a window seat and noticed the terminal going by with us at about the control tower height (maybe 75 feet or so). The terminal is about midway on the runway to give this some perspective. The next thing we knew we hit the ground HARD and bounced a couple of times, not quite as hard but we were glad the landing gear was built stoutly.

I'm pretty certain we needed to use the rest of the runway to stop since we turned onto the taxi way at the end after a very rapid deceleration, still going pretty fast. (Wasn't quite a drift into the turn but darned close.)

The flight attendant announced our arrival with … "As you may have noticed we've hopped into Raleigh. Please remain seated until we come to a full stop at the terminal, at which time you may collect everything you lost out of your pockets."

In those days the pilot would routinely come out of the cockpit and thank passengers for flying with them. This time the cockpit door stayed closed and there was no appearance.

**CharLac** · 05-21-2019, 09:52 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Yay, Chuckie's back!

Happens to Mrs Bob every time, it's the landings that get her.
One time a stewardess said Sorry,we're out of barf bags.
Say what!?! She did get her a trash bag to make deposit in.

It wasn't motion sickness. I was feeling sick to my stomach from the time I woke up that morning....Montezuma

Racer X 69 · 05-21-2019, 10:05 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

It wasn't motion sickness. I was feeling sick to my stomach from the time I woke up that morning....Montezuma

You drank the water.

You never drink the water down there.

Avoid drinks with ice too, as the ice is made from the water.

A safe bet is to only drink beer and hard liquor, as they have been heated enough to kill anything that will make you ill.

**savoche** · 05-21-2019, 10:31 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Hope Charlie is not fighting a bad case of Montezuma's revenge and unable to post.

If so he would feel right at home posting over in the Doom&Gloom section.

**savoche** · 05-21-2019, 10:39 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

Sounds like we are leading parallel lives!

You can see our little island, too? Way cool!!

But yes, we do have quite a lot in common (besides moving to new homes at about the same time) - the least probable being both of us owning a K-3

Bacon!

**savoche** · 05-21-2019, 10:47 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

You drank the water.

You never drink the water down there.

Avoid drinks with ice too, as the ice is made from the water.

Sound advice (unless you can be sure the ice is made from bottled water).

Originally posted by Racer X 69

A safe bet is to only drink beer and hard liquor, as they have been heated enough to kill anything that will make you ill.

And even they can make you sick if you drink enough of'em!

05-21-2019, 09:37 AM - 5 Likes	#66940
OldPentaxFan Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Independence, MO via North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 371	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Originally posted by Racer X 69 Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Many years ago, when I was flying to job sites instead of driving like I do now, I was headed home from Denver. It was an uneventful flight but we seemed to be taking for ever to descend and land. I happened to have a window seat and noticed the terminal going by with us at about the control tower height (maybe 75 feet or so). The terminal is about midway on the runway to give this some perspective. The next thing we knew we hit the ground HARD and bounced a couple of times, not quite as hard but we were glad the landing gear was built stoutly. I'm pretty certain we needed to use the rest of the runway to stop since we turned onto the taxi way at the end after a very rapid deceleration, still going pretty fast. (Wasn't quite a drift into the turn but darned close.) The flight attendant announced our arrival with … "As you may have noticed we've hopped into Raleigh. Please remain seated until we come to a full stop at the terminal, at which time you may collect everything you lost out of your pockets." In those days the pilot would routinely come out of the cockpit and thank passengers for flying with them. This time the cockpit door stayed closed and there was no appearance. Last edited by OldPentaxFan; 05-21-2019 at 09:39 AM. Reason: corrected spelling

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05-21-2019, 07:11 AM - 1 Like	#66931
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by robtcorl Hope Charlie is not fighting a bad case of Montezuma's revenge and unable to post. Originally posted by dbs What has Charlie disappeared into the ether like Bert ?.............oh dear....I hope its not catchy. Dave That's the thing. Bert is MIA. Another is @FantasticMrFox who was MIA for a long time, then popped in for a brief comment recently, then went MIA once again. Kids.

05-21-2019, 07:13 AM - 2 Likes	#66932
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	Originally posted by Racer X 69 That's the thing. Bert is MIA. Another is @FantasticMrFox who was MIA for a long time, then popped in for a brief comment recently, then went MIA once again. Kids. Can we assume the "kids" got a life.....or......... Dave

05-21-2019, 07:22 AM - 2 Likes	#66933
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by dbs Can we assume the "kids" got a life.....or......... Dave Hopefully the former and not the latter . . . . . . . .

05-21-2019, 07:26 AM	#66934
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	Yes....true...true Dave

05-21-2019, 08:25 AM - 1 Like	#66936
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by savoche Hmm... We just bought ourselves a new home. Moving is no fun. Looking forward to when it's all done! The flat is a nice one with quite a view - we can see all the way to our little island But that's still a couple of months away. Now we have one home too many. Anyone planning relocating to Norway? No? Sounds like we are leading parallel lives!

05-21-2019, 08:33 AM - 4 Likes	#66937
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Not gone, just catching up on this yackity yack thread! Man you guys are chatty. It's been a busy few days. Got home from Mexico on Friday (barfed on the plane so yeah, I guess Montezuma's....) and straight to bed. Woke up bright and chipper on Saturday morning so my son and I packed up the Forester and headed into Algonquin park. We caught and ate a couple nice specks on Sunday so all in all, a great vacation...other than the barfs. I'll see about posting a picture of the fish. Real beauties.

05-21-2019, 08:38 AM - 3 Likes	#66938
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Yay, Chuckie's back! Originally posted by CharLac barfed on the plane Happens to Mrs Bob every time, it's the landings that get her. One time a stewardess said Sorry,we're out of barf bags. Say what!?! She did get her a trash bag to make deposit in.

05-21-2019, 08:52 AM - 4 Likes	#66939
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by robtcorl Happens to Mrs Bob every time, it's the landings that get her. Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

05-21-2019, 09:52 AM - 2 Likes	#66941
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by robtcorl Yay, Chuckie's back! Happens to Mrs Bob every time, it's the landings that get her. One time a stewardess said Sorry,we're out of barf bags. Say what!?! She did get her a trash bag to make deposit in. It wasn't motion sickness. I was feeling sick to my stomach from the time I woke up that morning....Montezuma

05-21-2019, 10:05 AM - 2 Likes	#66942
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by CharLac It wasn't motion sickness. I was feeling sick to my stomach from the time I woke up that morning....Montezuma You drank the water. You never drink the water down there. Avoid drinks with ice too, as the ice is made from the water. A safe bet is to only drink beer and hard liquor, as they have been heated enough to kill anything that will make you ill.

05-21-2019, 10:31 AM - 3 Likes	#66943
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by robtcorl Hope Charlie is not fighting a bad case of Montezuma's revenge and unable to post. If so he would feel right at home posting over in the Doom&Gloom section.

05-21-2019, 10:39 AM - 2 Likes	#66944
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by CharLac Sounds like we are leading parallel lives! You can see our little island, too? Way cool!! But yes, we do have quite a lot in common (besides moving to new homes at about the same time) - the least probable being both of us owning a K-3 Bacon!

05-21-2019, 10:47 AM - 2 Likes	#66945
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by Racer X 69 You drank the water. You never drink the water down there. Avoid drinks with ice too, as the ice is made from the water. Sound advice (unless you can be sure the ice is made from bottled water). Originally posted by Racer X 69 A safe bet is to only drink beer and hard liquor, as they have been heated enough to kill anything that will make you ill. And even they can make you sick if you drink enough of'em!