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23rd October 2024, 04:36 PM
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Saying goodbye
Nothing to do with death, it's just saying goodbye to loved ones as they set off on their travels.
The manager of Dunedin airport has put a time limit on how long you can hug your loved ones as they set off on their travels, after extensive research he has put a maximum time of 3 minutes to say goodbye, any longer and you'll be fined.
Seems a bit harsh especially if they are off for a long period.
He says it's to prevent overcrowding in the airport.
Rgds
J.A
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23rd October 2024, 10:18 PM
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Re: Saying goodbye
Remember when you were a young lad, had a few beers and went to bed with the most beautiful girl in the world in a foreign clime, then awoke next morning glanced to your left (or right!) said 'jezzuz christo' it took you less than 3 minutes to get out of there!
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24th October 2024, 12:34 AM
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Re: Saying goodbye
Was that over the top of the third one Ivan ? Guns to the left of him guns to the right of him and guns right ahead, Guns are a terrible thing. JS
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24th October 2024, 03:12 AM
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Re: Saying goodbye
John
I know the girls where fast in NZ when I went there many moons ago, and their maternity nurses where some of the best in the world. but I didnt't think they would fill the airport as quick as that. that manager must have had a big family.
Des
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24th October 2024, 11:20 AM
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Re: Saying goodbye
Originally Posted by
Ivan Cloherty
Remember when you were a young lad, had a few beers and went to bed with the most beautiful girl in the world in a foreign clime, then awoke next morning glanced to your left (or right!) said 'jezzuz christo' it took you less than 3 minutes to get out of there!
only if she hadnt left already; with your wallet
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24th October 2024, 11:58 AM
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24th October 2024, 12:26 PM
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Re: Saying goodbye
Originally Posted by
Ivan Cloherty
Tony once they found out you were a cadet (pilotin) they used to put money in! as one day you would come back as a rich Piloto (officer) because they made sure you never forgot their performance
Surprising what you could get for a bar of Yardleys soap, which gave birth to the South American prayer instead of
'he filled her soul with hope' it became ' he filled her hole with soap'
Yardleys? must have been worth its weight in gold, only ever saw buttermilk, Sunlight dhoby soap and about once every 5 years - Lux .
2 bars buttermilk = 1 large bag of lychees
2 bars Sunlight = 1 bucket full of large prawns
1970 exchange rate, Pladju river Indonesia
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24th October 2024, 12:57 PM
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Re: Saying goodbye
It is quite amazing how six pints can turn some female into a gorgeous lady.
But the dark of the night turns them into a nightmare come day light./
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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24th October 2024, 01:07 PM
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Re: Saying goodbye
Originally Posted by
happy daze john in oz
It is quite amazing how six pints can turn some female into a gorgeous lady.
But the dark of the night turns them into a nightmare come day light./
not to metion the following few weeks of checking your gear
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27th October 2024, 04:11 AM
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