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Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Jun 9, 2001, 8:53:18 PM6/9/01
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A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
about young. Is she Finnish?

稈iq

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Jun 9, 2001, 8:55:26 PM6/9/01
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Arthur Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
>
> A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> about young. Is she Finnish?


wow - she looks happy, Kimi must be on a sex ban before a race.


Roulette

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Jun 9, 2001, 10:00:11 PM6/9/01
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She is looking a little under the weaather huh?

On 9 Jun 2001 17:53:18 -0700, womba...@yahoo.co.uk (Arthur

稈iq

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Roulette <s...@me.com> wrote in message
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> She is looking a little under the weaather huh?
>
>
>
she sure is.


DY

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Jun 9, 2001, 10:43:52 PM6/9/01
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Can you post the picture as an attachment?


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Randy Howard

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Jun 10, 2001, 2:34:36 AM6/10/01
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In article <ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com>,
womba...@yahoo.co.uk says...

> http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
>
> A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> about young. Is she Finnish?

Perhaps if he wins a race or makes a podium, he can upgrade to
a better "model".

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Geoff Schuler

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On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 12:43:52 +1000, "DY" <y...@student.usyd.edu.au>
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>Can you post the picture as an attachment?

No. This isn't a binary group.

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Dr. Bam Bam

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Jun 10, 2001, 6:25:37 AM6/10/01
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She may be young and not look all that happy but she sure looks like a
lot nicer girl than Erja!

Jens Baumann

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Jun 10, 2001, 6:37:38 AM6/10/01
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> > A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> > about young. Is she Finnish?>
> Perhaps if he wins a race or makes a podium, he can upgrade to
> a better "model".

Don't know what your problem is, she sure looks cute.

Phil Newnham

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"Randy Howard" <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote in message
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Despite not being very happy, she's very pretty. IMHO.

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Bumble Bee Boy 2

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Jun 10, 2001, 10:12:43 PM6/10/01
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In article <ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes

>http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
>
>A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
>about young. Is she Finnish?

Not a great photo of her, but I still like her, and HHF's wife... Yum...
:)

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Allan Clarke

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Jun 11, 2001, 5:30:04 AM6/11/01
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in article ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com, Arthur
Luxury-Yacht at womba...@yahoo.co.uk wrote on 10/6/01 1:53 am:

> http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
>
> A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> about young. Is she Finnish?

Looks like Mika's Mrs. has some competition.

sweetb

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Jun 11, 2001, 6:13:24 AM6/11/01
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Luxury-Yacht says...

>A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
>about young.

19 or 18. She was probably reading for her graduation
exam (our A-levels, baccalauréat, Matrikulation etc) or
for her university exams.

>Is she Finnish?

Yes, goes by the name of Hanna, met Kimi on a blind date,
she is/was a district level junior athlete: sprinter,
long jumper and hammer thrower.


B


sweetb

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Jun 11, 2001, 6:14:46 AM6/11/01
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In article <3B234B21...@bedrock.city>, Dr. Bam Bam says...

>She may be young and not look all that happy but she sure looks like a
>lot nicer girl than Erja!

Goes to show that you don愒 know Finnish women! That愀
only because she hasn愒 matured yet...


B


Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 11, 2001, 9:07:10 AM6/11/01
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Bumble Bee Boy 2 <bb...@love.don't.stop.no.war.-.don't.stop.no.cancer.-.it.stops.my.heart> wrote:

: Not a great photo of her, but I still like her, and HHF's wife... Yum...
: :)

Yes there are better pictures about her, like in

www.kimiraikkonen.com

No nudes though... ;)

Tomi

Dr. Bam Bam

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Jun 11, 2001, 2:07:19 PM6/11/01
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YES!

> No nudes though... ;)

Spoilsport :-(

> Tomi

Dr. Bam Bam

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Jun 11, 2001, 2:08:29 PM6/11/01
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<cold shivers>

If all Finnish women mature into Erja-like types, remind me to never go
to Finland..........

<more cold shivers>

Sean Grattan

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Jun 11, 2001, 6:04:20 PM6/11/01
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On 9 Jun 2001 17:53:18 -0700, womba...@yahoo.co.uk (Arthur
Luxury-Yacht) wrote:

now that Kimi will probably go to Ferrari for 2003, he'll be able to
upgrade to a good looking girlfriend ;-)

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Bumble Bee Boy 2 <bb...@love.don't.stop.no.war.-.don't.stop.no.cancer.-.it.stops.my.heart> wrote in message news:<NTYo9bFb...@btinternet.com>...

> In article <ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
> Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
> >http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
> >
> >A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> >about young. Is she Finnish?
>
> Not a great photo of her, but I still like her, and HHF's wife... Yum...
> :)
>
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Ralf's wife-to-be is a babe.

Bumble Bee Boy 2

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Jun 11, 2001, 9:24:44 PM6/11/01
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In article <ca7faf7f.01061...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes

>Bumble Bee Boy 2 <bb...@love.don't.stop.no.war.-.don't.stop.no.cancer.-.it.stops.
>my.heart> wrote in message news:<NTYo9bFb...@btinternet.com>...
>> In article <ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
>> Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>> >http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
>> >
>> >A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
>> >about young. Is she Finnish?
>>
>> Not a great photo of her, but I still like her, and HHF's wife... Yum...
>> :)
>>
>
>Ralf's wife-to-be is a babe.

I actually haven't seen a decent photo of her yet...

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Speed Demon

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Jun 11, 2001, 10:27:30 PM6/11/01
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Bumble Bee Boy 2 wrote:
>
> In article <ca7faf7f.01061...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
> Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
> >Bumble Bee Boy 2 <bb...@love.don't.stop.no.war.-.don't.stop.no.cancer.-.it.stops.
> >my.heart> wrote in message news:<NTYo9bFb...@btinternet.com>...
> >> In article <ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
> >> Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
> >> >http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
> >> >
> >> >A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> >> >about young. Is she Finnish?
> >>
> >> Not a great photo of her, but I still like her, and HHF's wife... Yum...
> >> :)
> >>
> >
> >Ralf's wife-to-be is a babe.
>
> I actually haven't seen a decent photo of her yet...

Here's one.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/f1/010605/5112305.html

Albeit in B/W.

PS

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Jun 12, 2001, 1:35:00 AM6/12/01
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"Dr. Bam Bam" wrote:

Just reminding you to never go (come) to Finland.

PS

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 12, 2001, 3:32:28 AM6/12/01
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Dr. Bam Bam <Bam...@bedrock.city> wrote:

: If all Finnish women mature into Erja-like types, remind me to never go
: to Finland..........

Dont you worry. Come and be in *love*.

Actually I have been travelling a lot and doing some research about the subject.
I came to the conclusion that one of the best looking girls live in Romania, Malaysia
and Finland.

Romania:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1234086&a=9158757&p=29844581&Sequence=0&res=high

Finland:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1234086&a=9158757&p=29844568&Sequence=0&res=high

Malaysia:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1234086&a=9158757&p=29844572&Sequence=0&res=high

These are not best examples, but I hope you get the picture. These were the ones I could catch.

There is no competition on country which have most ugly looking girls: UK.
I have heard this from so many different sources that there must be
some truth on that.
Just look at British stewardesses. They look like huge gows....
Sorry no pictures... the lence broke down. ;)


Tomi

Andreas Långström

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Jun 12, 2001, 4:48:01 AM6/12/01
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Bumble Bee Boy 2 <bb...@love.don't.stop.no.war.-.don't.stop.no.cancer.-.it.stops.my.heart> wrote:
>In article <ca7faf7f.01061...@posting.google.com>, Arthur
>Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>>
>>Ralf's wife-to-be is a babe.
>
>I actually haven't seen a decent photo of her yet...

ROFL!!!

Lucky for you, this was the keyboard at work, and I had a spare.
It also was coffe from the machine in the lunch room so no big loss.

/Andreas

Mikko Helin

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Jun 12, 2001, 5:14:23 AM6/12/01
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Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 12, 2001, 6:20:59 AM6/12/01
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Tomi Mikael Sarvanko <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote:

Sorry, the pswd is "kiss".

Tomi

Emma

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Jun 12, 2001, 6:25:18 AM6/12/01
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Arthur Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Ralf's wife-to-be is a babe.

I think you meant to say Ralf's wife-to-be is *having* a babe...

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"Tomi Mikael Sarvanko" <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message
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> Dr. Bam Bam <Bam...@bedrock.city> wrote:
>
> : If all Finnish women mature into Erja-like types, remind me to never go
> : to Finland..........
>
> Dont you worry. Come and be in *love*.
>
> Actually I have been travelling a lot and doing some research about the
subject.
> I came to the conclusion that one of the best looking girls live in
Romania, Malaysia
> and Finland.
>
> Romania:
>
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1234086&a=9158757&p=29844581&Sequence=
0&res=high
>
> Finland:
>
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1234086&a=9158757&p=29844568&Sequence=
0&res=high
>
> Malaysia:
>
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1234086&a=9158757&p=29844572&Sequence=
0&res=high
>
> These are not best examples, but I hope you get the picture. These were
the ones I could catch.

It won't let me in, says I need a username and password...

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 12, 2001, 8:39:28 AM6/12/01
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Phil Newnham <pnew...@yahoo.com> wrote:


Username:
pswd: kiss

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Jun 12, 2001, 11:23:36 AM6/12/01
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Interesting post but I am not sure I agree with your conclusions.
Czech women are very nice. I saw a few nice Czech women in the UK.
Supposedly Icelandic women, if you like blondes, are among the most
beautiful in teh world. Danish are supposedly beauties. The last
time I was in Sweden, the women were beautiful. English women can be
very nice depending on where you go. A lot of them have a bit of that
nordic thing going for them from a few centuries ago. The tall ones
can be babes.

Some German women can be nice. Dutch women are among the tallest and
can be very nice too except the Dutch language is not particularly
romantic.

I really do not dig latin, asian or French women too much but you see
some nice ones every now and then. Some Asian women can be beauties.

I think Kimi's girlfiend is cute. I give Mika and Kimi a lot of
credit for being less superficial than say DC and Irvine. Hanna and
Erja probably have a brain. I think it was great Kimi's girlfriend
was doing her homework in the pit lane. Forza Hanna.

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message news:<9g4gic$2d8$1...@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>...

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Emma <Em...@excalvehs.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<y$vanwAO4...@excalvehs.demon.co.uk>...

> Arthur Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >Ralf's wife-to-be is a babe.
>
> I think you meant to say Ralf's wife-to-be is *having* a babe...

Ahh both. In a few months Ralf's wife-to-be will definitely be having
a babe and she will be less of a babe. She and Ralf appear to prefer
less of the limelight.

Why does everybody like Ralf more than his brother? Is Ralf really
the nicer Schumacher brother? Sir Frank said he is as good as
Michael.

Phil Newnham

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"Tomi Mikael Sarvanko" <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message
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> Phil Newnham <pnew...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Username:
> pswd: kiss

Thanks. Whilst I'd agree that the Malaysian girl is pretty, I've seen
prettier girls than the other two in the UK. In fact I live with one but she
won't let me post pictures.

Sean Grattan

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Jun 12, 2001, 12:28:33 PM6/12/01
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:14:23 GMT, Mikko Helin <he...@uta.fi> wrote:

Not the typical "model" type woman we are used to seeing in pit-lane

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 12, 2001, 12:42:10 PM6/12/01
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Arthur Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
: Interesting post but I am not sure I agree with your conclusions.

Nice analysis. Thats good that we have diversity in our girl taste.
We would be running after same kind of girls.... and thats a waste of ammo!

Im off to take some red wine with a nice blond and after that we ll ... ;)

Tomi

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 12, 2001, 12:36:45 PM6/12/01
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Phil Newnham <pnew...@yahoo.com> wrote:

: Thanks. Whilst I'd agree that the Malaysian girl is pretty, I've seen


: prettier girls than the other two in the UK. In fact I live with one but she
: won't let me post pictures.

You lucky sob!

Yes mine is better too (off course thats why Im with her), but
I think its better not to put her picture in here. :)

You ll find beauty that makes socks spin in every country, but
what we are talking in here is how many times you have to turn your
head during 100m walk in didderent countries cities. Avarage beauty I mean.
Its like in some disco you ll find few interesting , beautiful and nice butted
girls, but then you go to the other place and 2 out of 3 makes you feel dizzy.

But as thay say: beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.. ;)

Tomi


Dr. Bam Bam

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Jun 12, 2001, 12:50:14 PM6/12/01
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Tomi Mikael Sarvanko wrote:
>
> Dr. Bam Bam <Bam...@bedrock.city> wrote:
>
> : If all Finnish women mature into Erja-like types, remind me to never go
> : to Finland..........
>
> Dont you worry. Come and be in *love*.
>
> Actually I have been travelling a lot and doing some research about the subject.
> I came to the conclusion that one of the best looking girls live in Romania, Malaysia
> and Finland.
[snip links]
> These are not best examples, but I hope you get the picture. These were the ones I could catch.

Sorry, they sure didn't do it for me............I like blondes.......

> There is no competition on country which have most ugly looking girls: UK.
> I have heard this from so many different sources that there must be
> some truth on that.
> Just look at British stewardesses. They look like huge gows....
> Sorry no pictures... the lence broke down. ;)

I know of worse, but to prevent WW III I'll keep it to myself.

Phil Newnham

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"Tomi Mikael Sarvanko" <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message
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Naturally. If we all found the same people attractive life would be boring.

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Jun 12, 2001, 11:40:16 PM6/12/01
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Tomi Mikael Sarvanko <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message news:<9g5gp2$k7u$2...@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>...

You Finns know how to live! ;-) Have fun but not too much fun.

I never was able to get to Finland but I recall eating breakfast at a
hotel in Sweden and there was a Finnish swimming team of young men and
women. They were very tall, I am about 6'2", the women were
attractive but I was only half awake at the time. I have to get to
Finland some day. Forza Kimi!

Frank

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 13, 2001, 1:43:29 AM6/13/01
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Dr. Bam Bam <Bam...@bedrock.city> wrote:

: I know of worse, but to prevent WW III I'll keep it to myself.

I think you are right. I should have put "worst in western Europe"
I havent been in Africa and South America. From there we could find contenders
to the both ends. When I have time I ll hit Brazilia to explore the beauty of nature....

Tomi

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 13, 2001, 1:55:32 AM6/13/01
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Arthur Luxury-Yacht <womba...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote::

: You Finns know how to live! ;-) Have fun but not too much fun.

Been there... done that. ;)

: I have to get to


: Finland some day. Forza Kimi!

Welcome! Im sure you ll like it.

Kimi Kimi Kimi your speed after red light....
...Won't somebody help me chase the Zonta away?

Tomi

Niko

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Jun 13, 2001, 4:36:20 AM6/13/01
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Tomi Mikael Sarvanko <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message news:<9g4gic$2d8$1...@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>...

> Dr. Bam Bam <Bam...@bedrock.city> wrote:
>

> Just look at British stewardesses. They look like huge gows....

Makes me wonder when was the last time you took
a good look at Finnish stewardesses...

niko

Tomi Mikael Sarvanko

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Jun 13, 2001, 6:18:35 AM6/13/01
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Niko <nsoli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

: Makes me wonder when was the last time you took


: a good look at Finnish stewardesses...

Last friday.
Once a week between Oulu-Hki.

They are just old. You cant give them boot after they 30.
We have laws and stuff.

Tomi

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Jun 13, 2001, 10:47:49 AM6/13/01
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Tomi Mikael Sarvanko <sarv...@paju.oulu.fi> wrote in message news:<9g7elr$nbu$1...@ousrvr3.oulu.fi>...

Same thing in America anymore. Crappy job and you feel sorry for the
ladies. They are essentially waitresses in the sky. Ground based
waitress don't have to worry about the restaurant crashing.

Frankhappy

Randy Howard

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Jun 13, 2001, 12:26:46 PM6/13/01
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In article <ca7faf7f.01061...@posting.google.com>,
womba...@yahoo.co.uk says...

> Same thing in America anymore. Crappy job and you feel sorry for the
> ladies. They are essentially waitresses in the sky.

Always have been, since day one. But, they also have the responsibility
for getting people out the plane safely in an emergency, like a ramp
fire or a rough landing. (Don't fool yourself about "in the unlikely
event of a water landing"... they don't happen. You die)1

> Ground based waitress don't have to worry about the restaurant crashing.

They also work for tips. Stews make considerably better wages, and
often wind up marrying flight captains, which make excellent salaries,
unless compared against F1 drivers.

(HA! some on topic content.)


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ra...@thegateway.net

Andreas Långström

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Jun 13, 2001, 12:39:34 PM6/13/01
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Randy Howard <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote:
>
>... But, they also have the responsibility

>for getting people out the plane safely in an emergency, like a ramp
>fire or a rough landing. (Don't fool yourself about "in the unlikely
>event of a water landing"... they don't happen. You die)1

This is perhaps better answered by Geoff, but I've seen records of
at least one airliner going down in water, leaving multiple survivors.

/Andreas

Jochen

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Jun 13, 2001, 3:12:45 PM6/13/01
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womba...@yahoo.co.uk (Arthur Luxury-Yacht) wrote in message news:<ca7faf7f.01060...@posting.google.com>...

> http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/010513/59/bpx6s.html
>
> A UK journalist saw her working on her homework in the paddock! Talk
> about young. Is she Finnish?

Bow Wow

Randy Howard

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Jun 13, 2001, 4:14:48 PM6/13/01
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In article <9g8506$foa$1...@nyheter.chalmers.se>, e...@etek.chalmers.se says...

Probably depends greatly on the type of plane. My father recently
retired as a senior captain for one of the largest air carriers. He
flew 727, 737, 757, 767 and 777 aircraft during a long career, and
flew in the USAF before that. He will tell you himself that it is a
joke, the cushions are there to make people feel safer on long over-
water flights. If you go down in the water, odds are you will die on
impact. If not, unless you are VERY close to help, particularly
in cold water (much of the heavy traffic flights are over very cold
water) you will die of exposure or drowning long before help could
arrive. But, if it helps you sleep on the plane to believe
otherwise, go ahead.

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Phil Newnham

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Jun 13, 2001, 3:52:05 PM6/13/01
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"Andreas Långström" <e...@etek.chalmers.se> wrote in message
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The one that was taken over by terrorists and stalled into the water when it
ran out of fuel near some islands somewhere had survivors, I think there
were quite a few of them. It should be possible to execute a reasonable
ditching into water, and since the doors are above the wing in calm water
the plane will take a while to sink.

Dr. Bam Bam

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Jun 13, 2001, 5:53:05 PM6/13/01
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Brazil....yum yum!

Ta! I'm off!

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Jun 13, 2001, 11:32:06 PM6/13/01
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"Phil Newnham" <pnew...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<GEvwI...@bath.ac.uk>...


I think it was an Ethiopian 767 but not sure. The pilot actually did
a decent job and it was a miracle anyone survived. He ditched it just
offshore beyond the reef near Madgascar or somewhere near there.

Arthur Luxury-Yacht

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Jun 13, 2001, 11:40:00 PM6/13/01
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Randy Howard <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote in message news:<MPG.15915043d...@news.thegateway.net>...

> In article <ca7faf7f.01061...@posting.google.com>,
> womba...@yahoo.co.uk says...
> > Same thing in America anymore. Crappy job and you feel sorry for the
> > ladies. They are essentially waitresses in the sky.
>
> Always have been, since day one. But, they also have the responsibility
> for getting people out the plane safely in an emergency, like a ramp
> fire or a rough landing. (Don't fool yourself about "in the unlikely
> event of a water landing"... they don't happen. You die)1

I was not disparging them. It is a pretty miserable and thankless
job.



> > Ground based waitress don't have to worry about the restaurant crashing.
>
> They also work for tips. Stews make considerably better wages, and
> often wind up marrying flight captains, which make excellent salaries,
> unless compared against F1 drivers.

A real professional waiter or waitress at a good restaurant can
probably equal or beat a stew. The problem is when waitresses get
older they go from LaCharde to a greasy spoon. Pilots have a pretty
good gig when they get to be senior captains. If your health goes or
eyesight you are out. Laser eye surgery has reduced this occupational
risk. Also you have a he** of a lot of responsibility.

I once talked to an oil supertanker captain who went from Alaska to
So. Calif. They get paid about half the pay of a airline captain and
the responsibility may be even greater. Load the 150 degress F oil
too fast in Alaska and you can crack the hull. He said the Pacific
ocean does care if you are in a 1000 ft ship - it will still kick you
butt. Lousy job.

Andreas Långström

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Jun 14, 2001, 5:08:06 AM6/14/01
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Randy Howard <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote:
>In article <9g8506$foa$1...@nyheter.chalmers.se>, e...@etek.chalmers.se says...
>> Randy Howard <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >... But, they also have the responsibility
>> >for getting people out the plane safely in an emergency, like a ramp
>> >fire or a rough landing. (Don't fool yourself about "in the unlikely
>> >event of a water landing"... they don't happen. You die)1
>>
>> This is perhaps better answered by Geoff, but I've seen records of
>> at least one airliner going down in water, leaving multiple survivors.
>
>If you go down in the water, odds are you will die on
>impact.

I didn't say the odds were good, but they are not nil.

/Andreas

Randy Howard

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Jun 14, 2001, 8:23:49 PM6/14/01
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In article <9g9utm$i4r$1...@nyheter.chalmers.se>, e...@etek.chalmers.se says...

> Randy Howard <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote:
> >In article <9g8506$foa$1...@nyheter.chalmers.se>, e...@etek.chalmers.se says...
> >> Randy Howard <ra...@thegateway.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >... But, they also have the responsibility
> >> >for getting people out the plane safely in an emergency, like a ramp
> >> >fire or a rough landing. (Don't fool yourself about "in the unlikely
> >> >event of a water landing"... they don't happen. You die)1
> >>
> >> This is perhaps better answered by Geoff, but I've seen records of
> >> at least one airliner going down in water, leaving multiple survivors.
> >
> >If you go down in the water, odds are you will die on
> >impact.
>
> I didn't say the odds were good, but they are not nil.

Neither are the odds of you being propositioned by a supermodel...
don't hold your breath.

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