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 Rewatch Downunder: B7 Killer - Saturday 14 May
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:11
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it.
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:12
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I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains). Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross. Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home! PLEASE let the trains be running properly by July, though what both of you say doesn't bode well for train travel for a while yet. Note that Tyce.  Be prepared for at least some disruption on trains. It's the norm, rather than exception. Sigh. Mmm… yeah, I’m taking note. Is it the same with the trains that go across the country i.e. if I want to go to somewhere like Bath. Or just the London trains? I think it's often worse with London trains, because there are so many of them - commuter trains and long-distance. But sadly it happens everywhere. |
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| Tyce |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:13
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. LOL Well spotted. I confess I am so used to the 70’s being sexist I didn’t even notice. |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:13
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Hello everyone. Sorry I'm late - I'm quite a way into the episode, but my internet was playing up again. My holiday has fallen through as the friend I was staying with came into contact with someone with Covid, so I'm here after all. Avon has just met up with Tynus. Nice to see you, but sorry you're missing your holiday. Covid ain't going away any time soon. I've got a lot of social plans coming up, so I'm still masking and hand-gelling like mad I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains). Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross. Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home! I hate stopping trains! At least they didn't abandon the seat reservations on mine, which they did on the Leeds train leaving at the same time. But there was a whole queue of delayed trains, so we crawled along nose to tail all the way to York, sadly. But yes, at one point I was commuting from Cambridge to London every day, and if anything went wrong it was complete chaos. That's my route - the Cambridge trains go through Welwyn Garden City! 
There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:13
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. Maybe they'd seen what happened to Jenna and Cally in most of the episodes. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| mrsbookmark |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:14
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. I love this episode for that. Very real. |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:14
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? Must have read the same thing a few weeks ago about research into natural immunity. Bit like bubonic plague. Apparently if you have type A blood you have a natural immunity. Ummm... that would exclude a lot of Western Europe so that doesn't compute. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:15
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? Must have read the same thing a few weeks ago about research into natural immunity. Bit like bubonic plague. Apparently if you have type A blood you have a natural immunity. Aaand we're back to discussing blood types, hurrah! My blood type (O) is more tasty to mosquitoes than A, which is why they ignore my brother and feast on me. There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:16
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. Maybe they'd seen what happened to Jenna and Cally in most of the episodes. The women are very wise not to be there. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Tyce |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:16
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I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains). Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross. Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home! PLEASE let the trains be running properly by July, though what both of you say doesn't bode well for train travel for a while yet. Note that Tyce. Be prepared for at least some disruption on trains. It's the norm, rather than exception. Sigh. Mmm… yeah, I’m taking note. Is it the same with the trains that go across the country i.e. if I want to go to somewhere like Bath. Or just the London trains? All of them. Some better/worse than others, though. But eye-wateringly expensive, eg for some routes it's cheaper to fly than get the train! Where are you going to be based? I’m still working on where I’ll be based and how long I’ll be there. I would really just like to do some tripping around. Ideally I’d like to hire a car. But I think that might be a bit beyond my budget. But it sounds like trains are not the way to go either. :-( |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:16
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. LOL Well spotted. I confess I am so used to the 70’s being sexist I didn’t even notice. Me too! Nowadays Dr Bellfriar would be cast as female. I don't think it would work with Tynus, though - Avon having a female past associate would raise all sorts of questions! There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:17
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? I would like that - but they should at least be worrying about it. The other solution, that the Liberator's medical bay can remove the virus from their system, also works - and worked in Children of Auron - but again, someone (like Vila) should be worrying, and should be told 'we'll be fine as soon as we get back to the ship'. |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:18
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I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains). Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross. Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home! PLEASE let the trains be running properly by July, though what both of you say doesn't bode well for train travel for a while yet. Note that Tyce. Be prepared for at least some disruption on trains. It's the norm, rather than exception. Sigh. Mmm… yeah, I’m taking note. Is it the same with the trains that go across the country i.e. if I want to go to somewhere like Bath. Or just the London trains? All of them. Some better/worse than others, though. But eye-wateringly expensive, eg for some routes it's cheaper to fly than get the train! Where are you going to be based? I’m still working on where I’ll be based and how long I’ll be there. I would really just like to do some tripping around. Ideally I’d like to hire a car. But I think that might be a bit beyond my budget. But it sounds like trains are not the way to go either. :-( I've heard that coaches can be pretty good. Edited by Travisina on 14-05-2022 10:18 There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:18
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. LOL Well spotted. I confess I am so used to the 70’s being sexist I didn’t even notice. Me too! Nowadays Dr Bellfriar would be cast as female. I don't think it would work with Tynus, though - Avon having a female past associate would raise all sorts of questions! It would also be an annoying duplication - as of course he has a female past associate in Anna. |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:19
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. LOL Well spotted. I confess I am so used to the 70’s being sexist I didn’t even notice. Me too! Nowadays Dr Bellfriar would be cast as female. I don't think it would work with Tynus, though - Avon having a female past associate would raise all sorts of questions! It would also be an annoying duplication - as of course he has a female past associate in Anna. Exactly. There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:19
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? I would like that - but they should at least be worrying about it. The other solution, that the Liberator's medical bay can remove the virus from their system, also works - and worked in Children of Auron - but again, someone (like Vila) should be worrying, and should be told 'we'll be fine as soon as we get back to the ship'. Maybe it was scripted, but cut? There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:19
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? I would like that - but they should at least be worrying about it. The other solution, that the Liberator's medical bay can remove the virus from their system, also works - and worked in Children of Auron - but again, someone (like Vila) should be worrying, and should be told 'we'll be fine as soon as we get back to the ship'. Absolutely. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Tyce |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:20
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? Must have read the same thing a few weeks ago about research into natural immunity. Bit like bubonic plague. Apparently if you have type A blood you have a natural immunity. Aaand we're back to discussing blood types, hurrah! My blood type (O) is more tasty to mosquitoes than A, which is why they ignore my brother and feast on me. I’m a mosquito magnet. They announced a couple of months ago that we had Japanese encephalitis in Australia now. I made a B-line for my GP for the vaccine. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:21
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No jokey ending! Hurray!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| mrsbookmark |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:22
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Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it. Maybe they'd seen what happened to Jenna and Cally in most of the episodes. LOL |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:22
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Hello everyone. Sorry I'm late - I'm quite a way into the episode, but my internet was playing up again. My holiday has fallen through as the friend I was staying with came into contact with someone with Covid, so I'm here after all. Avon has just met up with Tynus. Nice to see you, but sorry you're missing your holiday. Covid ain't going away any time soon. I've got a lot of social plans coming up, so I'm still masking and hand-gelling like mad I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains). Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross. Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home! I hate stopping trains! At least they didn't abandon the seat reservations on mine, which they did on the Leeds train leaving at the same time. But there was a whole queue of delayed trains, so we crawled along nose to tail all the way to York, sadly. But yes, at one point I was commuting from Cambridge to London every day, and if anything went wrong it was complete chaos. That's my route - the Cambridge trains go through Welwyn Garden City! I know it so well! At least with Cambridge you have the option of the slightly slower route from Liverpool Street - which was very useful in the weeks after the Hatfield crash. |
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| Tyce |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:22
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I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains). Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross. Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home! PLEASE let the trains be running properly by July, though what both of you say doesn't bode well for train travel for a while yet. Note that Tyce. Be prepared for at least some disruption on trains. It's the norm, rather than exception. Sigh. Mmm… yeah, I’m taking note. Is it the same with the trains that go across the country i.e. if I want to go to somewhere like Bath. Or just the London trains? All of them. Some better/worse than others, though. But eye-wateringly expensive, eg for some routes it's cheaper to fly than get the train! Where are you going to be based? I’m still working on where I’ll be based and how long I’ll be there. I would really just like to do some tripping around. Ideally I’d like to hire a car. But I think that might be a bit beyond my budget. But it sounds like trains are not the way to go either. :-( I've heard that coaches can be pretty good. Oh that’s interesting. Any particular coach companies I should Google? |
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| mrsbookmark |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:23
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Great watch! Will try to join again soon. |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:23
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Great episode, thanks for the company! Now I have to love & leave you - appointments, lunch out, errands etc. At least the weather is nice today for a change. Take care everybody - have a good weekend! There is no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:23
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I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them. Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune? Must have read the same thing a few weeks ago about research into natural immunity. Bit like bubonic plague. Apparently if you have type A blood you have a natural immunity. Aaand we're back to discussing blood types, hurrah! My blood type (O) is more tasty to mosquitoes than A, which is why they ignore my brother and feast on me. Sorry guys. There's a lot of tosh out there about blood types. You're more likely to smell attractive. Mosquitos like perfumed skin or a particularly luscious skin odour and they are attracted to dark-coloured clothing. The smell of your sweat might be nice, for example. I'm an A-secreter and they love me. Info provided by my medical entomologist (mosquito-borne diseases) sister-in-law. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:25
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No jokey ending! Hurray! For once! |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:25
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Mosquitoes? Here it's midges - they've just hatched out - and there's no vaccine against them. Bring Skin-so-soft or Jungle Formula, Tyce. Hope you all have a good week. Thanks for the company. Where are all those holiday photos, Obsidian? Good to have you back. Now wash your hands. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:25
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Terrific episode with lots to think about in case you weren't already feeling frazzled by the world and universe in general. Have a good week everyone!
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:26
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Great episode, thanks for the company! Now I have to love & leave you - appointments, lunch out, errands etc. At least the weather is nice today for a change. Take care everybody - have a good weekend! Have a good day, Travesina! Nice here too - I'm going to sit in the garden. |
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| Pilot53 |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:27
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Hi all apologies for my being late. Hope all r well...just teleported here down & safe
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The Penal Colony Where Servalan is supreme commander. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:28
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Blake gets the good ending here. But do we know what they are going to Saurus for? |
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| Tyce |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:29
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Mosquitoes? Here it's midges - they've just hatched out - and there's no vaccine against them. Bring Skin-so-soft or Jungle Formula, Tyce. Hope you all have a good week. Thanks for the company. Where are all those holiday photos, Obsidian? Good to have you back. Now wash your hands. Midges. *shudder* Thanks for the company everyone. I ‘should’ be able to join you next week. Bye. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:29
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Anyway, great to see everyone. That's cheered me up a bit - and this episode is growing on me. If they had only tackled the issue of why Blake and co. didn't get ill, it would be fine. |
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| Pilot53 |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:29
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Have I missed anything?🤔🤔🤔 or am I too late??
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| Tyce |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:31
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Hi all apologies for my being late. Hope all r well...just teleported here down & safe Nice you drop in Pilot53. So sorry, we’re finished. :-( |
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| Pilot53 |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:35
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Here it's a chilly mid Autumn evening. 20:30hrs or 8:30pm. Remember the episode Killer I too liked where Villa found that note where whatsisname wrote to the Federation & Villa sprinkled ash to reveal what message was sent. Smart cookie that Villa other than his talent for opening locks....
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| Pilot53 |
Posted on 14-05-2022 10:39
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[quote name=Pilot53 post=7618]Hi all apologies for my being late. Hope all r well...just teleported here down & safe Nice you drop in Pilot53. So sorry, we’re finished. ... Ok I'll try be EARLY next Saturday.😣😣 Australia
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