Hey, there everyone. Almanzo and I have just found a great apartment in Rushcutters' Bay - it's in our budget, great neighborhood and we can move in next week. If our application goes through. So any real-estatate-ma would be greatly welcomed. Also welcomed would be advice about Australian apartment renting.

I'm renting an Australian apartment right now, AIFG! Anything in particular you want to know?

Madrigal, maybe ask billytea or one of our other aussies, so it's coming from someone closer to local?

Be happy to. What would you like me to cover? Can I send them COMM samples?

Yikes!

Airliner with 121 on board crashes in Greece
Greek fighter jets scrambled after plane lost contact with control tower

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One of the F-16 pilots reported he could not see the captain in the cockpit and that the co-pilot appeared to be slumped in his seat, a Greek Defense Ministry official told Reuters.

damn weird

eta²:

Greek television reported that a passenger on plane said in a cellphone text message to his cousin before the crash that the pilots were slumped and that it was freezing in the plane.

“The pilot has turned blue (in the face),” the passenger said in a text message to his cousin, TV reports said.

“Cousin farewell we’re freezing,” it said.

Um, eeek? Wasn't there a golf pro whose private plane developed an oxygen problem and flew halfway across the US before crashing a couple years ago?

Paine Stewart's plane?

Yeah, our holiday weekend just got booked up. The consular officers have the worst of it, but the DH has aviation in his portfolio (and just spoke with Tsolakis on Friday).

Those poor people. Gah.

Um, eeek? Wasn't there a golf pro whose private plane developed an oxygen problem and flew halfway across the US before crashing a couple years ago?

Yup, Payne Stewart.

On a completely different topic, someone posted a link to a diagram that charts various sexual deviations and fetishes...anyone remember where that is?

Oh, Raq, I thought of you and the embassy -- it figures you'd be affected one way or the other. I'll be selfish enough to hope there weren't any Americans on board for your DH's sake, because I'm sure it will make everything more complicated than it already is.

Here in MA we're at 77 degrees... with a dewpoint of about 76. At least it isn't as hot as yesterday. I may venture forth from my house today.

In other news, TV Land is running a Night Court marathon. Looks like my day is booked.

Good Morning! I bring you news of The Princess Bride, The Musical:

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Do you think it will be call "Princess!" or "Bride!" or maybe "Buttercup!"

Build Me Up, Buttercup