Did you hear the announcement from Oslo? The committee chair made a very pointed dig at authoritarianism, and not specifically about Venezuela. Could very much have been taken as criticism of the tangerine twat, and justification of why he didn't get the prize.

I'm using a kit for the water distribution and sprinklers, but the pumping and automation are all homebrew. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B08C...

I can share some of the blame for the rain, having also been installing mine today.

Morning!

Not as smug as the orange-faced felon when he tries to take the credit for an American-born cardinal being elected

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More lunchtime duckery!

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8kts was reported late morning, only got down to 5kts in the last hour. That 3kts extra makes all the difference 🚴‍♂️😃

Despite not living there, I spend a lot of time around Richmond and Kew, I'm used to seeing westbound landing planes over Kew Gardens, but eastbound departing ones turning south over Richmond Park. Like you, I don't think I've ever seen eastbound over Kew.

Yeah, just looking at the departure routes, every single one has a turn soon after takeoff, none for straight east. ATC can, and do, override these though. May be due to congestion caused by additional flights (as Kate was originally getting at)

5kts, according to the AIP, which is pretty much what the current wind is. Also, only if the runway surface is dry.

It does look like they may be heading further east over London before turning, compared to normal. I'm just looking to see if there are any airspace closures etc. that may influence that.

Easterly-ish winds today. So takeoff and landings to the east. Same happened a week prior.